All Pikes Peak Library District locations will be closed Tue., Dec. 24 and Wed., Dec. 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday. 

Manitou Springs Library is temporarily closed to prepare for its move in early 2025. 

National Library Week - Open House

Event Type:

Adults, Family Library Programs, Intergenerational, Seniors, Teen, Tweens

Age Group:

All
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Event Details

Penrose Library was recently closed for two months while we shortened and reconfigured the bookshelves. The Open House will include remarks from Library leadership commemorating its reopening. This library, located in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs, features a computer lab, study rooms, a teen center, a large children’s area, and a Law Collection. The attached historic Carnegie Library houses our Regional History & Genealogy department, as well as the Herbert Hilbert Nonprofit Resource Center with resources for small businesses and nonprofits.

As one of our Family Place Libraries, Penrose Library has developmental toys in the children’s area, Family Place Play Group programs, materials and resources for parents, and family support services, as well as access to our Family Place Toy Library.

Enjoy refreshments and performances by Pikes Peak Region Poet Laureate Ashley Cornelius and Colorado Springs Conservatory alongside the following activities:

  • Library card sign-ups (the first 25 will receive a special swag from the Friends of PPLD)
  • Scavenger hunt (win a prize!)
  • Community art project
  • Mini-golf course
  • Green screen photo activity
  • Bookmark craft
  • Teen Area: Coloring activity, Blue Spruce Award voting, Mario Kart video game (teen only)
  • Children’s Area: Family Place toys, face painting, Name the Dragon activity
  • Upper Parking Lot: Mobile Library Services, bookmobile coloring sheet

Complete our scavenger hunt for a chance to win great prizes including a $100 family four-pack movie pass complete with popcorn and arcade games at Roadhouse Cinemas or a $50 gift card to spend at Downtown Colorado Springs businesses.