Manitou Springs Library will be temporarily closed starting Fri., Nov. 1 to prepare for its move to its newly renovated Carnegie Library building which will open in early 2025.   

Community Gift Exchange

All Day
Adult
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adults
Event Details:

Exchange a small gift with another adult in the community. 
Bring a new gift in a gift bag to the exchange desk, leave your gift, get one in return (12/1-12/22). 

Toddler Time

9:30am - 9:45am
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs
Event Details:

One and two-year-old children, with a favorite adult, participate in nursery rhymes, music and movement, and listen to a few short books.

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

One and two-year old children, with a favorite adult, participate in nursery rhymes, music and movement, and listen to a few short books.

Toddler Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

One and two-year old children, with a favorite adult, participate in nursery rhymes, music and movement, and listen to a few short books.

Reservation

breast feeding support group

10:00am - 11:00am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Description

mothers and babies meeting for breastfeeding support

Reservation

Briargate Book Club

10:00am - 11:30am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B2
Description

Discuss books

Reservation

CERAMICS-Wheel Throwing

10:00am - 12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Ceramics Studio
Description

Wheel Throwing Class - whole studio reserved except studio artist

Intro to the Button Maker: Press the Button and Go to Ten!

10:00am - 1:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Make (Clean Maker Space)
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Makerspace and Studios, Live Indoor, Makerspace, Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Using Inkscape, a free Vector Graphics software, we will create custom graphics for pin-back buttons and then press them.

Baby Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs
Event Details:

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.

Stay & Play

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

Join us for open-ended play! We'll have fun toys to enhance your child's early literacy learning. Meet new friends and have fun playing together. For ages 0-5 years old. No registration required.

 

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Event Type: Kids, Live Indoor
Event Details:

One and two-year-old children, with a favorite adult, participate in nursery rhymes, music and movement, and listen to a few short books.

Storytime

10:30am - 11:15am
Kids 0-5
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Event Type: Kids
Event Details:

Stories and more for children ages 3 and older, with a favorite adult.

ASL Storytime & Playgroup

10:30am - 12:00pm
Kids 0-5, Family
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity/Story Rooms
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Foreign Language
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Join Pikes Peak Library District and The Colorado School For The Deaf and The Blind (CSDB) for a bilingual Storytime and Playgroup! Books will be read in American Sign Language and English.

Yoga Flow

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

A yoga class for all, focusing on linking breath and movement.  The practice introduces traditional yoga sequences where one pose "flows" into the next.  Perfect for beginners, but leaves lots of room to incorporate more challenging pose

Reservation

Friends BOD meeting

1:00pm - 6:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Columbine A
Description

4th Quarterly Branch mtg and monthly BOD meeting

Homeschool Program

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Kids 0-5
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Event Type: Kids, Homeschool
Event Details:

Placeholder for homeschool program.

Paws to Read

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Tweens
Event Details:

Children may practice reading skills by reading to a Canine Good Citizen certified dog.

Paws to Read

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Corner
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

Kids can practice reading aloud and improve fluency by sharing a story with one of our lovable Paws to Read Therapy dogs!

Registration is not required for this event.

Reservation

CLASSROOM-Imagine Afterschool

3:30pm - 6:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Classroom
Description

reservation for afterschool program

Free Math Tutoring

3:30pm - 6:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult
Event Type: Teen, Tweens
Event Details:

Need math help? Come work with our community volunteer tutors. All grade levels welcome. No reservations necessary. Tutors available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Paws to Read

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids
Event Details:

Children may practice reading skills by reading to a Canine Good Citizen certified dog.

No registration required for this free program.

Vintage Painting

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen
Event Type: Teen
Event Details:

Learn how to stain paper to make it look older and create a vintage work of art! Wear clothes you are comfortable with getting messy.

Pop Up Program: LEGO Challenges

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor, S.T.E.A.M., Tweens
Event Details:

Build with LEGO to complete challenges. All children and their families are welcome.

Wrap and Yap Party

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Live Indoor, Seniors
Event Details:

Get ahead on your gift wrapping at the Wrap &

Speak English Group

5:45pm - 7:45pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Adults
Event Details:

Speak English groups are fun English language conversation groups for adults with intermediate and advanced English skills.

Each group meets once a week for two hours to practice English.

Reservation

Church of Witchcraft Talks: Spellcraft

6:30pm - 7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East F1
Description

Non-denominational presentation from the Church of Witchcraft's clergy with respectful conversation for witches on spellcraft. This will include origins, design, and techniques to develop spells.