All Pikes Peak Library District locations will close at 6 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 27 and will be closed on Thu., Nov. 28 in observance of Thanksgiving.  The eLibrary and other online services and resources will still be available.

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

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

Early Voting for El Paso County Primary Election

8:00am - 5:00pm
Adult, Senior, Family, All
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior, Family, All
Event Type: Adults, Community Public
Event Details:

The VSPC locations below are open the following days and hours:

Monday, June 27, 2022, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Election Day, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Reservation

Tutoring

9:00am - 10:00am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Study Room
Description

Tutoring a 8 year old boy

Virtual Yoga

9:00am - 10:00am
Adult, Senior
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Seniors, Virtual Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 108
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.

Virtual Yoga

9:00am - 10:00am
Adult, Senior
Required
Virtual Event
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Seniors, Virtual Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 109
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.

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.

Story time at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry

9:30am - 10:30am
Kids 0-5, Family
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

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

Story time at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry

9:30am - 10:30am
Kids 0-5, Family
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Mobile Library Services
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

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

Trauma-Informed Yoga and Meditation

10:15am - 11:15am
Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Live Indoor, Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join a certified yoga therapist for a specific low impact trauma-informed yoga class.

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.

Baby Time

10:30am - 11:15am
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:

Babies from birth to 12 months, with favorite adult(s), enjoy songs, bouncing action rhymes, and sharing a book together. If an older sibling wishes to come along, they might want to bring their own baby doll so they can participate too.&nbsp

Summer Fun - The Pirates of Puppet Pants in an Ocean of Possibilities

10:30am - 11:30am
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Calhan Library
Room: Calhan Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor, Tweens
Event Details:

Be prepared for some pirate shenanigans with this entertaining program that features ventriloquism, variety, and lots of hilarious audience participation - presented by Joshua Lackey. For all ages.

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BAT Book Club

10:30am - 1:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B6
Description

We are 11 women in a book club.

No-cost summer lunches for kids & teens

11:00am - 12:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen
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Library Branch: East Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:

Kids and teens can enjoy lunch (and books) at no cost this summer!  

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FSL

11:45am - 1:15pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East F3
Description

Meeting

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Kids Crafternoon

12:00pm - 2:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Description

Kids have fun making aromatherapy play clay and mini perfume rollers using scents from Young Living essential oils. All materials will be provided.

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Homeland Defense Institute internship study session

12:00pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East F1
Description

Discussing homeland defense issues with interns

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German Conversation Group

1:30pm - 3:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Description

A conversation group for intermediate and advanced German speakers.

Laser Cutter Badging Class

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Make
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Makerspace and Studios, Live Indoor, Makerspace, S.T.E.A.M.
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to cut out a wooden plaque or etch a custom design on glass? You can do all of that and more with our Laser Cutter/Engraver!

Paws to Read

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Kids 0-5
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Event Type: Kids
Event Details:

Practice reading aloud and improve fluency by sharing a story with one of our lovable Paws to Read therapy dogs.

Coding Series: Game Design

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Petritz Learning Lab
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Teen, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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.

STEM: Simple Machines: Pulleys

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community/ Annex
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
Event Type: Kids, Live Indoor, Tweens
Event Details:

Imagine you’ve just bought a plot of land in the Old West. What’s the first thing you need to do? Build a well to get water! But how? Join us for this hands on STEM challenge: build a pulley!


#SummerAdventure #OceansofPossibility

STEM: Air Cannons

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Tweens
Event Details:

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In this program, your child will get to demonstrate it when using the air cannon they will create! For ages 5-12.

#SummerAdventure #OceansofPossibility

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Private Meeting

4:30pm - 7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B4
Description

Private Meeting

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Love to Learn

5:15pm - 6:45pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Description

Community Tutoring

Virtual Top Free Genealogy Websites

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult, Senior
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Genealogy, History, Seniors, Virtual Program
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

The internet offers many fantastic, but sometimes overwhelming, resources for genealogical research. This class will highlight some of the best free websites you should reference while researching your family tree.

Closing

Temporarily Reduced Hours

6:00pm - 11:45pm
Branches:
Sand Creek Library
Description:

Temporary Hours Through July 9

Reservation

Directors of Color

6:30pm - 7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: CreateSpace
Description

The Institute for Racial Equity and Excellence is bringing childcare directors, teachers, and owners of color together to discuss ways we can advocate for issues that directly affect them and build solidarity and community together.