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

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: 107
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.

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379SRS mtg

9:00am - 11:00am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East E3
Description

Mtg to discuss strategy

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

Toddler Time

9:15am - 9:45am
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:

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 is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Dye Lab
Description

FREE Art Classes using Montessori Techniques

Funded by MACH (Manitou Arts Culture and Heritage Fund)

Join highly experienced Montessori teacher, Leigh Slimp-Virgo for these fun lessons:

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.

Summer Fun: Dinosaur Resource Center: The Amazing Prehistoric Seas

9:30am - 10:30am
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community/ Annex
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

Come learn how Dinosaurs and Sea Reptiles differed from each other. Take home pictures of creatures like Ichthyosaurus, Kronosaurus, The Megalodon shark and more!

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Description

REALTOR® Legal update with Colorado Association of REALTORS Legal Counsel Scott Peterson - Hosted by Equity Colorado Real Estate

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Tutoring/Study session

9:45am - 10:45am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B4
Description

Tutor

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

Toddler Time

10:00am - 10:30am
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:

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.

Cheyenne Mountain Virtual Hooked On Crochet!

10:00am - 11:30am
Adult, Senior
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Our "Hooked On Crochet!" group has gone virtual! Please join us on Zoom to crochet or knit with us and talk about life. After you register, we will send you a link to the Zoom meeting to your email.

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Medicare 101 Seminar

10:00am - 12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Description

If you have any questions related to Medicare or would like to learn the basics of Medicare, feel free to stop by to say hi and learn.

There will be snacks and refreshments provided.

At this seminar you can expect to learn about:

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

Northstar Computer Series- Internet Basics 2

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Learning Lab
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Adults, Computer Classes, Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Join us and learn to use PPLD resources to improve your computer skills. This learning experience consists of three (3) in-person classes. 

There's no cost to participate. 

What you’ll need  

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

Toddler Time

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:

One and two-year-old children, with a favorite adult, participate in nursery rhymes, music and movement, and listen to a few short books.

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Kendall Dupree

10:30am - 11:30am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Aspen Room
Description

meeting

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.

Pirate Dogs of the Sea!

10:30am - 11:30am
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Tweens
Event Details:

Ahoy, Mate! Denise Gard’s famous Border Collies Joey and Kira are hunting for treasure upon the seven seas. When they become shipwrecked will they find treasure or learn about keeping the ocean clean?

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.

Summer Fun - Petting Zoo with Wishing Star Farm

10:30am - 12:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Tweens
Event Details:

Meet some friendly animals from Wishing Star Farm up close and personal. These programs are held outdoors for ages 0 - 12.  

#SummerAdventure #SummerFun #Animals #oceansofpossibility

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

Toddler Time

10:45am - 11:15am
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:

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.

Stay and Play

11:00am - 11:30am
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:

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.

For ages 1-3 years old. No registration required

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

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!  

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.

Summer Fun: Dinosaur Resource Center: The Amazing Prehistoric Seas

11:00am - 12:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community/ Annex
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

Come learn how Dinosaurs and Sea Reptiles differed from each other. Take home pictures of creatures like Ichthyosaurus, Kronosaurus, The Megalodon shark and more!

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Study

11:00am - 1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East F3
Description

Study

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379SRS mtg

12:00pm - 2:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East E3
Description

Strategy mtg

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VA Meeting

12:00pm - 2:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B5
Description

Meeting

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Azuga Team Meeting

12:00pm - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B6
Description

Team meeting

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Kim Dillon

12:30pm - 2:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: C1
Description

Virtual interview

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Community Room
Description

Association of Financial Consultants is a nonprofit and IRS 501(c)(3) approved organization that partners with local agents looking to educate seniors turning 65 on the complexities of Medicare.

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Therapy session on device. Quiet,

1:00pm - 2:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Study Room D3
Description

Taking a meeting for Gateway To Success therapy session on phone

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Ryant

1:00pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East F3
Description

Work

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Workshop preparation

1:00pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Study Room D1
Description

Workshop dry run

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

Library 21c Art Inspiration

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: CreateSpace
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Makerspace and Studios, Makerspace
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Explore art techniques including painting and drawing for adult artists. Basic drawing and painting materials provided.

Ages 18+. Registration required for this free program.

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Spanish Conversation Group

1:30pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East F1
Description

This is an informal Spanish conversation group, including intermediate-advanced students and native speakers. It is not an instructional time and no English is spoken during the meetings.

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

Nailed It!: Cupcake Decorating

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Family
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Teen, Tweens
Event Details:

 

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Event Type: Kids
Event Details:

Pirate Dogs of the Sea!  

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

Virtual Coding Series: Game Design

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Kids, S.T.E.A.M., Teen, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Beginners will 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 in Scratch.

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Tutoring

2:00pm - 3:15pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: A1
Description

We will be tutoring

This event is in the "All" group.

Care & Share Mobile Market

3:00pm - 4:00pm
All
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Age Group: All
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:

Need extra food for you and your family? Pikes Peak Library District partners with Care & Share Food Bank to bring their “grocer on wheels” to patrons weathering life’s storms.

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

Paws to Read

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
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.

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

Intro to Sewing: Farmer's Market Totes

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen, Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Makerspace
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Makerspace and Studios, Live Indoor, Makerspace, Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Interested in learning to sew? Learn the basics of using a sewing machine, including threading, filling a bobbin, and executing basic stitches, as we create custom tote bags. All materials will be provided.

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Jordan

3:30pm - 5:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Study Room D1
Description

1

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

STEM-Air Canons!

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Aspen/Children's Room
Age Group: 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.

#Summer Adventure #Oceansofpossibility

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

Tweens Dungeons and Dragons Club

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Tween 9-12
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: A1
Age Group: Tween 9-12
Event Type: Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Play D&D with other tweens, led by our very own Dragon Master Alli!

New members are always welcome and no experience is required. Ages 9-12.

#tweens  #dungeonsanddragons #SummerAdventure #OceansofPossibility

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.

Inkscape: Think Outside the Box - Level 2

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Make (Clean Maker Space)
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Business, Makerspace and Studios, Live Indoor, Makerspace, Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Step up your Inkscape skills and think outside the box! Or inside the box. Or how about the box itself? We will make custom boxes using Inkscape and the laser engraver/cutter in this hands-on workshop.

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Meet me at the Library with David Torres

5:00pm - 7:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Description

Each week, David will be hosting meet-and-greets at local libraries and businesses throughout the county. These meetings are open to all regardless of political affiliation.

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

Library 21c Mystery Lovers Book Club

6:00pm - 6:45pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Book Group, Seniors
Event Details:

Welcome to the mystery book club.

Each month we'll be discussing a new title, join us!

Third Thursday, 6 pm, ENT conference rooms.

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Tony & Cris pre-retirement planning

6:00pm - 7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B3
Description

plan for retirement

This event is in the "Family" group.

Virtual LENA Start

6:30pm - 7:30pm
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: 7
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 is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Classroom
Description

Thursday gathering with Chris Nason of Soul's Church: Refractions: Faith and Art Discussion