Virtual Author Talk: Unlock the Secret Language of Connection with Supercommunicator Charles Duhigg
2025-11-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | CO
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Get yourself primed for the holiday season and join us for an online conversation you won’t want to miss! Charles Duhigg, author of the bestselling books The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better, presents the ultimate guide on how to communicate and connect with anyone at work, home, and in life in his latest work, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection.
In this groundbreaking book, Duhigg unravels the secrets of the supercommunicators to reveal the art – and the science – of successful communication. He unpicks the different types of everyday conversation and pinpoints why some go smoothly while others swiftly fall apart. He reveals the conversational questions and gambits that bring people together. And he shows how even the most tricky of encounters can be turned around. In the process, he shows why a CIA operative was able to win over a reluctant spy, how a member of a jury got his fellow jurors to view an open-and-shut case differently, and what a doctor found they needed to do to engage with a vaccine skeptic.
Above all, he reveals the techniques we can all master to successfully connect with others, however tricky the circumstances. Packed with fascinating case studies and drawing on cutting-edge research, this book will change the way you think about what you say, and how you say it.
Register now to take part in the online discussion, learn how to enhance your everyday conversations, and add a new title to the holiday wishlist!
About the Author: Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and the author of Supercommunicators, The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Yale University, he is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards. He writes for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, and was the founding host of the Slate podcast How To! with Charles Duhigg.

The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Buena Vista Public Library.

Clay Ornaments
2025-11-18 13:00 - 14:00 | CO
Create unique ornaments using clay marbling techniques, then embellish with paint and ribbon. Registration required. Limit 12.

Play and Learn: Sign-Language with Babies
2025-11-19 10:00 - 11:00 | BVPL Temporary Location, 27900 CR 319, Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
While children play, adults practice common signs for communication and songs with babies.

Free Play
2025-11-19 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-01 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-08 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-12 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-15 11:00 - 12:00 | BVPL Temporary Location, 27900 CR 319, Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
Play games, explore a variety of toys, or snuggle up with a new book.

Story Time
2025-11-21 10:00 - 11:00 | BVPL Temporary Location, 27900 CR 319, Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
Share a love of books with story time, music, and art followed by free-play. Ages: 0-6

Tunes for Tots
2025-11-24 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-15 10:00 - 11:00 | BVPL Temporary Location, 27900 CR 319, Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
Preschoolers, parents, and caregivers learn a delightful variety of songs. Rhythm, matching pitch, and call and response are all part of the fun. Discover music as part of early literacy!

Align & Flow Yoga
2025-11-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Community Center, 715 E Main St, Buena Vista, 81211, United States
Find strength, stillness, and peace in this all-level yoga class.

Library Closing at 4:00 p.m.
2025-11-26 | CO

Library Closed- Thanksgiving Day
2025-11-27 | CO

Library Closed- Day after Thanksgiving
2025-11-28 | CO

Virtual Author Talk: Scheming Wives and High-Stakes Hilarity with Author Sue Hincenbergs
2025-12-02 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
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Buckle up for a wild ride and join us as we sit down for an online chat with debut author Sue Hincenbergs to discuss her novel The Retirement Plan, in which murder is the name of the game. When the only thing standing between three best friends and a sunny beachfront retirement condo are their husbands, what ensues is a diabolical plan to collect on their spouses’ life insurance policies.
After thirty years of friendship, Pam dreams of her perfect retirement with Nancy, Shalisa, Marlene, and their husbands—until their husbands pool their funds for an investment that goes terribly wrong, and their dreams of beachfront condos and a sunny, carefree retirement vanish. The golden years are looking as dreary as their marriages.
But when one husband dies in a freak accident, the other three women are shocked to see his widow rebound with a huge life insurance payout and a new life in Florida. In the aftermath, the women discover that their husbands have identical, seven-figure life insurance policies. A new dream forms, and this time, it involves a hitman. Meanwhile, their husbands have a secret retirement plan of their own.
You won’t want to miss this darkly humorous debut by Sue Hincenbergs, filled with both laugh-out-loud and genuinely tense moments as our headstrong wives pursue their dream retirement at all costs. Register today to take part in the fun!
About the Author: Sue Hincenbergs is a former television producer who has worked on multiple award-winning programs ranging from sitcoms to lifestyle. She oversaw the content on two national daily shows, including Canada’s longest running morning show before turning her talents to live music specials, and eventually to writing. Sue lives in Toronto with her (very much alive) husband, her scruffy, middle-aged rescue dog Kramer, and the rooms full of the stuff her three sons left behind when they moved out.

The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Buena Vista Public Library.

Paint Pour Ornaments
2025-12-04 13:00 - 14:00 | BVPL Temporary Location, 27900 CR 319, Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
Use a paint pouring technique to create swirls and abstract designs in glass ornaments. Registration required. Limit 12.

Destination Storytime: Sky View Tents
2025-12-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Sky View Tents, 109 Cottonwood Ave., Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
Cozy up to wilderness story time, followed by nature crafts and a vision of the stars through a Sky View Tent.

Local Author Fair
2025-12-06 10:00 - 14:00 | McGinnis Gym, 113 North Court Street., Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
Stop by for a sweet treat on the Chocolate Walk and discover local authors! Bring your holiday shopping list and meet published writers, purchase signed copies, and enter book raffles.
At McGinnis Gym (located next to Avery Parsons Elementary)
Chocolate cards will be available to purchase at the event.
113 North Court Street , Buena Vista

Virtual Author Talk: The Legacy of Julia Child's Kitchen with Author and Smithsonian Curator Paula J. Johnson
2025-12-09 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
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Join us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and make your stomach rumble), as we delve into the legacy of cooking icon Julia Child with Smithsonian curator and public historian Paula J. Johnson, author of Julia Child’s Kitchen: The Design, Tools, Stories, and Legacy of an Iconic Space. The book includes interviews with chefs who knew Julia well, commentary on her favorite culinary tools and kitchen gadgets, and a stunning array of photos.
Julia Child’s 20’ x 14’ kitchen was a serious workspace and recipe‑testing lab that exuded a sense of mid‑century homey comfort. It has been on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., for most of the past twenty-three years, and museum goers have made it a top destination.
The kitchen contains more than one thousand parts and pieces—tools, appliances, utensils, furniture, artwork, knick‑knacks, books, and bits of whimsy—all reflecting Julia’s status as an accomplished chef, gastronome, delightful cooking teacher, television trailblazer, women’s advocate, mentor, and generous, jovial friend.
Julia Child’s Kitchen (and this online conversation) is a must‑have for every serious home cook and Julia Child fan. Register now to enter the discussion and learn more about how Julia Child continues to influence food today!

About the Author:
Paula J. Johnson is a curator and public historian at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. She conducts research and collects objects relating to the history and culture of American food and serves as the Director of the Smithsonian’s Food History Project. Johnson was one of the curators who collected Julia Child’s home kitchen in 2001 and led the team that created FOOD: Transforming the American Table, a multi-layered exhibition that explores the major changes in food production, distribution, and consumption in the United States since the 1950s. She has shaped and contributed to many public programs on food history and leads the annual “Food History Weekend.” Johnson is the author of many articles and three books, including Julia Child’s Kitchen: The Design, Tools Stories, and Legacy of an Iconic Space (2024). She received the Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar in the Humanities Award in 2020.
Johnson began her museum career at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Maryland, and has worked at the Smithsonian since 1991. She is a member of the Association for the Study of Food and Society and Les Dames d’ Escoffier. She serves on the editorial collective for Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies.

The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Buena Vista Public Library.

Science Fiction Book Club: Wanderers
2025-12-11 17:00 - 18:00 | BVPL Temporary Location, 27900 CR 319, Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
Explore the different subgenres of Science Fiction as penned by authors with very different approaches. Read ahead and then meet with others for discussion.
Wanderers (Chuck Wendig) December 11

Story Time
2025-12-12 10:00 - 11:00 | CO

Dance Fitness for Kids
2025-12-13 13:00 - 14:00 | BVPL Temporary Location, 27900 CR 319, Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
Move and dance like Zumba to fun music. Wear comfy workout gear. *Caretakers may observe or participate, but must be readily available nearby. Ages 6-10.
