All Pikes Peak Library District locations will open at 11 a.m. on Fri., Sept. 27 due to an all-staff training.

East Library and book drop will reopen at 9 a.m. on Mon., Sept. 30 following completion of parking lot repairs.

Visit our project update page for more information.

Virtual Yoga

9:00am - 10:00am
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Virtual Program
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.

ESL CLASSES

9:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:

ESL classes are for adults that want to improve the workplace and everyday language.

HSE class (High School Equivalency: GED/HiSET)

9:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Adult Education Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:

The GED and HiSET are alternatives to a high school diploma. PPLD offer Adult Basic Education (AB

Food Industry Training (5-Week Intensive Training Program)

9:00am - 1:00pm
Adults
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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.

AARP Tax Aide (in partnership with PPLD)

9:00am - 6:00pm
Adults, Seniors
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Community Public, Consumer/Finance, Nonprofit
Event Details:

Placeholder: Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids, Family
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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:

Stories and more for children ages 3 - 7, with a favorite adult. 

Space is limited.

Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids, Family
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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.  

Family Place Playgroup

10:00am - 11:15am
Kids, Family
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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

Northstar Computer Series - Word 2 and 3

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

Join us and learn to use PPLD resources to improve your computer skills. 

Music And Movement

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:

Shake those wiggles out and have some fun! This 30-minute program consists of music and movement activities and a story.

For ages 2-3 accompanied by a favorite adult.

 

Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids, Family
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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.  

Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids, Family
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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:

Stories and more for children ages 3 - 7, with a favorite adult. 

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:

Career Navigator office hours

11:00am - 1:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:

A career search starts before you write a resume and begin applying for jobs.

Toddler Time

11:15am - 11:45am
Kids
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:

Art for Older Adults

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Seniors
Required
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Seniors
Event Type: Class, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Art for Older Adults

Art for Older Adults inspires a sense of self-reliance for o

Pikes Peak Workforce Center

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:

The Pikes Peak Workforce Center will have a staff member at the High Prairie Library on the first and third Thursdays of the month. 

Rockrimmon Art Inspiration

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Required
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Creative Services Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Explore art techniques including painting and drawing for adult artists. Basic drawing and painting materials provided by the Friends of the Rockrimmon Library.

Reservation

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.

Career Navigator office hours

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Adult Education Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:

A career search starts before you write a resume and begin applying for jobs.

Cheyenne Mountain Fiction Book Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Book Clubs, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs
Event Details:

The book club will be conducted in person. We will be reading The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley. You can pick up your copy of the book at the front desk or by curbside pickup. This book club is welcome to everyone.

Paws to Read

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Kids, Family
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:

Practice reading

KidsMake: A Mess

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids, Family
Required
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Aspen/Children's Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Coding Series: Sports

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Learning Lab
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Type: Computer Classes, Live Indoor, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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.

Decorate Your Own Reusable Bag

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
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Library Branch: Ute Pass Library
Room: Ute Pass Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Event Type: Teen Library Programs
Event Details:

Use stencils, stickers, and paint to customize a reusable bag! Ages 12-18 only please. 

KidsMAKE: Sensory Boards

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids, Tweens
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: CreateSpace
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Live Indoor, Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Get creative and craft your very own sensory board. Learn how to use various types of fastening tools while experimenting with different textures.

Tween: Pixel Art Portraits

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room B
Age Group: Tweens
Event Type: Tween Library Programs
Event Details:
Have you ever wondered what you would look like inside a video game? Do you have the perfect design for a Minecraft skin? Come create your own pixel art portrait! For ages 9 - 12.

Willson and McKee: Echo in a Winter's Heart

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Event Details:

Join Willson and McKee for stories and songs of winter! The scent of peat smoke, the sound of popping fire, the sight of dancing shadows. These are the gifts of winter.

Reservation

Medicare 101- Presented by AIS Medicare & More

4:00pm - 6:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B2
Description

We will be hosting the basics of Medicare seminar in the Meeting room B2, at Library 21C
Free snacks and refreshments will be provided.
At this seminar you can expect to learn about:

Reservation

Colorado Springs Thyroid Cancer Support Group Meeting

4:30pm - 6:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community/ Annex
Description

Support group meeting for thyroid cancer survivors, family members, and friends. We share information, experiences, and coping strategies.

VITA Central (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)

4:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults, Seniors
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Pine Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Nonprofit
Event Details:

VITA Central site

ESL CLASSES

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
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.

HSE class (High School Equivalency: GED/HiSET)

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Adult Education Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:

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 Studi

To the Battlefield & Back Again

6:00pm - 7:45pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: CreateSpace
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:

Community conversations on issues facing our military and veteran communities. All are welcome to join.