PPLD Update:

Old Colorado City Library will be closed Thu., Dec 1 - Sun., Dec. 18 for renovations.

Voting at Fountain Library - 7 am - 7 pm

7:00am - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Fountain Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:
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. For each election, we will have several conveniently ...

Virtual Yoga

9:00am - 10:00am
Required
Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Senior Library Programs, Virtual Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 105
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. ...

Food Industry Training (5-Week Intensive Training Program)

9:00am - 1:00pm
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Kitchen
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Creative Services Programs
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. The program outcome is em...
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PPQG Board Meeting

9:15am - 12:15pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B6
Description
Monthly Board Meeting for Officers and Coordinators of the Guild....

Baby Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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. If an older sibling wishes to come along, they might want to bring their o...

Baby Time

9:30am - 10:15am
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity/Story Rooms
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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. If an older sibling wishes to come along, they might want to bring their own baby doll so they can participate too. Eac...

Story time at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry

9:30am - 10:30am
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:
Stories and more for children ages 3 and older, with a favorite adult. This Storytime will be held in the Reynolds Ranch House (the white house) on the property of the Western Museum of Mining & Industry, located at 225 North Gate Blvd, Colora...

Genealogy Basics (virtual genealogy class)

10:00am - 11:00am
Required
Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Genealogy Library Programs, History Library Programs, Senior Library Programs, Virtual Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:
Are you interested in researching your genealogy but aren't sure where to start? Join us for an introduction to basic genealogy research strategies including getting started, organizing research, and selecting and searching for records. There is n...

CNC Badging: Shape Up With The CNC Router

10:00am - 1:00pm
Required
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Make II (Messy Maker Space)
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Creative Services Programs, Live Indoor, Makerspace, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Kick off your creativity with our CNC Router! PPLD's ShopBot Desktop CNC is a computer-controlled mill, router, and drill all in one that lets you make your own projects with wood or acrylic. Learn the basics of V-Carve Pro and ShopBot Routers while ...

Trauma-Informed Yoga and Meditation

10:15am - 11:15am
Required
Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Join a certified yoga therapist for a specific low impact trauma-informed yoga class. This class will lead you through specific postures and practices that will help ease anxiety and tension and cultivate an environment for healing process to begin. ...

Baby Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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. If an older sibling wishes to come along, they might want to bring their o...

Baby Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity/Story Rooms
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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. If an older sibling wishes to come along, they might want to bring their own baby doll so they can participate too. Each interact...

Upcycle Trivets

10:30am - 12:30pm
Required
Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
Get ready for the holidays by making a small unique trivet to hold those hot pots and dishes! You will use recycled bottle caps, scraps of fabric, and cork to make your trivet. ...
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Beginner Watercolor Class: Cardinal

10:30am - 2:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Description
Male Northern Cardinals have striking red plumage that’s thought to play a role in attracting mates. To develop red feathers, he need to eat seeds or fruit containing pigment molecules called yellow carotenoids. His body then change those pigments fr...

Share Classes with Elayne Prechtel: Homemade Italian Stromboli (Virtual)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Senior Library Programs, Virtual Program
Event Details:
Join Elayne and learn how to make delicious homemade Italian Stromboli. Full recipe available on Facebook and Instragram @sharinglifeloveandfood. Click here for the video.  Share Classes: Baking, Cooking, and Mor...

Nonprofit Workshop - Grant Search Orientation

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Nonprofit, Virtual Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:
Not sure where to begin with your search for foundation funding? New to grant seeking or just looking for a refresher? Join us for a virtual Grant Search Orientation, where we cover the basics of grant-seeking and start you on your way with tips...

Maker in Residence Studio Hours: Modular Origami

1:00pm - 6:00pm
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: CreateSpace
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Creative Services Programs, Live Indoor, Maker/Artist in Residence, Makerspace, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:
Join our Maker in Residence, Gabrielle Oshiro, as she constructs a large-scale modular origami piece to be displayed in Library 21c. Participants may help with a variety of tasks such as folding origami, connecting pieces together into modules, pasti...
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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. ...

Upcycle Trivets

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
Library Branch: Calhan Library
Room: Calhan Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Get ready for the holidays by making a small unique trivet to hold those hot pots and dishes! You will use recycled bottle caps, scraps of fabric, and cork to make your trivet.  All materials provided. ...

Paws to Read

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Library Branch: Fountain Library
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:
Practice reading aloud and improve fluency by sharing a story with one of our lovable Paws to Read therapy dogs. If your child might benefit from sensory accommodations such as fidgets or noise-reducing headphones, please request a Sensory Accommodat...

KidsMake: Paper Plate Pinball

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity/Story Rooms
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:
Using a paper plate, a marble, and some fun supplies, create a mini pinball maze and test it out! Ages 5 - 12. ...

Virtual Pro Se Clinic - Free Law Clinic

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Study Room (Staff use only)
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Senior Library Programs
Event Details:
Free law clinic - Virtual Pro Se Clinic. Patrons can speak with an attorney for free over Zoom. The first Monday of every month (except July, September, and October) from 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Patrons may schedule an appointment by calling 719-531-6333 ...
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Medicare 101

4:30pm - 6:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Description
We will be hosting the basics of Medicare seminar in the Meeting Room, at the High Prairie Library. Free snacks and refreshments provided. At this seminar you can expect to learn about: Medicare Part A: What does Medicare Part A cover? What does M...

Business Funding: All Stages of Business: 3 Part Series

5:45pm - 6:45pm
Required
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Aspen Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Business, Community Public
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:
Join Ginelle Curincita, PPLD Entrepreneur in Residence for Business Funding: All Stages of Business: 3 Part Series.  When you register, you will be signed up for all sessions. In this workshop participants will learn key information to app...