*If person missed Orientation Day 1, CAN'T attend Day 2.*
To attend any GED class, you have to come to the orientation first.
*Orientation will take two days to complete.
*Not necessary to pre-register, just show up.

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.

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.

Shake those wiggles out and have some fun! This 30-minute program consists of music and movement activities and a story. For two and three-year-old children, with a favorite adult.

Held in the Adult Reading Area -- If you've attended one of Theresa Pingel's and Jo Golden's paper crafting classes in the past, you know how much fun they are. Each participant will take home 2 finished projects. Beginners are welcome!

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. Space is limited.

Make easy arts and crafts.

For adults of all abilities.  Wheelchair accessible. Caregivers must remain present to assist their clients.

A short read-aloud session for preschoolers.

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. Space is limited.

Young children, with a favorite adult, experience new stories through books, flannelboards, puppets, songs, activities, and crafts.

Yoga class for beginners and intermediate level practitioners with local yoga instructor Svetlana Nudelman. Please bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes. (Yoga blanket, yoga strap, and two yoga blocks recommended.)

ALL OLD COLORADO CITY LIBRARY SPRING BREAK EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT THE WESTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER, 1628 W Bijou St. Colorado Springs, CO 80904.

Speak English groups are informal English language conversation groups for adults with intermediate and advanced English skills. Each group meets once a week for two hours. Classes are free and no registration is necessary.

During Open Hours, the SA Makerspace 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.

Adult crafter's meet to chat and work on an individual project

It may be spring break, but there's still time for one more blast of cold temperatures - liquid nitrogen cold!

Make your very own jeweled dragon eggs with push pins and Styrofoam. Keep them warm and they just might hatch! For ages 9-12. Registration is required. 

Your child can practice reading and build fluency by reading to a specially trained Paws to Read dog.

Meet this special dog in the Children's Area.

Spice up your space by creating a name collage using colorful straws! Designed for school-age kids, this come-and-go program takes place during open hours in the ERC on select Mondays.

Come stop by the ERC! Located on the upper floor of East Library. Call 531.6333 x1416 if you have any questions.

Love Video Games? From next generation to old school classics, and board games, stop by and play for a while! Recommended ages 7-12.

Movies at the library! Ages 12-18. Movies shown may be PG-13. Snacks provided.

Children practice reading and building fluency by reading to a Paws-to-Read dog.

Learn to code with Google!  Using an evaluated curriculum from the computer scientists at Google, youth will learn basic computational thinking concepts through block coding.  The theme of this camp is "Friends". Ages 9-15 only.

*If person missed Orientation Day 1, CAN'T attend Day 2.*
To attend any GED class, you have to come to the orientation first.
*Orientation will take two days to complete.
*Not necessary to pre-register, just show up.

For adults wanting to improve their workplace and every day English language skills. Classes provide instruction in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Registration is required.

Winter Adult Reading Program: Under the Sea Lantern

Make a magical gradient lantern, with an under the sea silhouette!

Registration Required. 

Creative programming designed for adults. Registration Required. Ages 16+

Come stitch in community. Join our knitters, crocheters, piecers, and cross stitchers for an hour and a half of conversation, stitching, help, and tea! Beginners welcome with yarn and needles available for use during session.