“Jump into January” is the January theme of Raising Readers Storytime at the Cortez Public Library, located at 202 N. Park St., Cortez, CO. Storytime is held every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. for preschool-aged children. Older children are welcome to join us for the craft at 11:15 a.m. "New Year's" is the subject on Thursday, January 3rd. "Ice Skating" will be discussed on Thurs., Jan. 10th. "African American Authors" will be the focal point on Thurs., Jan. 17th. We'll learn about "Animals in Winter" on Thurs., Jan. 24th and "National Oatmeal Month" will wrap up the month on Thurs., Jan. 31st. Raising Readers Storytime offers songs, stories, crafts and silliness and uses the Early Childhood Literacy Initiative program. For more information, contact the library at 970-565-8117.