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.
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community/ Annex
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Community Public
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El Paso County Elections

Public Voting Open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
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Library Branch: Calhan Library
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adults
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Create a festive conversation starter for your holiday table.  The leaves can be turned over to reveal a fun question. Limit one kit per household, while supplies last. Kit may contain supplies not suitable for children.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
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Library Branch: Calhan Library
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adults
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A small, handy survival kit to carry in your purse, backpack, or in the glove box of your car. Limit one kit per household, while supplies last. Kit may contain supplies not suitable for children.

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

Voting at Fountain Library - 8 am - 5 pm

8:00am - 5:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Community Public
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Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPCs) are one-stop vote locations where you can register to vote, update your registration, vote in person and drop off your voted mail ballot all in one place.

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: 106
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.
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:

 

Public Voting 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Seven Falls Indian Dancers

10:00am - 11:00am
Adult
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Pine Room
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adults
Event Details:

Seven Falls Indian Dancers are a family dance troupe representing four generations of dancers. They present educational and entertaining Native American dances including the Eagle and Hoop dances.

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PauseYourLife Meetup

10:00am - 12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East E1
Description

To provide opportunities for individuals to step away from the pressures of day-to-day living, enter an atmosphere of total acceptance, release all of their worldly stress, connect more strongly with their higher Self, and re-enter their lives ene

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

Maker in Residence Class: Modular Origami

10:00am - 1:00pm
Teen, Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Make
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Class, Makerspace and Studios, Live Indoor, Maker/Artist in Residence, Makerspace, Seniors, Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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.

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Cancel Culture, or Accountability?

10:15am - 12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Description

A structured discussion with the goal of better understanding one another. The focus this time will be on Cancel Culture, and what it does or should look like to hold accountable those in positions of influence.

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Russian Language Meetup Group

10:15am - 12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B6
Description

Learn and practice Russian Language.

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

Paws to Read

10:30am - 11:30am
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs
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Children may practice reading skills by reading to a certified therapy dog.

No registration required for this free program.

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.

Pop Up: LEGOs

10:30am - 11:30am
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 the big tub of LEGOs to build unique creations. If stuck, look for ideas in the included idea book or try completing one of the challenge cards.

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Description

Training for yoga teachers

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Wild Wolves

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Teen
Required
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Age Group: Teen
Event Type: Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us in the TEEN ZONE to learn about wolves and their importance while meeting an ambassador wolf-dog.

space is limited, reservation required

AGES 12-18

 

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Social Anxiety Group

12:00pm - 1:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Description

Group for individuals with social anxiety. This 8-10 week group will provide experiential exercises and cognitive challenges to help shift, as well as provide some basic tools for social interaction.

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Fostering Hope Volunteer Training

12:30pm - 2:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B2
Description

Volunteer training

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Baby Shower

12:30pm - 4:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Pine Room
Description

Baby shower

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

NaNoWriMo Come Write In

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults
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Come Write In for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo): use our Meeting Place as a space to plan, contemplate, use WiFi, and otherwise get writing!

 

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

SCRAP EXCHANGE WITH WHO GIVES A SCRAP

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Dye Lab
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

In collaboration with Who Gives a SCRAP Creative Reuse Center, we are hosting an arts, craft, and hobby material exchange!

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

Steampunk Writing Workshop

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: CreateSpace
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Teen, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

What happens when we look at the 19th and even 20th centuries’ predictions about our world of today?

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

Life Size Battleship

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Teen, Tweens
Event Details:

Play Battleship like you've never played it before - in full size!

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

Seven Falls Indian Dancers 

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult, Senior, Family, All
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Age Group: Adult, Senior, Family, All
Event Type: Adults, Kids, Community Public, Family Library Programs, Intergenerational, Seniors, Teen
Event Details:

Seven Falls Indian Dancers are a family dance troupe representing four generations of dancers.  They present educational and entertaining Native American dances including the Eagle and Hoop Dances. 

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

18+ Dungeons and Dragons

3:00pm - 5:30pm
Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Play D&D with other young adults (18+), led by volunteer Dungeon Masters. No experience is required. For more information, contact Library 21C.

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HAGNAUER-Women's Film Festival

6:00pm - 9:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Hagnauer Gallery
Description

Film Festival