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. 

This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group.
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Limited Makerspace service today at Library 21c

All Day
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family
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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.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

ESL CLASSES

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:

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.
This event is in the "Senior" group.

AARP Tax Aide (in partnership with PPLD)

9:00am - 1:00pm
Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Community Public, Consumer/Finance, Nonprofit
Event Details:

Get help in preparing and filing your tax returns!

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Description

Get help in preparing and filing your tax returns!

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

Toddler Time

9:30am - 9:45am
Kids 0-5, Family
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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.

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

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
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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.

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

Toddler Time

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

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breast feeding support group

10:00am - 11:00am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: B2
Description

mothers and babies gathering for breastfeeding support

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

East Library Book Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East F1
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Book Group, Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us at the East Library Book club on the first Wednesdays of the month, from 10am-12pm. 

This event is in the "Kids 0-5" group.
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Event Type: Kids
Event Details:

Join us on the first Wednesday of every month for a bilingual storytime in English and Spanish. For children ages 3+ with a favorite adult!

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

Stay and Play

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5, Family
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
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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 1 - 3 years old. No registration required.

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

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids 0-5
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5
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.

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

Toddler Time

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

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

Black History Month - Make Your Own Clock

10:30am - 11:30am
Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Benjamin Banneker invented America's first fully functioning clock. Celebrate Black History Month with us by making your own clock with functional mechanisms!

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

Community Resources open hours

11:30am - 2:00pm
Adult, All
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Library Branch: Calhan Library
Age Group: Adult, All
Event Type: Community Resources
Event Details:

Come speak with a Community Resources Specialist to receive resources or information you are in need of in El Paso County.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adults, Kids, Virtual Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Are you expecting and have so many questions? Join Pikes Peak Library District and Nurse-Family Partnership for a series of prenatal classes. Classes are every Wednesday at noon.

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

Yoga Flow with a special Nidra Yoga session

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult, Senior
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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

IRT

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

Reading therapy

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.

3D Printer Badging & Modeling Level 1: Buttons

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Make
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 buttons using TinkerCAD, a free, online 3D designing software. Get creative with your designs and your fashion choices. No previous experience required.

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.

Sewing Level 1: Basic Bag

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Required
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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: 0
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adult" group.
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adults
Event Details:

Adventure begins at your library!  Everywhere on Earth that we look, even in the most extreme environments, we find life.  Join the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society for a talk that explores how we're using our understanding of life

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

Community Resources open hours

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Adult, All
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Age Group: Adult, All
Event Type: Community Resources
Event Details:

Come speak with a Community Resources Specialist to receive resources or information you are in need of in El Paso County.

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Secretary

3:00pm - 6:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East F1
Description

Board Meeting

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

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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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!

 

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

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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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!

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

Tween Dungeons and Dragons

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tween 9-12
Required
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Library Branch: The Hall (staff only facility)
Room: Mezzanine
Age Group: Tween 9-12
Event Type: Kids
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
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.

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.

Math Tutoring

3:30pm - 6:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult
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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.

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.

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

Coding Series: Game Design

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East 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 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

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs
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 "Teen" group.

Escape Room: Back to the Planetarium

4:00pm - 5:15pm
Teen
Required
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen
Event Type: Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Can you solve the clues with your team and break into the box in this planetarium-themed escape room? For ages 12 - 18.

Reservation

Friends of Fountain Fairview

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

mtg

Reservation

Girl Scout Meeting

5:00pm - 6:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Description

Girl will gather to learn about what Girl Scouts do in the local community.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

ESL CLASSES

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:

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

Reservation

The Mompreneur Network Meeting

5:15pm - 7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Annex
Description

The Mompreneur Network recognizes that being a parent and an entrepreneur combine to form a lifestyle, and should not be treated as two separate jobs.