Quick Start: Customer Service Training

8:30am - 10:30am
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: 2nd Floor Staff Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: PPLD: Internal
Event Details:
Training ...

Laptop Lab (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

9:00am - 10:00am
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Computer Classes, Senior Library Programs
Event Details:
Library laptops are available for use in our downstairs meeting room. Library staff will be on hand either to assist with personal projects from job skills to Microsoft Office products, or provide practice materials on computer basics. No registratio...

Virtual Yoga

9:00am - 10:00am
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:
Join local yoga instructor Svetlana Nudelman in this virtual yoga class for beginners and intermediate level practitioners. Zoom link will be emailed to participants prior to the class. Zoom has a capacity of 100 participants. If class...

Tai Chi Swords

9:00am - 10:30am
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Senior Library Programs
Event Details:
Learn the uniquely Chinese dance-like Jian (straight sword) and DaoI (broadsword) forms. The Jian sword form is fairly meditative, while the Daol sword form is quite energetic. A word of caution: regular practi...

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)

9:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:
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. New students must attend ESL Orientation to register and take a p...

GED / HiSET / TASC class

9:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:
PPLD Adult Education High School Equivalency (HSE) program offers free classes for adults. Using trained instructors, we will help students who need to obtain GED, HiSET, or TASC credentials, which are the alternative to a high scho...

Storytime (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

9:30am - 10:00am
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Story Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Event Details:
Stories and more for children ages 3 and older, with a favorite adult. Call for storytime themes, if you're interested! We know there are all kinds of kids with all kinds of needs, so if your child might benefit from some sensory accommodations li...

Toddler Time (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

9:30am - 10:00am
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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 builds on familiar experiences to introduce new vocabulary and word sounds in a lively atmosphere. ...

Toddler Time (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

9:30am - 10:00am
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens 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 builds on familiar experiences to introduce new vocabulary and word sounds in a lively atmosphere. ...

Toddler Time (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

10:00am - 10:30am
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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 builds on familiar experiences to introduce new vocabulary and word sounds in a lively atmosphere. ...

Storytime (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

10:00am - 10:45am
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Event Details:
Children ages 3 and up, with a favorite adult, experience stories through books, flannel boards, puppets, songs and activities. This program encourages emerging reading skills by engaging children with shapes, sounds, rhythm and rhyme in a playful en...

ERC STEAM: Owl Pellet CSI (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

10:00am - 11:15am
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Educational Resource Center
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, ERC (Educational Resource Center), Homeschool
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:
Explore and discover the secret life of owls, learning about their nightly forays into fields and forests, and understanding their unusual digestive systems through hands-on owl pellet dissection! Register for one session only please; choose the Wedn...

Family Place Playgroup (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

10:00am - 11:15am
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:
For parents/caregivers and children 1-3 years old. Please join us for this enjoyable five week playgroup where you will spend time together, play, make friends, and speak one-on-one with specialists in fields of child development, early literacy, and...

OBCO Storytime (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

10:30am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:
Head to your library to pick up a free book for your 4 year old April 13-26, 2020! Attend a special Storytime to hear the 2020 One Book Colorado winner and do fun interactive activities geared towards the winning title! For more information visit ...

Storytime (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

10:30am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Story Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Event Details:
Stories and more for children ages 3 and older, with a favorite adult. Call for storytime themes, if you’re interested! We know there are all kinds of kids with all kinds of needs, so if your child might benefit from some sensory accommodations li...

Toddler Time (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

10:30am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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 builds on familiar experiences to introduce new vocabulary and word sounds in a lively atmosphere. ...

Toddler Time (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

10:30am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens 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 builds on familiar experiences to introduce new vocabulary and word sounds in a lively atmosphere. ...

Baby Time (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

10:30am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens 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. SPACE IS LIMITED TO F...

Cupboard Crafts and Experiments

10:30am - 11:30am
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:
  A children’s librarian will lead an art, craft, or experiment project with items that can be found in a cupboard. Can’t make it live? You can always view the videos whenever it’s convenient for you. All videos are available for viewing l...

Library Explorers: Colorado State Patrol

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Event Details:
PPLD Library Explorer programs serve adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities and their caregivers. Meet CSP officers and learn more about Port of Entry duties. Ages 18+. No registration required for this free program. &...

Old Colorado City Book Group (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

11:30am - 12:30pm
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Book Clubs, Senior Library Programs
Event Details:
The Old Colorado City Book Group meets monthly. Check attached pdf or call us for this month's title. Light refreshments offered, but feel free to bring your own lunch and join us in a lively discussion! ...

Yoga at the Library (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Event Details:
Join instructor Valerie Paulson for a beginner's yoga class every Thursday at the library. No registration required. ...

Legacy Peak Elementary Chorus Concert (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

12:30pm - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Atrium
Age Group: All
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Childrens Library Programs, Community Public, Intergenerational Library Programs, Senior Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:
4th and 5th grade chorus students from Legacy Peak Elementary will perform their spring concert. ...

Bi-Weekly Advertising Meeting

1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: 2nd Floor Staff Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: PPLD: Internal
Event Details:
Regular meeting to plan advertising efforts  ...

Interactive Reader's Advisory

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: All
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:
If you have reached the end of your watch list or reading list and need a few new recommendations, join us on Facebook Mondays and Thursdays for some real-time suggestions. You post three books, movies, authors or TV shows that you like and BAM!...

Spinning Group (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

1:30pm - 3:45pm
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Event Details:
We welcome everyone who wants to spin or learn about spinning. There will be extra spinning wheels and fiber so drop-ins have the opportunity to give it a try. This is a fun way to get to know other spinners and all levels are welcome. We meet the...

Homeschool: Berthe Morisot Spring Bouquets (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Homeschool
Event Details:
Homeschoolers will be introduced to the still life works of French Impressionist Berthe Morisot, then create a colorful inspired bouquet of their own. Artists will use tempera paint, special brushstroke techniques, and unique color tints for their st...

Make II Open Hours at Library 21c (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

2:00pm - 8:00pm
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Make II (Messy Maker Space)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
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. Patrons must be badged to use a machine during a separate appointment ...

After School Adventures: Racing Dominoes (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:
Join us for an after school adventure: jigsaw puzzles, table games, art projects and more. This program is for school aged kids and their siblings. Today: BeeBots! Come and learn very simple programming. Can you count? Then you can do this! Rem...

Shakespeare's Birthday Movie Screening (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Intergenerational Library Programs, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs
Event Details:
Come celebrate William Shakespeare's birthday with a viewing of the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, a modern take on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. ...

ERC OPEN HOURS 3 - 6 P.M. (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

3:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: East Library
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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. ...

Paws to Read (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Corner
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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! ...

STEM: Gardening Lab for Kids

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, S.T.E.A.M., Tween Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Attendees will look closely at seeds and use them in cool ways. Activities might include: seeds in a bag, gnomes, seed tape, seed paper, and herb sachets. Ages 5-12 ...

After School Adventures: KidsMAKE- Magnet Track

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Children's Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:
Your child will design and create their very own magnetic race track from paper plates and popsicle sticks. Zoom on into the library and join us! Ages 5-12. If your child might benefit from sensory accommodations like fidget items or noise-reducin...

After School Adventures: Speed Racer Science (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Makerspace
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Makerspace, S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:
Join us after school to experiment with art and science! For school age children 5-12 years old with a favorite adult. Children attending this program will learn about Newton’s First Law of Motion and test it out by building a speed racer to take ...

After School Hangout (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens
Event Type: Tween Library Programs
Event Details:
A space to come after school where you can hangout, play, create, or even study! Light after school snacks provided. Occurs every Thursday! Ages 8-12....

Teen Anime Club (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Event Type: Teen Library Programs
Event Details:
Love Anime? Come hang out with other teens that share your passion! We will decide what to watch together! Ages 12-18. Some Anime shown may be rated PG-13 or TV-14. Snacks provided, cosplay welcome! #Fandom See more programs like this by c...

AFTERMATH - FREE MATH TUTORING - ALL AGES, ALL LEVELS (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: All
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Childrens Library Programs, Intergenerational Library Programs, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:
Is math homework getting you down? Are finals freaking you out? Do you need to brush up before the ACT, SAT, or GED? Our experienced math tutors can help you improve your grades and take the stress out of math. No appointments - Drop in! All ag...

GED / HiSET / TASC class

5:30pm - 8:30pm
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:
PPLD Adult Education High School Equivalency (HSE) program offers free classes for adults. Using trained instructors, we will help students who need to obtain GED, HiSET, or TASC credentials, which are the alternative to a high school dip...

Gift Making Extravaganza: Mother's day gifts (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Gift Making Extravaganza: Mother's Day Gifts Get ahead of Mother's Day by coming to our gift-making extravaganza! Make a Pressed-Flower Bookmark, some No-Sew Felt Flowers, and Body Scrubs for your loved one!   ...

Speak German (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East F1
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Event Details:
A conversation group for non-native speakers who wish to practice German. Some German language skills are recommended. For questions about this group, please email jgoodwin@ppld.org....

Speak English

6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:
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. ...

Intro to Inkscape (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Learning Lab
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Creative Services Programs, Makerspace
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:
Learn to create and modify vector graphics using the free, open-source software Inkscape! This class will focus on preparing graphics for use on our makerspace laser cutters. We will cover the use of clip art as well as creating original designs usin...

Great Decisions Discussion Group (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:
Great Decisions is the largest discussion program on America’s role in world affairs. The program, developed by the Foreign Policy Association, involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book and meeting in a Discussion Group to watch the DV...