All Pikes Peak Library District locations will be closed Thu., July 4 in observance of Independence Day. The eLibrary and other online services and resources will still be available.

Library 21c Makerspaces closing at 4pm today

All Day
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Make II (Messy Maker Space)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family
Event Type: Creative Services Programs, Makerspace
Event Details:

The Makerspaces at Library 21c will be closing at 4pm today. No equipment will be available after that time.

Rockrimmon Library Sixth Annual Community Art Show

All Day
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family, All
Event Type: Creative Services Programs
Event Details:

Celebrate Arts Month with the Rockrimmon Library and enjoy our month-long display of art created by our patrons. 

Spooky Stroll-a-Story in OCC

All Day
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:

Take a spooky stroll in Old Colorado City and read Trick Arrr Treat by Leslie Kimmelman and pictures by Jorge Monlongo. Find a page at each location featured on the map, and head inside- there may be a special treat waiting for you!

HSE class (High School Equivalency: GED/HiSET)

9:00am - 12:00pm
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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, HiSET and TASC are alternatives to a high school diploma. PPLD offers Adult Basic Educa

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John

9:15am - 12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Virtual Court Room (B1)
Description

Study

Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
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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 - 7, with a favorite adult. 

Due to our fire code limit, we can only provide space to 35 patrons. Arrive early.  

Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Story Room
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.

Northstar Computer Series- Microsoft Word 2

10:00am - 12:00pm
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: 4
Event Details:

NORTHSTAR COMPUTER SERIES: MICROSOFT WORD

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TEXTILES-Punchneedle

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

Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
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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 - 7, 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
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Story Room
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.

Toddler Time

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

One and two-y

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
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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:

One and two-year old children, with a favorite adult, participate in nursery rhymes, music and movement, and listen to a few short books.

Homeschool: Whatever Happened to Humpty Dumpty?

1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Event Type: Homeschool
Event Details:

Everyone knows that Humpty Dumpty took a great fall but what happened next?

ERC Make-a-Masterpiece: Wenzel Hablik's Universe

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Dye Lab
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, ERC (Educational Resource Center), Family Library Programs, Homeschool
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Homeschoolers: Create a stunning, imaginary universe masterpiece inspired by the art of Wenzil Hablik and his Expressionistic style.

Teen Holiday Perler Beads program

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Type: Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:

Perler Bead craft for the holiday season, you pick the season.....Spooky? Giving Thanks? or any of the other that you enjoy. 

 

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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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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.

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Website Redesign Meeting

1:30pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: 2nd Floor Staff Training Room
Description

Meeting for website committee

Homeschool: Introduction to Machine Learning

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Type: Homeschool, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:
How does Artificial Intelligence become, well, intelligent?

Laser Badging & Design Level 1: Coasters

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Makerspace
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Creative Services Programs, Live Indoor, Makerspace, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Don't coast on the laser! Take the first steps into designing graphics for laser cutting. Using Inkscape, a free Vector Graphics Software, we will create custom coasters to engrave and cut out of 1/8” wood. No previous experience required.

Paws to Read

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Family
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.

Tween Dungeons and Dragons

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Aspen/Children's Room
Age Group: Tweens
Event Type: Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 54
Event Details:

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

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

Tween: Spooky Stories and S’mores

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Tweens
Event Type: Tween Library Programs
Event Details:

Ready for some spooky fun? Gather around the “campfire” and experience the thrill of spine-tingling stories and more! Grab a friend and bring your favorite scary story to share.

Rock the Vote

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Required
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Type: Live Indoor, Teen Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

The League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region (LWVPPR) presents Rock the Vote: Rock Painting!

Starry Night Inspired Art

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Required
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, S.T.E.A.M., Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Celebrate how humans view the stars by creating artwork inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night and Alma Thomas’ Starry Night and the Astronauts.

Palette Knife Poppies

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Teen Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Learn more about the palette knife painting technique while creating a beautiful poppy design in honor of the veterans in our community.

Paws to Read

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Live Indoor, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:

Practice reading aloud and improve fluency by sharing a story with one of our lovable Paws to Read therapy dogs.

STEAM: Starry Night Inspired Art

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:

Celebrate how humans view the stars by creating artwork inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night and Alma Thomas’ Starry Night and the Astronauts. You’ll also learn a bit about the two artists and their contributions.

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FACSC Meeting

5:00pm - 6:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Description

FACSC GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HSE class (High School Equivalency: GED/HiSET)

5:00pm - 8:00pm
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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, 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

The Great American Solar Eclipses in Oct. 2023 and April 2024

5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family, All
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Class, Community Public, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:

This talk will discuss the historical and modern cultural context of the solar eclipse in society, what solar eclipses are, the basic science of why eclipses occur, and where to see these exciting upcoming celest

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Cub Scout Pack 100 Fall Festival

6:00pm - 7:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Description

After our opening ceremony and giving out awards to cub scouts, we will have boys rotate between about 5 stations of carnival games while dressed up in costumes.

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Girl Scouts SU422

6:30pm - 7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: CreateSpace
Description

Meeting