Llamas coming to Loma Colorado Library Thursday

Llamas will be visiting the library on Thursday.

Llamas del Sol, a local nonprofit that is dedicated to the caretaking and community education of llamas, will be bringing some of its llamas to Loma Colorado Library at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

The public is invited to learn more about the work Llamas del Sol does and, of course, see the llamas.

Lynda Liptak founded Llamas del Sol in February 2009 when she learned of an abandoned farm in southern Colorado that had two young llamas in need of a home. Liptak did not know anything about llamas then but decided to see if she could settle them down from their wild state and ready them for a happy adoption with another llama farm.

It was not long before Dalai and Daisy were halter-trained and going for walks along the bosque and were an integral part of Liptak’s family. Now Llamas del Sol supports Southwest Llama Rescue and coordinates rescues and adoptions for the betterment of llamas and enjoyment of people.

“We do everything we can to help any llama in need. Sometimes our rescues are because the owners must relocate and can no longer care for their llamas. Other times it is due to hard economic times. And sometimes the rescue is more urgent,” Liptak said. “Southwest Llama Rescue and Llamas del Sol are working together to provide forever homes to all llamas in need.”

A big crowd is expected Thursday as last summer, approximately 300 people gathered in the backyard of Esther Bone Library to learn about, take pictures with and feed the llamas.