SOUTHERN COLORADO — The state of Colorado announced Tuesday a program to provide Colorado residents with free KN95 and surgical grade masks at public libraries and community sites around the state.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment told News5 that since the announcement of the program, over 100 new sites have signed up for the program, and the Department will be expanding the list with more locations as they expand the program.
While the roll out is still ongoing, and some sites do not have masks, or ran out of their first shipment, the state did release a list of locations where Coloradans will be able to pick up masks. The locations around Southern Colorado are as follows.
Alamosa - The Alamosa Public Library, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the San Luis Valley, San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center, The Bridge at Alamosa
Bailey - Park County Public Libraries: Bailey
Blanca - The Blanca/Ft. Garland Community Center, Costilla County Library
Buena Vista - The Buena Vista Public Library - Currently out of KN95 masks, but have a limited supply of surgical masks available.
Cañon City- The Cañon City Public Library
Center- Fyock Library
Colorado Springs - Security Public Library, Security Fire Department, Pikes Peak Library District, Southwestern Highway 115 FPD
PPLD will have thousands of KN95 and surgical-grade masks available to the public beginning Fri., Jan. 28.
— Pikes Peak Library District (@ppld) January 26, 2022
Learn more at https://t.co/qKmzkNC3WR pic.twitter.com/5ipfOpThC4
Conejos - South Conejos Fire Protection District
Crestone - Baca Grande Library
Cripple Creek - Cripple Creek Parks and Recreation
Del Norte - Del Norte Head Start, Del Norte Public Library, Town of Del Norte
Divide - Divide Fire Protection District, Teller County Public Health and Environment
Eads - Kiowa County Public Library District
Elbert - Elbert Library
Fairplay - Park County Public Libraries
Flagler - Flagler Community Library
Florence - John C Fremont Library District
Florissant - Florissant Fire/Rescue
Fowler - Fowler Public Library
Gardner - Upper Huerfano Fire Protection District
Genoa - Genoa Rural Fire
Green Mountain Falls - Green Mountain Falls/Chipita Park FPD
Guffey - Park County Public Library: Guffey
Hartsel - Hartsel Fire Protection District, Hartsel Fire Protection District Station 1
Hugo - Hugo Public Library
La Jara - Conejos County Library District, Conejos County, Town of La Jara
La Junta - Cheraw Fire Department, La Junta Office, Otero County Health Department, Woodruff Memorial Library
La Veta - La Veta Regional Library District, La Veta FPD
Lake George - Park County Libraries
Lamar - Lamar Public Library
Las Animas - Las Animas Public Library
Leadville - Lake County Public Library
Limon - Limon Memorial Public Library
Penrose - Penrose Community Library District
Pueblo - Current mask availability, West Park Fire
Starting Friday, Jan. 21, all @pueblolibrary locations will distribute KN95 and other surgical-grade masks.
— Pueblo Library (@pueblolibrary) January 19, 2022
Read the full press release here: https://t.co/Ye90JNJ09V pic.twitter.com/0EcQb1u9vJ
Rocky Ford - Rocky Ford Office, Otero County Health Department, Rocky Ford Public Library
Saguache - Saguache Library
Salida - Salida Fire Department, Salida Regional Library
San Luis - Costilla County Fire Protection District, Costilla County Public Health
Trinidad - Trinidad Carnegie Public Library, City of Trinidad Community Center, Las Animas County, Las Animas Huerfano Counties District Health Department
Villa Grove - Northern Saguache County Fire Protection District
Walsenburg - Spanish Peaks Library District
Westcliffe - West Custer County Library District
Wetmore - Wetmore Community Library
Woodland Park - Community Partnership Family Resource Center, Mountain Communities Fire Department, Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District
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