Aurora Public Library - Colorado

05/26/2026

Summer of Imagination has returned with Unearth a Story! Register online or at your nearest Aurora Public Library anytime through July 31. When you register, you can pick up your free book, while supplies last. Summer reading is for all ages with engaging activities along the way.

Let’s unearth a story together! Register today at AuroraGov.org/SummerofImagination

[Video description: Text Visiting your library for a Summer of Imagination pops up in front of a crowd stomping their feet. Next, a librarian reads a book during storytime, kids play with bubbles, a child reads a book and a family registers for the library’s summer reading program. It ends with showcasing the block printing bag activity where people use stamps to decorate their tote bag]

05/22/2026

Access to AuroraLibrary.org is limited at this time. Our catalog website (catalog.auroralibrary.org) is still active and you can still view and place holds on items. You can also access upcoming programs at AuroraCO.Libnet.Info/Events. Thank you for your patience.

Welcome to the official website of the city of Aurora. Aurora is Colorado's third largest city with a diverse population of more than 398,000. The "Gateway to the Rockies" is a bioscience, transportation and aerospace hub with award-winning parks, open space and cultural amenities.

05/22/2026

Sacal: Exposición de Bronce is on display at Aurora Central Library, 14949 E. Alameda Parkway, featuring 21 unique bronze sculptures by internationally renowned Mexican artist José Sacal. The exhibit will remain on display through July 31, offering the community free access to one of Mexico’s most celebrated sculptors.

Made possible through the partnership of the Mexican Cultural Center, Aurora Public Library, Aurora Art in Public Places, Casa Estudio Sacal, the Sacal Foundation, and the Consulate General of Mexico in Denver.

[Video description: Multiple bronze statues by José Sacal on display at Aurora Central Library]

05/22/2026

Help teens enjoy Prom and create lasting memories! Donate your gently used, and washed, formal wear and accessories to any Aurora Public Library branch through July 31. A special event will be held for teens to choose their glam for prom ✨

[Image description: Decorative patterns with a dress and suit. Text says Project Prom Donation Drive through July 31. Help teens enjoy Prom and create lasting memories. Donate your gently used, and washed, formal wear and accessories to any Aurora Public Library branch.]

05/21/2026

Aurora Central Library, 14949 E. Alameda Parkway, is hosting the Colorado International Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition through June 9. The exhibit is free and open to the public. View the artwork during your next visit!

[Video description: Various calligraphy artwork and paintings hanging from the walls of Aurora Central Library]

05/21/2026

Farmers Market at Hoffman Heights Library, 1298 Peoria St., returns 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 27! There will be a variety of local vendors and Hoffman Heights Library will remain open after hours to host a variety of programs, such as painted flowerpots and cave painting storytime.

Learn more at AuroraGov.org/FarmersMarket

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05/21/2026

Explore your Library in June! It's summer at the library with Summer of Imagination returning in less than a week with "Unearth a Story" through July 31. Decorate a tote bag at Martin Luther King Library's kick off or enjoy a performance by Animal Farm and a movie after with the Bookmobile at Terrace Park! Farmers Market at Hoffman Heights Library continues Wednesday, June 24. Pokemon Trivia, Cooking with Kids, Summer 4h Fun and Living Fossils with PROs Rangers and more throughout June.

Explore now at AuroraGov.org/ExploreYourLibrary

[Image description: An inflatable dinosaur writes on the whiteboard that Summer of Imagination starts in 6 days. There is a cartoon of a person with a shocked face looking at the dinosaur]

05/20/2026

All Aurora Public Libraries will close Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day and will reopen Tuesday, May 26 at 10 a.m.

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05/18/2026

Stop by and donate blood to help save lives from 12:30 to 4:15 p.m. Thursday, May 21 at Aurora Central Library, 14949 E. Alameda Parkway. Appointments are available and walk-ins are welcome. For an appointment, call 1.800.733.2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org with sponsor code City of Aurora.

Make your appointment:https://zurl.co/SwItE

[Alt text: Celebrate More Life with American Red Cross logo]

05/11/2026

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! There are so many great reads by these authors in our collection, for all ages. Let’s add to your TBR (To Be Read) list 📚

Find your next read at your local library or at Catalog.AuroraLibrary.org. Do you have a favorite book, or series, by an AANHPI author?

[Video description: Books on display with text “Let’s add to your TBR list Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month edition” and shows varied books for young adults, adults and children. Ends with “There are so much more to add! Visit your local library or Catalog.AuroraLibrary.org]