All Eagle Valley Library District locations will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2024 in observance of Memorial Day. Regular library hours will resume Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

Purley Bertroch and Ellis Bearden (on right) standing in front of a pickup truck. Purley worked on the family farm in Gypsum until World War II, when he served in the First Cavalry, U.S. Army. After that, he worked as a carpenter, general contractor and developer throughout Eagle County.