Ruth Holley Library will be temporarily closed for approximately one week starting Mon., Dec. 2 to complete roof repairs.

Rockrimmon Library will close on Sun., Dec. 1.

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

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.

Lego Build

10:00am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Event Type: Kids
Event Details:

Build Legos with fellow enthusiasts.

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Paws to Read

10:00am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Corner
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Senior" group.

Falcon Garden Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

We will be discussing topics related to high desert gardening. Open to the public; visitors are heartily invited to join us. Visit our website at www.falcongardenclub.org

This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Senior" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Under the Sea Lantern

10:00am - 12:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Under the Sea Lantern
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family
Event Type: Adults, Family Library Programs, Intergenerational, Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Event Details:

Winter Adult Reading Program

Make a magical gradient lantern with an under the sea silhouette.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Senior" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Ute Pass Stitch 'n' Knitters

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult, Senior, Family
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Library Branch: Ute Pass Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior, Family
Event Type: Adults, Intergenerational, Seniors
Event Details:

Get together weekly to socialize and work on any knitting, crochet, sewing, or quilting that you might be interested in.

This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

MAKE @ East Open Hours

10:00am - 1:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Make
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult
Event Type: Adults, Makerspace, Teen
Event Details:

During Open Hours MAKE @ East is available for patrons to work on their own projects while a trained PPLD staff member is present. Equipment and supplies are available on a first come basis.

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Story Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs
Event Details:

Young children, with a favorite adult, experience new stories through books, flannelboards, puppets, songs, activities, and crafts. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.

Music and Movement

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Event Type: Kids
Event Details:

Shake those wiggles out and have some fun! This 30-minute program consists of music and movement activities and a story.  For ages 2-3 accompanied by a favorite adult.

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group.

3rd Saturday @ Palmer Lake Library: Gardening Lab for Kids

10:30am - 11:30am
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
Required
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Library Branch: Palmer Lake Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
Event Type: Kids, S.T.E.A.M., Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Get a closer look at seeds and discover multiple ways to use seeds. Make cool things for and from your garden. For ages 5-12.

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.
This event is in the "All" group.

Family Coloring Party

10:30am - 11:30am
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family, All
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family, All
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Tweens
Event Details:

Drop in and spend time with your kids (babies - teens) coloring and conversing. Pages and coloring materials suitable for babies through adults provided. No registration necessary.

 

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Ute Pass Library
Room: Ute Pass Community Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids
Event Details:

Join us for this all ages storytime program; with crafts, stories, and fun! Families are welcome. 

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Senior" group.

Restorative Yoga

10:30am - 11:30am
Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Restorative Yoga sessions, taught by local Yoga Instructor Leigh Schultz-Spector, are designed to focus on restoring, relaxing, and resolving clarity of both the body and mind.

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Spring Break: Super Snakes

11:00am - 12:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Congregational Church, 103 Pawnee Ave
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Tweens
Event Details:

Celebrate our natural environment! Experience a visit with a variety of snakes from Nature's Educators. Discover how to identify which snakes are venomous, learn what snakes eat, find out where they live, and how they find their prey.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Senior" group.

Adult Drop-In: Mythology Coloring Sheets

11:30am - 12:30pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Calhan Library
Room: Calhan Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults
Event Details:

Manticores, Merpeople, and Minotaurs oh My! Spend some time relaxing with these mythological coloring sheets.

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

ERC Open Hours Noon - 4 p.m.

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: East Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, ERC (Educational Resource Center), Family Library Programs
Event Details:

Come stop by the ERC! Located on the upper floor of East Library. Call 531.6333 x1416 if you have any questions. Learn more at ppld.org/erc.

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group.

KidsMAKE: Magnet Track

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: Ute Pass Library
Room: Ute Pass Community Events
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
Event Type: Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

Kids will design and make their very own magnetic race track using paper plates and popsicle sticks. They will attach a magnet to the popsicle stick and to their car.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Legendary Ladies

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adults
Event Details:

Commemorate Women's History Month with the Pikes Peak Library District and the Legendary Ladies!
Hear from six historical reenactors who portray real, courageous women who helped shape the West.

 

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Senior" group.

2020 Census Community Session

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Ute Pass Library
Room: Ute Pass Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:

A Census Staff will be there to help patrons with questions and self-response census. 

This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Succulent Book Planters

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen, Adult
Required
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Event Type: Adults, Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Month by upcycling old books into planters for succulents. Participants will also learn the basics of succulent care. All supplies will be provided. For ages 18+.  

This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Senior" group.

Maker in Residence: Textile Art

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen, Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Class, Makerspace and Studios, Maker/Artist in Residence, Seniors, Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

UPDATE: Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) has made the decision to cancel all public programs and events, in addition to all public meeting and study room reservations, effective Mon., March 16, through Tue., March 31, in light of the evolving si

This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Senior" group.
This event is in the "All" group.

Repair Cafe

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen, Adult, Senior, All
Required
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Pine Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Senior, All
Event Type: Adults, Makerspace and Studios, Intergenerational, Seniors, Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Toss it? No Way! Fix it at Repair Cafe!

This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Senior" group.

Make II Open Hours at Library 21c

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Make II (Messy Maker Space)
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Makerspace
Event Details:

During Open Hours, Make II is available for patrons to work on their own projects while a PPLD staff member is present. Equipment and supplies are available on a first come basis.

This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group.

Tween Twist: Ready, Set, Kirigami!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Tween 9-12
Event Type: Tweens
Event Details:

Fold, snip, and reveal an amazing design! You can choose from a variety of templates based on the ancient art of Japanese paper cutting. When your design is done, you can mount it to make an awesome picture, birthday card, or notebook cover.

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Kids' Movie - Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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, Movie, Tweens
Event Details:

Join us for a Saturday afternoon kids' movie!

 

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

KIDSMAKE: SENSORY TILES

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Kids 0-5, Teen, Family
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Teen, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

Your child will use process art to create a colorful sensory tile with fun, assorted materials and a vinyl record that they can display at home! Grades 1-5

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.

Stay & Play

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Kids 0-5
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Library Branch: Calhan Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Event Type: Kids
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.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Painting with Mocktails

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Make
Age Group: Teen
Event Type: Makerspace, Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Come learn how to paint a cherry blossom tree while enjoying delicious spring-themed mocktails! No prior painting experience is required. All supplies provided. Ages 18 and up. Registration required.

#18andup

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Saturday Afternoon Movie: Playing with Fire

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Movie
Event Details:

Watch a FREE movie at the library with complimentary popcorn and lemonade.

Rated: PG; 96 min.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teens Make: Altered Books

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Teen Center (ETC) A & B
Age Group: Teen
Event Type: Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Turn an old book into something beautiful! Learn paper folding techniques on a project to take home and display. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/rh2ozk2, call (719) 531-6333, or visit your local Library. 

This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Senior" group.

Happy Needles

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teen, Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Seniors, Teen
Event Details:

Do you have a passion for needle crafts? This group has interest in all sorts of needle-related arts and crafts, including tatting, crochet, cross-stitch, knitting, embroidery and more.