All Pikes Peak Library District locations are closed Wed., Dec. 10, and Thu., Dec. 11, to implement the new Integrated Library System.

The catalog and PPLD app will be unavailable through Thu., Dec. 11.

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El Paso County

All Day
Adult
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community/ Annex
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:

Reserved for Election prep and room set-up

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Spooky Stroll-a-Story in OCC

All Day
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs
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Take a spooky stroll in Old Colorado City and read The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams and illustrated by Megan Lloyd.

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Virtual Yoga

9:00am–10:00am
Adult, Senior
Registration Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Seniors, Virtual Program
Registration Required
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.

This event is in the "Adult" group

ESL CLASSES

9:00am–12:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
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.

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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

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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Kitchen
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Studios
Event Details:

Start your journey to a new career today! 

Pikes Peak Library District is offering a five-week training program that helps you learn the skills you need to become a qualified prep cook or line cook.

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Storytime

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
Event Details:

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

Due to our fire code limit, we can only provide space to 35 patrons. Arrive early.  

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Storytime

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:

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

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:

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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Keller Williams Partners Bold

9:30am–3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Description

We are holding a series of trainings for our realtors

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

Northstar Computer Series- Computer Basics 2

10:00am–12:00pm
Adult, Senior
Registration Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Learning Lab
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Adults, Computers & Tech, Seniors
Registration Required
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 "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
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Maker in Residence Studio Hours: Modular Origami

10:00am–2:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: CreateSpace
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Studios, Live Indoor, Maker/Artist in Residence, Makerspace, Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Event Details:

Join our Maker in Residence, Gabrielle Oshiro, as she constructs a large-scale modular origami piece to be displayed in Library 21c.

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Storytime

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
Event Details:

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

Due to our fire code limit, we can only provide space to 35 patrons. Arrive early.  

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

Storytime

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:

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

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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Toddler 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:

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

Toddler Time

10:30am–11:00am
Kids 0-5
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community 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.

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

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Drake Community Meeting

11:00am–1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Description

Public community conversation to Consider the Possibilities for the Drake Power Plant. Supported by the Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs and the Legacy Institute. Hosted by the Drake Task Force.

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

Homeschool: Science Fair Made Simple

1:00pm–2:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen
Registration Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity/Story Rooms
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Kids, Homeschool
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you ready to up your science fair game?

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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.

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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Author, Virtual Program
Event Details:

We invite you to join us for a talk with Dr.

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

3D Printer Badging & Modeling Level 1: Buttons

2:00pm–5:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Makerspace
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Studios, Live Indoor, Makerspace, Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Start your 3D printing and designing journey with PPLD! We will create and print custom buttons using TinkerCAD, a free, online 3D designing software. Get creative with your designs and your fashion choices. No previous experience required.

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

Coding Series: Storytelling

3:00pm–4:30pm
Tween 9-12, Teen
Registration Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Learning Lab
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Class, Computers & Tech, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:
Beginners can learn to code with Google in Scratch! Using an evaluated curriculum from the computer scientists at Google, youth will learn basic computational thinking concepts through block coding.
This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group

STEM: Human Body Experiments

3:30pm–4:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: Ute Pass Library
Room: Ute Pass Community Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
Event Type: Kids, Tweens
Event Details:
The human body is amazing and it’s easy to be curious about how ti works. Have some fun learning about several body systems.
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group

Tween: Life-Sized Candy Land

3:30pm–4:30pm
Tween 9-12
Registration Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Tween 9-12
Event Type: Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Play Candyland like you've never played it - in full size! Will you be the one to find King Kandy?

This event is in the "Adult" group

Nonprofit Workshop - Grant Search Orientation

3:30pm–5:00pm
Adult
Registration Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adults, Nonprofit, Virtual Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Not sure where to begin with your search for foundation funding? New to grant seeking or just looking for a refresher?

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

KidsMAKE: Fun with Fossils

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

Use your creativity to make your own fossil print with clay and some fun plants and mini animals! Ages 5 - 12.

 

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

KidsMake: Seashell Friends

4:00pm–5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
Event Type: Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

Using your imagination, decorate a cute little ocean friend to keep close! Ages 5 - 12.

This event is in the "Teen" group
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen
Event Type: Teen
Event Details:

Join us for a masquerade ball themed murder mystery! Dress up or dress down, but come ready to play a part and solve the mystery of a murder most foul.

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

Northstar Computer Series - Microsoft Word 2

4:00pm–6:00pm
Adult, Senior
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Computers & Tech, Seniors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learners will practice changing the spacing and alignment of text, add bullets and numbers to make a list, save a document using the correct name and location, customize the margins and orientation of a document, and recognize common Microsoft Wor

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Girl Scouts meeting

5:00pm–6:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Description

Girl Scouts meeting

Reservation

Space Forum

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

Conversation on space

This event is in the "Adult" group

ESL CLASSES

5:00pm–8:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
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 "Senior" group

4 Part Medicare Series - Webinars

5:30pm–6:30pm
Senior
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Senior
Event Type: Seniors, Virtual Program
Event Details:
4 Part Medicare Series

The Four-Part Medicare Series dives beyond the basics into Medicare and retirement.

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HOAFE

6:00pm–7:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B6
Description

Homeowners of Falcon Estates

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group
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In-Person Lena Start

6:00pm–7:00pm
Kids 0-5, Adult, Family
Registration Required
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Adult, Family
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Registration Required
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 10-week,  program that will increase your child’s language development.

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
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In-Person Lena Start

6:00pm–7:00pm
Kids 0-5, Adult, Family
Registration Required
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Adult, Family
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Registration Required
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 10-week,  program that will increase your child’s language development.

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Executive Director

6:15pm–7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Description

Candidate and community forum for HD15.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Secrets of Successful Investing in Any Market

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adult
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Petritz Learning Lab
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adults, Business, Nonprofits, & Law, Consumer/Finance
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this exciting, two-night course you will learn the inside game of investing. Everything Wall Street has excluded you from will be discussed.

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

PenPop!

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adult, Senior
Registration Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let’s geek out!  Join our Penrose team each week to discuss your favorite genres/topics in pop culture.  Each week we will discuss a different topic.   On October 13th, I fic, you fic, we all fic for fanfic!