The GED and HiSET  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

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

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

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

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

Learn how to maximize the Foundation Directory's tools to identify potential grants.  The database provides information including grant recipients, their location, dollar amounts granted, and suggested funders.  The class is designed for

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 0-5 years old. No registration required.

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

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

Join us for a showing of "The Packy Puppet Show" presented by the Manitou Springs Heritage Center. The production is inspired by the book, Packy Climbs Pikes Peak written by locally renowned author, Maud M. Keithley. 

Stories and more for children and their favorite adult. 

Check out the behind-the-scenes action in Collection Management! Learn how PPLD acquires and distributes the books and other material you find on Library shelves.

A yoga class for all, focusing on linking breath and movement.  The practice introduces traditional yoga sequences where one pose "flows" into the next.  Perfect for beginners, but leaves lots of room to incorporate more challenging pose

Homeschoolers: Sketch a composition for viewing with 3-D glasses!  Turn your expert drawing into a three-dimensional anaglyph using transfer paper and markers.  Then make the 3-D glasses and watch it POP!

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  

Origami has been around for over 1000 years! Let’s look at origami under a different light. The art of paper folding was once considered a child’s activity, but now it attracts mathematicians, designers, engineers, and artists all over the world.

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

Practice the skills learned in the Computer Basics series.

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

For parents and caregivers with children 1-3 years old.

Need math help? Come work with our community volunteer tutors. All grade levels welcome. No reservations necessary. Tutors available on a first-come, first-served basis.

In this lockbox escape room, participants will be given a series of clues that they must solve to unlock the box! The program encourages teamwork and using problem-solving skills.

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

No registration required for this free program.

Come and enjoy a movie based on a Banned Book. We will screen Fahrenheit 451, directed by Francois Truffaut, based on the book by Ray Bradbury.  This is the 1966 classic starring Julie Christie and Oskar Werner.

Regular monthly meeting of the PPLD Board of Trustees.

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.

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.