Ruth Holley Library will be temporarily closed for approximately one week starting Mon., Dec. 2 to complete roof repairs.

Rockrimmon Library will close on Sun., Dec. 1.

Manitou Springs Library is temporarily closed to prepare for its move in early 2025. 

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: Unlimited
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 upon registration (see below).

This event is in the "Adult" group.

ESL CLASSES

9:00am - 12:00pm
Adult
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A
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 offers Adult Basic Education (ABE) and High School Equivalency (HSE) free classes that will help adults for such tests. We offer preparation for Language Arts, Socia

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

Outdoor 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, Intergenerational
Event Details:

Bring a blanket and enjoy stories and rhymes outside.  

In the event of inclement weather (rain, snow, or extreme temperature), the program will be cancelled.

#summeradventure

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

Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Story Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

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

Space is limited.

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.

Puppet Tales - Together is Better!

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Tweens
Event Details:

Squeak the Mouse feels small and unimportant. But when a gigantic problem happens on the farm, can little Squeak help save the day? Join Magic Dave in this fun filled adventure with illusions, silly puppets and a story about working together.

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CLASSROOM-Punchneedle

10:00am - 12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Classroom
Description

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

Northstar Computer Series- Word Basics 2

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

NORTHSTAR COMPUTER SERIES: WORD BASICS

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. 

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SAQA Fabric Art Group

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

Our group meets to try new techniques for fabric art.

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

Music and Movement

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:

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.

 

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

Outdoor Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5, 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 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Intergenerational
Event Details:

Bring a blanket and enjoy stories and rhymes outside.  

In the event of inclement weather (rain, snow, or extreme temperature), the program will be cancelled.

#summeradventure

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
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Story Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

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

Space is limited.

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.

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

Summer Fun: Cool Science - Fundamental Forces

10:30am - 11:30am
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:

Meet some of the fundamental forces you encounter every day, like gravity, electricity, magnetism, air and water pressure and friction. We'll have fun watching them move, stop and even levitate ordinary objects almost like magic!

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Career Navigator office hours

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Study Room D1
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Nonprofit Workshop - Grant Search Orientation

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adult
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adults, Nonprofit, Virtual Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
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.

Puppet Tales - Together is Better!

11:00am - 11:30am
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Tweens
Event Details:

Squeak the Mouse feels small and unimportant. But when a gigantic problem happens on the farm, can little Squeak help save the day? Join Magic Dave in this fun filled adventure with illusions, silly puppets and a story about working together.

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

Toddler Time

11:15am - 11:45am
Kids 0-5
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Senior" group.
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Author, Virtual Program
Event Details:

You’re invited to join us for an hour online with New York Times bestselling author and award-winning photographer Jamie Beck as she talks about her book An American in Provence: Art, Life, and Photography.

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TUTORING

12:00pm - 2:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Conference Room
Description

TUTORING

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Community Kitchen
Description

Placeholder to reserve room

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

Library 21c Art Inspiration

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: CreateSpace
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Makerspace and Studios, Makerspace
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Explore art techniques, including painting and drawing, for adult artists. Basic drawing and painting materials provided.

Ages 18 an up. Registration is required for this free program.

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

Pikes Peak Workforce Center

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen, Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Senior
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. 

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

Homeschool Curriculum Swap

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Family
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community/ Annex
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Family
Event Type: Adults, Kids, Family Library Programs, Homeschool
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Looking for new curriculum and/or educational materials? Have curriculum you don’t need? Homeschoolers can bring curriculum, educational materials, books, and more to give away to other homeschoolers at this once-a-year event. No selling.

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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.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Career Navigator office hours

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Study Room
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group.
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs
Event Details:

Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center

Reservation

Facilities Meeting

2:00pm - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Aspen Room
Description

Meeting

Reservation

PC Tutoring

2:00pm - 5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Virtual Court Room
Description

summer school tutoring

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

Coding Series: Music

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tween 9-12, Teen
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Petritz Learning Lab
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Teen, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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 session's theme is Music.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Pride Flag Painting

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Teen
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Make
Age Group: Teen
Event Type: Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Show your pride! During this program you will paint a Pride flag with your choice of colors on a canvas board. We’ll include images of Pride flags you can reference. Registration is required.

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

Paws to Read

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
Event Type: Kids, Live Indoor
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 "All" group.
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: All
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Teen
Event Details:

Bring the whole family and enjoy a twist on your standard game night using our popular life-sized board games! There will be Life-Size Games to choose from.

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Hip Hop Benefit Concert

4:00pm - 6:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community/ Annex
Description

Hip hop benefit concert with Tia Stokes. Will be taking suggested donations on site.

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

Tween D&D

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Tween 9-12
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: A1
Age Group: Tween 9-12
Event Type: Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Play D&D with other tweens, led by our very own Dragon Master Alli!

New members are always welcome and no experience is required. Ages 9-12.

#tweens  #dungeonsanddragons

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Description

Learn the basics of becoming a real estate investor in this 1st class in a four part series covering a variety of investor interests and concerns.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

ESL CLASSES

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A
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.
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Adult Education Classroom
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:

The GED, 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 St

This event is in the "Senior" group.

Four-Part Medicare Series : Medicare Part D

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Senior
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Senior
Event Type: Class, Seniors, Virtual Program
Event Details:

Four-Part Medicare 101 Webinars : Medicare Part D 

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

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Ceramics Studio
Description

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Falfins Board Meeting

5:45pm - 7:45pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B6
Description

Monthly Board Meeting

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

Library 21c Mystery Lovers Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Book Group, Seniors
Event Details:

Love mysteries? Join us in discussing this month's mystery title: The Silent Patient by Alex Michealides.

3rd Thursday, 6 pm, ENT conference room.

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Adult Aspergers Support Group

6:00pm - 7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East F1
Description

Support group for adults on the spectrum & those seeking more information.