All Pikes Peak Library District locations will close at 6 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 27 and will be closed on Thu., Nov. 28 in observance of Thanksgiving.  The eLibrary and other online services and resources will still be available.

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 "Tween 9-12" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
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Library 21c Makerspaces opening at 2pm

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 2pm due to a class.

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.

This event is in the "All" group.
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Age Group: All
Event Type: Community Public
Event Details:

We’ve all found ourselves in a difficult situation and we aren’t always sure where to turn. Pikes Peak Library District offers community resources across the District.

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

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9:00am - 1:00pm
Branches:
Sand Creek Library
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Finish hanging exhibits

9:15am - 11:15am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Description

Finish hanging up arts

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
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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.

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

Create and Play

10:00am - 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:

Did you know studies show that art making builds motor skills, reading readiness, and math concepts? Bring your little one to a special event made just for them where they will experience creative and playful adventures with art!

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

Northstar Computer Series- Computer Basics 1

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: 1
Event Details:

NORTHSTAR COMPUTER SERIES: COMPUTER 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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Stephanie

10:00am - 12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East E1
Description

None

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

CNC Badging

10:00am - 1:00pm
Teen, Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Make II (Messy Maker Space)
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Makerspace and Studios, Live Indoor, Makerspace, Seniors, Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Kick off your creativity with our CNC Router! PPLD's ShopBot Desktop CNC is a computer-controlled mill, router, and drill all in one that lets you make your own projects with wood or acrylic.

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.

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.

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

NaNoWriMo Workshop: World-Building

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B6
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Live Indoor, Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

How do we create realistic worlds for our readers? For history, it's a matter of research. Is it the same for writing fantasy?

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Career Navigator office hours

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Conference 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.

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Devoted Medicare Meeting

10:30am - 12:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Annex
Description

Medicare Open Enrollment meeting for Devoted Healthcare

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Medicare 101

11:00am - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Columbine
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.

This event is in the "Senior" group.

Art for Older Adults

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: CreateSpace
Age Group: Senior
Event Type: Class, Live Indoor, Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Art for Older Adults

Art for Older Adults inspires a sense of self-reliance for older adults, even when the participant is somewhat reliant on a partner to help with materials use.

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

Rockrimmon Art Inspiration

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Makerspace and Studios
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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.

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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: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Adult Education Classroom
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.
This event is in the "Senior" group.

Cheyenne Mountain Fiction Book Club

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

The book club will be conducted in person. We will be reading Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan. You can pick up your copy of the book at the front desk or by curbside pickup. This book club is welcome to everyone.

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Wellness: Life, Health, Awareness

2:00pm - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B2
Description

Adventurers who want to take a deeper-dive into Life (Mind), Health (Body) and Awareness (Soul).

A journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step.

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.

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.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Pine Room
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

The age-old wisdom of "write what you know" is no longer considered the best writing advice.

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

Coding Series: Art

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tween 9-12, Teen
Required
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Teen, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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 Art.

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

Tween: Spooky Stories and S’Mores

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Community Room
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.

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

Tween: Spooky Stories and S’Mores

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Aspen/Children's Room
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.

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

This is the 30th Anniversary of the El Paso County Housing Authority! We would like to invite the public to join us for a small celebration with a video/speakers ending in a sparkling cider toast and cake.

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

Veteran's Day Poppy Painting

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Teen, Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Learn more about the palette knife painting technique while creating a beautiful poppy design in honor of Veterans Day.

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B6
Description

Becoming a homeowner is so important in building wealth. We will show you and give you the steps needed in order for you to become a homeowner.

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

Clay Exploration: Holiday Ornaments

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family
Required
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Makerspace
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family
Event Type: Makerspace and Studios, Intergenerational, Live Indoor, Makerspace, S.T.E.A.M.
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Come to the Sand Creek Library Makerspace to experiment with clay! This is a two-part class.

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

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Medicare Solutions

5:15pm - 6:15pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Description

Medicare Education and Information Meeting

Reservation

Pack Meeting -- Cub Scout Pack 100

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

Presenting awards to cub scouts and hosting a fun family activity night.

Reservation

SITW ALUMNI

6:00pm - 7:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B2
Description

This is a group working on forming a nonprofit booster club for a D20 school.

Reservation

Valley Park HOA - Annual Meeting

6:00pm - 7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Description

This is for an Annual HOA board meeting for the membership of the association.