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. 

Limited Makerspace service today at Library 21c

All Day
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Make II (Messy 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 have limited service today due to classes.

Meeting Room CLOSED

All Day
All
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: All
Event Type: PPLD: Internal
Event Details:

closed for repairs

ESL CLASSES

9:00am - 12:00pm
Adult
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:

ESL classes are for adults that want to improve the workplace and everyday language. Classes are focused on: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking.

Toddler Time

9:30am - 9:45am
Kids 0-5, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family 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.

Toddler Time

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

Once Upon a Sign: ASL Storytime

9:30am - 10:30am
Kids 0-5, 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 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs
Event Details:

Come and join us for a fun Storytime featuring early literacy activities and stories signed in American Sign Language (ASL) by a Deaf role model, and spoken aloud in English!

Reservation

Fountain Creek Watershed District MMF Meeting

9:30am - 12:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Description

The Fountain Creek Watershed District's Monetary Mitigation Fund Advisory Committee meets monthly on 3rd Wednesdays, 10am-12pm. The meeting is open to the public.

Toddler Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids 0-5, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
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

breast feeding support group

10:00am - 11:00am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Description

mothers and babies gathering for breastfeeding support

Patrons of Influence - Military Veterans in El Paso County

10:00am - 11:00am
All
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community/ Annex
Age Group: All
Event Type: Adults, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs, Family Library Programs, Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 69
Event Details:

 Patrons of Influence Panel: Military Veterans in El Paso County

Join Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) and Citizen-Powered Media as we celebrate Patrons that are providing positive influences in the areas of culture, business

Patrons of Influence: Military Veterans in El Paso County - Livestream Event

10:00am - 11:00am
All
Required
Virtual Event
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: All
Event Type: Adults, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs, Family Library Programs, Seniors, Virtual Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 65
Event Details:

 Patrons of Influence Panel: Military Veterans in El Paso County

]Join Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) and Citizen-Powered Media as we celebrate Patrons that are providing positive influences in the areas of culture, busines

Reservation

Esa

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

Book Club

Stay and Play

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

Join us for open-ended play! We'll have fun toys to enhance your child's early literacy learning. Meet new friends and have fun playing together. For ages 0-5 years old. No registration required.

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family 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.

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Live Indoor
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.

Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Kids 0-5, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Aspen/Children's Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids
Event Details:

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

Felt Ornaments

11:00am - 12:30pm
Teen, Adult, Senior
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Palmer Lake Library
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:
Prepare for the the upcoming holidays by creating a small, festive felt ornament. We will provide the inspiration for an assortment of holidays.

Yoga Flow

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adult, Senior
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

A yoga class for all, focusing on linking breath and movement.  The practice introduces traditional yoga sequences where one pose "flows" into the next.  Perfect for beginners, but leaves lots of room to incorporate more challenging pose

Reservation

Tina tutoring

12:30pm - 1:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Description

Reading help

Reservation

Chestnut Glen HOA 2023 Annual Meeting

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

This is a meeting of HOA owners to discuss the budget, the maintenance and events of the last year and to appoint new officers to the Board.

ERC Make-a-Masterpiece: Indigenous Woodlands Style Animals

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen, Family
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen, Family
Event Type: Kids, ERC (Educational Resource Center), Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Homeschoolers: Explore Indigenous Canadian culture through its contemporary Woodlands School style of art.

Career Navigator office hours

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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.

Reservation

Medicare Resource Center

1:00pm - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B2
Description

The Medicare Resource Center is available for Medicare eligible individuals to come in to ask questions about Medicare, and/or enroll in Medicare Advantage Plans.

Sewing Level 1: Scarf

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Make (Clean Maker Space)
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Makerspace and Studios, Makerspace, Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Bag fresh sewing skills! Learn the basics of sewing to create a scarf using a sewing machine.

Reservation

BRYANT, REBEKAH

1:30pm - 2:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Pine Room
Description

phone call

Coding Series: Art

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tween 9-12, Teen
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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.

Paws to Read

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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: Children's Floor
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor, Tweens
Event Details:

Kids can practice reading aloud and improve fluency by sharing a story with one of our lovable Paws to Read Therapy dogs!

 

Paws to Read

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Corner
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

Kids can practice reading aloud and improve fluency by sharing a story with one of our lovable Paws to Read Therapy dogs!

Harry Potter Trivia

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Tween 9-12, Teen
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Community Room
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Teen, Tweens
Event Details:

Are you a Harry Potter super fan? Come prove your knowledge in this trivia competition! Ages 12-18 only please. 

Math Tutoring

3:30pm - 6:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult
Event Type: Teen, Tweens
Event Details:

Need math help? Come work with our community volunteer tutors. All grade levels welcome. No reservations necessary. Tutors available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tutoring is provided free of charge.

Reservation

Math Support - All Math Levels Tutoring - Sponsored by the Tri-Lakes Dynamic Rotary Club

3:30pm - 6:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Description

The Aftermath program is back! Math tutoring of all levels is offered for free from Math professionals to past professors, PhDs, engineers, and more.

Paws to Read

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Family
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids
Event Details:

Kids can practice reading aloud and improve fluency by sharing a story with one of our lovable Paws to Read Therapy dogs!

Reservation

Springs Canyon HOA

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

Annual meeting of homeowners.

Reservation

TEXTILES-Polymer Clay Jewelry

4:00pm - 6:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Textiles
Description

Image removed.

PPLD Board of Trustees meeting

5:00pm - 7:00pm
All
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Columbine A
Age Group: All
Event Type: PPLD: Board of Trustees
Event Details:

Regular monthly meeting of the PPLD Board of Trustees

Reservation

Beginner Watercolor Class

5:00pm - 7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: CreateSpace
Description

Make and take beginner watercolor class. All materials provided. For more details and to register go to classes at www.sherrygraf.com

ESL CLASSES

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
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:

ESL classes are for adults that want to improve the workplace and everyday language. Classes are focused on: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking.

Reservation

Girl Scout Troop 42827

5:30pm - 6:45pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East F1
Description

Girl Scout Meeting

Speak English Group

5:45pm - 7:45pm
Adult
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Adults
Event Details:

Speak English groups are fun English language conversation groups for adults with intermediate and advanced English skills.

Each group meets once a week for two hours to practice English.