Following the Friends annual meeting, starting at 10:30 a.m., we will host an author potpourri and book signing. Each author will give a short presentation on his/her featured books. They will be available to sign books for that special person in your life after the presentations. Autographed copies are 10% off. Get a head start on your holiday presents! The featured local artists and the titles of their books include: Susan Quinlan “Birds of the Rocky Mountain Front Range: A Coloring Book for Aspiring Naturalists”; This book highlights 48 species of birds that live in the shrub-lands and forests of the neighborhoods, parks, and wildlands along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Beth Simmons “Colorow! A Colorado Photographic Chronicle”; Chief Colorow was born a Comanche and abducted as a boy by the Utes. Colorow was one of the last Ute chiefs with Ute followers of his own. This book is filled with photos and great detail of these fascinating people. This book provides an important cultural snapshot of the last free days of the Ute people through the eyes of Chief Colorow. Flo Tonelli & Char Nauman “Images of America: Roxborough” Roxborough has been home to Native Americans, mountain men, homesteaders, farmers, miners, dam builders, ranchers, railroad men, cowboys, and rocket scientists. Hear about their fascinating stories and view historic photos of these fascinating people. Jim West “TOPO: The Stories Behind the Maps” Read fascinating stories about the people who buy maps and the reason they do so. Read about death by lightning, a newly minted Shaman, the history of the Denver Federal Center and more! If you think most maps are bought by hikers and hunters, you will be delighted to meet the rest of the people who buy maps and the surprising stories behind their maps. $7 entrance fee per vehicle