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Trash to Treasure: Reimagining Possibility

An Exhibit By Jordan Residential and Vocational Services Inc

2025-07-19 00:00:00 2025-07-19 23:59:00 America/Denver Trash to Treasure: Reimagining Possibility Rawlings (Main Branch) -

Saturday, July 19
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An Exhibit By Jordan Residential and Vocational Services Inc.

Jordan Residential and Vocational Services Inc. (JRVS) is a day program in Pueblo dedicated to empowering adults with developmental disabilities through community engagement, skill-building, and creative exploration. We are honored to share a special art project with the Pueblo Library that reflects the talent, imagination, and resilience of the individuals we serve. 

The them of the project is "Trash to Treasure: Reimagining Possibility." For this initiative, our artists were challenged to create meaningful works of art using only recycled trash materials and miscellaneous craft scraps. Each individual conceptualized their piece, designed it, and brought it to life with care and originality.

"Hi! We are a group of extremely talented adults that attend a day program at Jordan Residential and Vocational Services, for adults with developmental disabilities. For our project we were challenged to create an idea, design it, and then bring it to life using only recycled trash materials, and a few random craft scrap pieces found. We then explained what inspires our ideas, and what it now means to us. We also named each of our creations."

This project not only encouraged creative expression and environmental awareness but also gave each artist the opportunity to share their voice and vision with the broader community. We hope the Pueblo Library and its visitors enjoy this inspiring collection and the stories behind each creation. 

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Sun, Jul 19, All day
2nd floor Gallery Space
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated,... more
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated, entertained, worked, and got from here-to-there between 1776 - 1976.

Mon, Jul 20, All day
2nd floor Gallery Space
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated,... more
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated, entertained, worked, and got from here-to-there between 1776 - 1976.

Mon, Jul 20, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Free books, activities and fun at Giodone Branch on Mondays and... more
Free books, activities and fun at Giodone Branch on Mondays and Tuesdays!

Mon, Jul 20, 10:00am - 10:30am
Rawlings Youth Program Room
Join us for stories and songs told in English and Spanish! ¡Ven... more
Join us for stories and songs told in English and Spanish! ¡Ven con nosotros para cuentas y canciones cantadas en inglés y español!

Mon, Jul 20, 11:15am - 11:45am
Makerspace Lab
The Summer Food Service Program will be providing free, nutritious... more
The Summer Food Service Program will be providing free, nutritious meals to children 18 years of age and under. While supplies last. Pick up in small parking lot. Must eat on site.  

Mon, Jul 20, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Rawlings Thurston Room
Learn about the hobby of stamp collecting.

Tue, Jul 21, All day
2nd floor Gallery Space
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated,... more
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated, entertained, worked, and got from here-to-there between 1776 - 1976.

Tue, Jul 21, 9:30am - 10:00am
Family storytime can be found in "The Den", just before the... more
Family storytime can be found in "The Den", just before the otters, at the Pueblo Zoo. Show your library card at the entrance to get in free.

Tue, Jul 21, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Free books, activities and fun at Giodone Branch on Mondays and... more
Free books, activities and fun at Giodone Branch on Mondays and Tuesdays!

Tue, Jul 21, 11:15am - 11:45am
Makerspace Lab
The Summer Food Service Program will be providing free, nutritious... more
The Summer Food Service Program will be providing free, nutritious meals to children 18 years of age and under. While supplies last. Pick up in small parking lot. Must eat on site.  

Tue, Jul 21, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Rawlings Youth Program Room
¡Ven a disfrutar de historias y canciones con nosotros en español!

Wed, Jul 22, All day
2nd floor Gallery Space
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated,... more
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated, entertained, worked, and got from here-to-there between 1776 - 1976.

Wed, Jul 22, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Free books, activities and fun at Lamb Branch on Wednesdays,... more
Free books, activities and fun at Lamb Branch on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays!

Wed, Jul 22, 10:00am - 10:15am
For children from birth to 15 months and their parent or... more
For children from birth to 15 months and their parent or caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format perfect for babies. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement.

Wed, Jul 22, 10:30am - 10:50am
Rawlings Youth Program Room
For children from 15 months to 3 years and their favorite adults,... more
For children from 15 months to 3 years and their favorite adults, this Storytime focuses on simple books, rhymes, and songs that help develop early literacy, language skills, and social skills.

Wed, Jul 22, 11:15am - 11:45am
Makerspace Lab
The Summer Food Service Program will be providing free, nutritious... more
The Summer Food Service Program will be providing free, nutritious meals to children 18 years of age and under. While supplies last. Pick up in small parking lot. Must eat on site.  

Wed, Jul 22, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Rawlings Thurston Room
All ages. Origami Odyssey is for folders of all levels, from... more
All ages. Origami Odyssey is for folders of all levels, from beginning to advanced. Come and learn new models in the art of paper folding. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Thu, Jul 23, All day
2nd floor Gallery Space
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated,... more
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated, entertained, worked, and got from here-to-there between 1776 - 1976.

Thu, Jul 23, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Free books, activities and fun at Lamb Branch on Wednesdays,... more
Free books, activities and fun at Lamb Branch on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays!

Thu, Jul 23, 11:15am - 11:45am
Makerspace Lab
The Summer Food Service Program will be providing free, nutritious... more
The Summer Food Service Program will be providing free, nutritious meals to children 18 years of age and under. While supplies last. Pick up in small parking lot. Must eat on site.  

Fri, Jul 24, All day
2nd floor Gallery Space
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated,... more
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated, entertained, worked, and got from here-to-there between 1776 - 1976.

Fri, Jul 24, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Free books, activities and fun at Lamb Branch on Wednesdays,... more
Free books, activities and fun at Lamb Branch on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays!

Fri, Jul 24, 11:00am - 11:30am
Rawlings Youth Program Room
Books come alive for children and their favorite adults while... more
Books come alive for children and their favorite adults while supporting early literacy and preschool skills.

Fri, Jul 24, 11:15am - 11:45am
Makerspace Lab
The Summer Food Service Program will be providing free, nutritious... more
The Summer Food Service Program will be providing free, nutritious meals to children 18 years of age and under. While supplies last. Pick up in small parking lot. Must eat on site.  

Fri, Jul 24, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Make your own pet rock! Best for ages 3 - 12 with their caregiver.... more
Make your own pet rock! Best for ages 3 - 12 with their caregiver. Available while supplies last.

Sat, Jul 25, All day
2nd floor Gallery Space
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated,... more
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated, entertained, worked, and got from here-to-there between 1776 - 1976.

Sat, Jul 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Rawlings Youth Program Room
Use pony beads to make your own friendship bracelets! Best for... more
Use pony beads to make your own friendship bracelets! Best for ages 5 - 12 with their caregivers. Available while supplies last.

Sun, Jul 26, All day
2nd floor Gallery Space
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated,... more
Learn about how Puebloans and Americans at large communicated, entertained, worked, and got from here-to-there between 1776 - 1976.