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About

The Wilkinson Public Library is Telluride's public library, a 20,000-square-foot building on West Pacific Avenue downtown. It's open seven days a week with books, movies, computers, Wi-Fi, and programs for kids, teens and adults.

As of November 2026, kids' programs included Musik 4 Kinders, I Heart Art and the Movie and A Snack Club. The library also lends unusual items such as camping gear, games, toys and tools. Its StoryWalk sets out a children's book, in English and Spanish, on 11 stations along the River Trail from the South Pine Street bridge to the west entrance of Town Park, with a new story each month.

History

The library began in the mid-1960s, when a bookmobile came weekly and Larry and Betty Wilkinson started a library in a Quonset hut. The library district was created in 1975, and the library moved into the renovated old stone jail on South Spruce Street in 1976. A 1997 vote to build a new library passed by two votes, and the current building opened in August 2000. It's named for the Wilkinsons.

When to go

It's open Monday to Thursday 9 am to 7 pm, Friday 9 am to 6 pm, Saturday 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday noon to 5 pm. It's a good stop on a cold or rainy day.

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Good to know

Library cards are free for everyone, including visitors. Bring photo ID. Kids under 14 need a parent or guardian's signature, and kids under 8 need a parent or guardian with them.

Check the online calendar for kids' and family events.

Price

• Library cardFree

Prices checked November 2026 on the website of the Wilkinson Public Library. They can change, so check before you go.

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