Our mission:

To champion a lifelong love of reading in the greater Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley communities while promoting literacy, diverse perspectives, imagination, and equitable learning through free high-quality books for all ages in English and Spanish.

2026 Book Fair Board

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Natasha Budlong

School & Community Outreach

Favorite books:

  • JAMES by Percival Everett

  • WE DON’T EAT OUR CLASSMATES by Ryan T. Higgins

  • I, MEDUSA by Ayana Gray

  • EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU by Celeste Ng

  • THUNDER ROSE by Jerdine Nelson

  • ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY by David Sedaris

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Caitlin Causey

Favorite books:

  • PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK by Annie Dillard

  • THE PEARL by John Steinbeck

  • HAMNET by Maggie O’Farrell

  • O PIONEERS! by Willa Cather

  • ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  • THE SNOWY DAY by Ezra Jack Keats

  • CHARLOTTE’S WEB by E.B. White

Co-founder & Marketing
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Favorite books:

  • THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans

  • MAD MABEL by Sally Hepworth

Sponsorships & Treasurer

Marilyn Cupples

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Grantwriter

Jessie Goff

Favorite books:

  • LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel

  • WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR by Paul Kalanithi

  • THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

  • EARTH FROM ABOVE by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

  • WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS by Wilson Rawls

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Brynne Gordon

Co-founder & Volunteer Coordinator

Favorite books:

  • A HOUSE IS A HOUSE FOR ME by Mary Hoberman

  • FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER by E.L. Konigsburg

  • IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES by Katherine Rundell

  • THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY by Amor Towles

  • PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir

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Molly Hamilton

Book Donations Coordinator

Favorite books:

  • THE HOBBIT by J.R.R. Tolkien

  • THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES by Sue Monk Kidd

  • REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt

  • RED RISING series by Pierce Brown

  • Anything by Lisa Genova

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Favorite books:

  • EAST OF EDEN by John Steinbeck

  • DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver

  • THE SUN IS A COMPASS by Caroline Van Hemert

  • ON THE LOOSE by Terry & Renny Russell

  • MISS RUMPHIUS by Barbara Cooney

School & Community Outreach

Ali Luck

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Favorite books:

  • A SIMPLE PATH by Mother Teresa

  • SHIPS OF MERCY by Don Stephens

  • THE LIGHT WE CARRY by Michelle Obama

  • ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by Lucy Maud Montgomery

  • MISS RUMPHIUS by Barbara Cooney

  • THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON by Johann David Wyss

  • THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE by C.S. Lewis

Event Operations

Becky O’Connor

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Rebecca Percy

Favorite books:

  • TESTAMENT OF YOUTH by Vera Brittain

  • ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by Lucy Maud Montgomery

  • THE BEE STING by Paul Murray

  • THE BOOK OF LONGINGS by Sue Monk Kidd

  • A HEART IN A BODY IN THE WORLD by Deb Caletti

  • KATABASIS by R.F. Kuang

Co-Founder & Board/Guest Coordinator
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Karen Urnise

Co-Founder & Sponsorships