Pikes Peak Library District is closed Fri., Jan. 16, for staff development and Mon., Jan. 19, to observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The eLibrary, as well as other online services and resources, will still be available.

Spooky Stroll-a-Story in OCC

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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
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Take a spooky stroll in Old Colorado City and read Trick Arrr Treat by Leslie Kimmelman and pictures by Jorge Monlongo. Find a page at each location featured on the map, and head inside- there may be a special treat waiting for you!

STEAM Take & Make: Eclipse Art

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Library Branch: Library 21c
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Create your own picture of a solar eclipse using chalk and paper. For ages 5 - 12. 

STEAM Take & Make: Eclipse Art

All Day
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Mobile Library Services
Room: Mobile Libraries
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Create your own picture of a solar eclipse using chalk and paper. For ages 5 - 12. 

STEAM: Take and Make: Eclipse Art

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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
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Create your own picture of a solar eclipse using chalk and paper.

For ages 5 - 12.

Take and Make: Eclipse Art

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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
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Create your own picture of a solar eclipse using chalk and paper. For ages 5 - 12. 

Take and Make: Eclipse Art

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Library Branch: Monument Library
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Create your own picture of a solar eclipse using chalk and paper. For ages 5 - 12. 

Take and Make: Eclipse Art

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Library Branch: Palmer Lake Library
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Create your own picture of a solar eclipse using chalk and paper. For ages 5 - 12. 

Take and Make: Eclipse Art

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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Lobby
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Create your own picture of a solar eclipse using chalk and paper. For ages 5 - 12. 

STEM Take & Makes: Eclipse Art

9:00am–5:00pm
Kids 0-5
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5
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October – Eclipse Art

Create your own picture of a solar eclipse using chalk and paper.

For ages 5 - 12.

STEM Take and Make: Eclipse Art

9:00am–6:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
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Take and Make: Create your own picture of a solar eclipse using chalk and paper. For ages 5 - 12. 

ERC Make-a-Masterpiece: Wenzel Hablik's Universe

10:00am–11:30am
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen 13-18, Family
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen 13-18, Family
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Homeschoolers:  Create a stunning imaginary universe masterpiece inspired by the art of Wenzel Hablik and his Expressionistic style.  Use chalk pastels, paint, intriguing painted papers, and bright gold accent board to design a fanciful

Mobile Earth and Space Observatory

10:00am–1:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen 13-18, Adult, Senior, Family, All
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
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The Mobile Earth and Space Observatory is coming to PPLD! MESO is a “science center on wheels" with hands-on educational and research activities focused on earth and space sciences, renewable energy, and scientific instrumentation.

Take and Make: Eclipse Art

10:00am–5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Children's Floor
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Create your own picture of a solar eclipse using chalk and paper. For ages 5 - 12.

Take and Make: Eclipse Art

10:00am–5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
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Create your own picture of a solar eclipse using chalk and paper. For ages 5 - 12. 

Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
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Children age 3-7, with a favorite adult, experience stories through books, flannelboards, puppets, songs, and activities.

Baby Time

10:30am–11:15am
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
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Babies from birth to 12 months, with a favorite adult, enjoy songs, bouncing action rhymes, and sharing a book together. Each interactive session gives babies the opportunity to hear lots of language and play with other babies.

Storytime

10:30am–11:15am
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Library Branch: Palmer Lake Library
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Stories and more for children ages 3-7, with a favorite adult.

Storytime

10:30am–11:15am
Kids 0-5
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Library Branch: Ute Pass Library
Room: Ute Pass Community Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5
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Stories and more for young children and their favorite adult.

Mobile Earth and Space Observatory

11:30am–12:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen 13-18, Adult, Senior, Family, All
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
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The Mobile Earth and Space Observatory is coming to PPLD! MESO is a “science center on wheels" with hands-on educational and research activities focused on earth and space sciences, renewable energy, and scientific instrumentation.

Homeschool Science: Be Ready for the Eclipses!

1:00pm–2:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
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Amazing things are happening in our sky!  Presented by a NASA-certified Eclipse Ambassador, this program will prepare families for safely viewing the Solar eclipses on October 14th 2023 and April 8th 2024.

LEGO Engineering: Car Racers and Epic Marble Runs

3:30pm–4:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Ute Pass Library
Room: Ute Pass Community Room
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Learn about the Engineering process and Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion as you build and race LEGO cars. Adapt your car for greater speed and aerodynamics and race again. You can also create an epic marble run. For ages 5 – 12.