All Pikes Peak Library District locations will be closed Tue., Dec. 24 and Wed., Dec. 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday. 

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

Library 21c Makerspaces opening at 3pm

All Day
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Make (Clean Maker Space)
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family
Event Type: Makerspace and Studios, Makerspace
Event Details:

The Makerspaces at Library 21c will open at 3pm due to a class.

Rockrimmon Library Sixth Annual Community Art Show

All Day
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family, All
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family, All
Event Type: Makerspace and Studios
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
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Tweens
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!

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).

HSE class (High School Equivalency: GED/HiSET)

9:00am - 12:00pm
Adult
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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

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
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
Kids 0-5, Family
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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.

Reservation

DESIGNLAB-Photoshop $99

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

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Northstar Computer Series-Lab

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: 12
Event Details:

NORTHSTAR COMPUTER SERIES: LAB 

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. 

Sand Creek Book Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Book Group
Event Details:

Sand Creek Book Club: All Pikes Peak Reads title - The Girls who stepped out of line: untold stories of the women who changed the course of World War Two by Mari K. Eder

Read the book and join the discussion.

3D Printer Badging & Modeling Level 1: Keychains

10:00am - 1:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Make II (Messy Maker Space)
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Makerspace and Studios, Live Indoor, Makerspace, S.T.E.A.M., Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Start your 3D printing and designing journey with PPLD! We will create and print custom keychains using TinkerCAD, a free, online 3D designing software. Get creative with your designs and your fashion choices. No previous experience required.

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Medicare 101

10:00am - 1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Description

This is a Medicare 101. Medicare Mentors educates the public on Medicare and it's in's and out's. We are there to support clients in making good choices for their specific needs.

Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
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
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
Kids 0-5, Family
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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.

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.

Toddler Time

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:

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

Reservation

Tutoring

11:00am - 1:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B2
Description

Tutoring

Old Colorado City Book Group

11:30am - 1:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Book Group, Seniors
Event Details:

The Old Colorado City Library meets monthly in person (call about Zoom options) to discuss favorite popular and timely fiction and non-fiction.  See PDF link for upcoming book titles.  Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch.

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United Health Care

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

Medicare informational class sponsored by United Health Care.

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Mar Jonn

1:00pm - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Description

Friends playing Mar Jonn

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AARP Driver Safety Course

1:00pm - 5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Description

AARP Driver Safety Course. Four- hour classroom instruction including take-home materials, videos and class discussion. Completing the course will provide auto insurance discounts in Colorado for a period of three years. Seating is limited.

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.

Reservation

UnitedHealthcare

2:00pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Description

Medicare Enrollment Meeting

Reservation

UnitedHealthcare

2:00pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Annex
Description

Medicare Plan Information Meeting

Paws to Read

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, 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.

Tween: Spooky Stories and S’Mores

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity/Story Rooms
Age Group: Tween 9-12
Event Type: Tweens
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.

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Be Proactive Not Reactive Home and Health Financial Planning

3:00pm - 5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Description

Home and Health Financial Planning

LEGO Engineering: Car Racers and Epic Marble Runs

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Classroom
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, S.T.E.A.M., Tweens
Event Details:

Learn about the Engineering process and Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion as you build and race LEGO cars. Adapt your car for greater speed and aerodynamics and race again. You can also create an epic marble run. For ages 5 – 12.

STEAM: Starry Night Inspired Art

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
Event Type: Kids
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.

Tween Dungeons and Dragons

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tween 9-12
Required
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Aspen/Children's Room
Age Group: Tween 9-12
Event Type: Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 56
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.

A Lifetime of Writing: A Conversation with International Bestselling Author John Irving

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Adult, Senior
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Author, Seniors, Virtual Program
Event Details:

You are in for a treat when you join us for an intimate conversation with John Irving as he chats about not only his most recent novel, The Last Chairlift, but also about his prolific body of work and a lifetime spent writing.

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Colorado Springs Open Source Software Meetup

5:00pm - 7:15pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Description

We meet monthly to discuss open source topics, software and frameworks.

HSE class (High School Equivalency: GED/HiSET)

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
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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  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

Reservation

Hearts and Hoofs 4-H Club

5:30pm - 9:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Description

Hearts and Hoofs 4-H Club Monthly Meeting

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Learn about Germany - From Language to Culture

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

A conversation group for non-native speakers who wish to practice German and learn about the culture. Some German language skills are recommended but not necessary.