All Pikes Peak Library District locations will be closed Tue., Dec. 24 and Wed., Dec. 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday. 

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

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

Storytime

9:00am - 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:

Children ages 3 and up, with a favorite adult, experience stories through books, flannelboards, puppets, songs, and activities.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

ESL CLASSES

9:00am - 12:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:

ESL classes are for adults that want to improve the workplace and everyday language. Classes are focused on: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Adult Education Classroom
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:

The GED, HiSET and TASC are alternatives to a high school diploma. PPLD offer Adult Basic Education (ABE) and High School Equivalency (HSE) free classes that will help adults for such tests. We offer preparation for Language Arts, Social

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

AARP Tax-Aide

9:00am - 7:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:

AAPR Tax-Aide assists in preparing and filing personal tax returns for low and moderate income taxpayers for free.

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

Baby Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

Babies from birth to 12 months, with a favorite adult, enjoy songs, bouncing action rhymes, and sharing a book together. This program lasts approximately 20 – 25 minutes.

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

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
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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, 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.

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

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:00am
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, 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.

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

Northstar Computer Series - Computer Basics Part 2

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Adults, Computer Classes, Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

In Computer Basics Part 2, learners will continue where Part 1 left off.

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

Baby Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

Babies from birth to 12 months, with a favorite adult, enjoy songs, bouncing action rhymes, and sharing a book together. This program lasts approximately 20 – 25 minutes.

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

FAB Time! (Family & Book Storytime)

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

For children of all ages and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement.

 

 

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

Storytime

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

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

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

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
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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, 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.

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

Toddler 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, 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.

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

Storytime

10:30am - 11:15am
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:

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

This event is in the "Senior" group.

Senior Chats

10:30am - 11:30am
Senior
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Senior
Event Type: Seniors
Event Details:

These informal gatherings for seniors offer information sharing, networking, discussions, and coffee. All are welcome.

Free. No registration required.

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Rawlings study room

10:30am - 12:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Study Room D1
Description

Rawlings study room

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

Chair Yoga

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Western Window Bay
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Do you have a crabby back or a creaky neck? Try Chair Yoga! During this one-hour practice, participants will move and stretch their entire bodies, being mindful of how everything feels while doing so.

This event is in the "Senior" group.

Senior Chats

11:30am - 12:30pm
Senior
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Library Branch: Calhan Library
Age Group: Senior
Event Type: Seniors
Event Details:

This informal gathering for seniors offers information sharing, networking, discussions, and coffee. All are welcome! No registration required.

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appt

12:00pm - 1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Study Room
Description

meeting with client

Reservation

study

12:00pm - 1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East F4
Description

STUDY ROOM

This event is in the "Family" group.

Virtual LENA Start

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Family
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Virtual Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Do you have a child between the ages of 0-32 months? Do you wonder how much you talk with your child? LENA Start is a 11-week, virtual program that will increase your child’s language development.

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

Silver Key Service Extension

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Calhan Library
Room: Calhan Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:

Silver Key Service Extension (Grab N' Go Meals Calhan) provides delicious and nutritious meals to eligible diners, promoting good health.  

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

Silver Key Service Extension

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:

Silver Key Service Extension (Grab N' Go Meals Falcon/High Prairie) provides delicious and nutritious meals to eligible diners, promoting good health.  

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

ERC Make-a-Masterpiece: Rex Ray Abstract Collage

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Kids 0-5
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Event Type: Kids, ERC (Educational Resource Center), Family Library Programs, Homeschool
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Express your flair for color and design while experimenting with patterned and textured papers, creating a whimsical and eye-catching collage.

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Socrates Cafe

1:00pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Description

This adult group discusses all kinds of subjects such as philosophy, religions, politics, morality, and the common threads among humanity. All are welcome to attend this well-moderated and thought-provoking group.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Speak English Group

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community 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.

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Screenprinting Certification Class

1:00pm - 5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Dye Lab
Description

Hosted by the MAC

Manitou Art Center Makerspace Members Only

A FREE MAC Makerspace membership is a benefit of your PPLD LIbrary Card

Reservation

Screenprinting Certification Class

1:00pm - 5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Paper & Exposure
Description

Hosted by the MAC

Manitou Art Center Makerspace Members Only

A FREE MAC Makerspace membership is a benefit of your PPLD LIbrary Card

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Nonprofit Workshop - Grant Writing Basics

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Adult
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adults, Virtual Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Participants will learn about the process of grant writing and elements of a proposal, with tips from foundations.  This workshop is geared toward novice grant writers.

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.

Homeschool: Finding Your Roots: Genealogy for Kids

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Required
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Library Branch: Calhan Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Homeschool, Live Indoor, S.T.E.A.M., Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Join us to learn about your connection to the past and how you can start exploring your family history!

This event is in the "All" group.

Poetry Heals

2:00pm - 4:00pm
All
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Library Branch: The Hall (staff only facility)
Room: MacLaren Hall
Age Group: All
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:

Poetry Heals provides therapeutic writing classes to teen trauma survivors and others who are incarcerated, homeless, institutionalized, in recovery, or recently released.

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Virtual Meeting - Technical

3:30pm - 5:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Study Room
Description

Research and a virtual meeting I need to attend

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

Coding Series

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Learning Lab
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Kids, Class, Computer Classes, Makerspace and Studios, Homeschool, S.T.E.A.M., Teen, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Join Angi & Inti  for this interactive program that will teach 9 - 15 year old's to code! This is a great introduction to coding for total beginners, or folks just starting to code.

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

Junior Advisory Board (JAB)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tween 9-12
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Tween 9-12
Event Type: Live Indoor, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

JAB 

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Molly Kozlarek

4:00pm - 5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: A1
Description

Math tutoring session

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

Paws to Read

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids 0-5
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Event Type: Kids, Live Indoor
Event Details:

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

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

Paws to Read

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
Event Type: Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

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

STEM: Flood Barriers

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
Event Type: Kids, S.T.E.A.M., Tweens
Event Details:

Oh, no! Torrential rains are coming and flooding is predicted. Can you create a barrier to keep your doghouse from flooding?

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Art Contest Jurying

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen
Event Type: Teen
Event Details:

Jurying for the 2022 Teen Art Contest. Open to all PPLD Teen Volunteers. 

 

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Coram study

5:00pm - 7:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East F2
Description

study

This event is in the "Adult" group.

ESL CLASSES

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:

ESL classes are for adults that want to improve the workplace and everyday language. Classes are focused on: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Adult Education Classroom
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:

The GED, HiSET and TASC are alternatives to a high school diploma. PPLD offer Adult Basic Education (ABE) and High School Equivalency (HSE) free classes that will help adults for such tests. We offer preparation for Language Arts, Social

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

Monumental Bookworms

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Book Group
Event Details:

An evening book club sponsored by the Tri-Lakes Friends of PPLD. All are welcome!