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.

Pikes Peak Poetry Summit 2023

8:30am - 4:30pm
Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family, All
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: The Hall (staff only facility)
Room: MacLaren Hall
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family, All
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Adult Library Programs, Community Public, Creative Services Programs, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:

The 2023 Pikes Peak Poetry Summit theme is "Art is a Bridge to New Perspectives." This year we are celebrating poetry across Colorado with features from all over the state.

Virtual Yoga

9:00am - 10:00am
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Virtual Event
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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.

What To Do With Blue—A List-Poem Workshop/Creative Writing Experience with Susan M. Peiffer

10:00am - 10:45am
Kids, Tweens
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: The Hall (staff only facility)
Room: Mezzanine
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Community Public, Creative Services Programs, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs, Live Indoor, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

The 2023 Pikes Peak Poetry Summit theme is "Art is a Bridge to New Perspectives." This year we are celebrating poetry across Colorado with features from all over the state. Full details of the event

DEA Drug Take Back Day

10:00am - 2:00pm
Adults, Seniors, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Adult Reading Area
Age Group: Adults, Seniors, Family
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Community Public
Event Details:

Fountain will be hosting our 3rd National Drug Take Back Day. 

This event is happening outside the library, patrons can drive up to drop off their medication

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Born to Move Mountains

10:00am - 5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Description

Fundraiser for Life Decisions

Poetry, Pop Culture, and Social Justice with Michael Ferguson

10:15am - 11:00am
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: The Hall (staff only facility)
Room: The Hall Lower Level Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Adult Library Programs, Community Public, Creative Services Programs, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

The 2023 Pikes Peak Poetry Summit theme is "Art is a Bridge to New Perspectives." This year we are celebrating poetry across Colorado with features from all over the state. Full details of the event

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Russian Language Meetup Group

10:15am - 11:45am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B6
Description

Learn and practice the Russian language.

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Social Justice Meeting

10:15am - 12:15pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Columbine B
Description

Team Meeting

Baby Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Kids, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Event Details:

Babies from birth to 12 months, with a favorite adult, enjoy songs, bouncing action rhymes, and sharing a book together. Each interactive session gives babies the opportunity to hear lots of language and play with other babies.

KidsMAKE: String Art

10:30am - 11:30am
Kids, Tweens, Family
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community/ Annex
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Live Indoor, Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Kids will use a hammer, nails, and colorful string to make

Trauma Informed Yoga and Meditation

10:30am - 11:45am
Adults, Seniors
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Class, Community Public, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Join a certified yoga therapist for a specific low impact trauma-informed yoga class.

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CLASSROOM-Lace Making (tatting) $48

10:30am - 12:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Classroom
Description

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Beginner Watercolor Class

10:30am - 2:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Description

Beginner Watercolor Class. Step-by-step instruction. All supplies included. Reservations required at krisgideon.com. 

3 Minutes Left— A Spoken-Work Workshop/Creative Writing with Susan M. Peiffer

11:00am - 11:45am
Tweens, Teens
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: The Hall (staff only facility)
Room: Mezzanine
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Type: Community Public, Creative Services Programs, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs, Live Indoor, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

The 2023 Pikes Peak Poetry Summit theme is "Art is a Bridge to New Perspectives." This year we are celebrating poetry across Colorado with features from all over the state. Full details of the event

Earth Day Workshop with Ali Cavitt

11:00am - 11:45am
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: The Hall (staff only facility)
Room: The Hall Lower Level Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Adult Library Programs, Community Public, Creative Services Programs, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 39
Event Details:

The 2023 Pikes Peak Poetry Summit theme is "Art is a Bridge to New Perspectives." This year we are celebrating poetry across Colorado with features from all over the state. Full details of the event

Movie Rewind

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family, All
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family, All
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Event Details:

The votes are in!

How You Rhyming?: Songwriting 101 Workshop with Dominque Robbins aka DMINQ

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: The Hall (staff only facility)
Room: The Hall Lower Level Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Adult Library Programs, Community Public, Creative Services Programs, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

The 2023 Pikes Peak Poetry Summit theme is "Art is a Bridge to New Perspectives." This year we are celebrating poetry across Colorado with features from all over the state. Full details of the event

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Medicare 101- Presented by AIS Medicare & More

1:00pm - 2:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Description

We will be hosting the basics of Medicare seminar in the Meeting room, at the Old Colorado City library.
Free snacks and refreshments will be provided.
At this seminar you can expect to learn about:

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Medicare 101

1:00pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Description

Medicare 101: An educational and informative seminar to help you understand Medicare Parts ABCD presented in an easy to understand manner. The seminar will also explain the difference between Medicare supplements and Medicare Advantage Plans.

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Shivers Concert Series at Pikes Peak Library District Workshop

1:00pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Aspen/Pine Room
Description

Shivers Concert Series at PPLD Workshop

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TEXTILES - Amigurumi

1:00pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Textiles
Description

Amigurumi

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WOODSHOP-Intermediate tables techniques: Joinery $60

1:00pm - 5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Woodshop
Description

The Meaning & The Music Writing Workshop with Becoming // Poetry

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: The Hall (staff only facility)
Room: The Hall Lower Level Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Adult Library Programs, Community Public, Creative Services Programs, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

The 2023 Pikes Peak Poetry Summit theme is "Art is a Bridge to New Perspectives." This year we are celebrating poetry across Colorado with features from all over the state. Full details of the event

Upcycled Bird Feeders

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Make
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Tired of throwing so many plastic bottles on the recycle bin? Then join us to learn how to turn that plastic bottle into a cute bird feeder!

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Intro to Japanese

2:30pm - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Description

Take your first steps into learning Japanese.

Building Community, Building A Poem with Poetry Heals

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: The Hall (staff only facility)
Room: The Hall Lower Level Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Adult Library Programs, Community Public, Creative Services Programs, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:

The 2023 Pikes Peak Poetry Summit theme is "Art is a Bridge to New Perspectives." This year we are celebrating poetry across Colorado with features from all over the state. Full details of the event

How to Podcast with Studio809Podcasts

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Event Type: Teen Library Programs
Event Details:

Ever feel like everybody's got a podcast but you? Have something on your mind you want to share with the world? Come join Dave Gardner with Studio809Podcasts to learn the magic behind the making of a podcast. Ages 12-18 only please.

Family Movie

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids, Tweens, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:

Join us for a Saturday afternoon kids' movie! Bring your favorite pre-packaged snack from home and enjoy a showing of Paddington! 

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TEXTILES - Crochet a Lace Scarf

3:00pm - 5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Textiles
Description

Class Description

18+ Dungeons and Dragons

3:00pm - 5:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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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1st Time Home Buyer Class

4:00pm - 5:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Annex
Description

This will be a class for 1st Time Homebuyers to provide information about the process/steps of buying a home and educate on different lending options/programs available.

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Colorado Cubing beginner 3x3 Rubik's cube solving class

4:00pm - 5:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: CreateSpace
Description

Have you ever wanted to solve a Rubik's cube but don't know how? or maybe you felt like you weren't smart enough? That's nonsense! You are smarter than you know and we can show you how.

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Suicide Prevention

4:00pm - 5:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Description

Suicide prevention class to the community.