English as a Second Language (ESL)

8:00am - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:
For adults wanting to improve their workplace and every day English language skills. Classes provide instruction in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Registration is required. New students must attend ESL Orientation to register ...

Laptop Lab

9:00am - 10:00am
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Computer Classes, Senior Library Programs
Event Details:
Library laptops are available for use in our downstairs meeting room. Library staff will be on hand either to assist with personal projects from job skills to Microsoft Office products, or provide practice materials on computer basics. No registratio...

Meeting with the Gazette

9:00am - 10:00am
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: A1
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: PPLD: Internal
Event Details:
Discussing advertising for 2020  ...

Tai Chi Swords

9:00am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Senior Library Programs
Event Details:
Learn the uniquely Chinese dance-like Jian (straight sword) and DaoI (broadsword) forms. The Jian sword form is fairly meditative, while the Daol sword form is quite energetic. A word of caution: regular practi...

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)

9:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:
For adults wanting to improve their workplace and every day English language skills. Classes provide instruction in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Registration is required. New students must attend ESL Orientation to register and take a p...

GED / HiSET / TASC class

9:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:
PPLD Adult Education High School Equivalency (HSE) program offers free classes for adults. Using trained instructors, we will help students who need to obtain GED, HiSET, or TASC credentials, which are the alternative to a high scho...

Adult Education: GED / HiSET / TASC classes - ORIENTATION DAY (2) - 9 AM

9:00am - 12:30pm
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Columbine
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:
*If person missed Orientation Day 1, CAN'T attend Day 2.* To attend any GED class, you have to come to the orientation first. *Orientation will take two days to complete. *Not necessary to pre-register, just show up. *Bring notebook, ...

AARP Tax-Aide

9:00am - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Event Details:
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax preparation help to anyone, and if you’re 50 and older and can’t afford a tax preparation service we were made especially for you. We understand that retirement or other life changes may mean your taxes are a ...

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
Event Details:
Stories and more for children ages 3 and older, with a favorite adult. Call for storytime themes, if you're interested! We know there are all kinds of kids with all kinds of needs, so if your child might benefit from some sensory accommodations li...

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:00am
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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 builds on familiar experiences to introduce new vocabulary and word sounds in a lively atmosphere. ...

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:00am
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting 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. Toddler Time builds on familiar experiences to introduce new vocabulary and word sounds in a lively atmosphere. ...

Toddler Time

10:00am - 10:30am
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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 builds on familiar experiences to introduce new vocabulary and word sounds in a lively atmosphere. ...

Storytime

10:00am - 10:45am
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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:
Children ages 3 and up, with a favorite adult, experience stories through books, flannel boards, puppets, songs and activities. This program encourages emerging reading skills by engaging children with shapes, sounds, rhythm and rhyme in a playful en...

Family Place Playgroup

10:00am - 11:15am
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
For parents/caregivers and children 1-3 years old. Please join us for this enjoyable five week playgroup where you will spend time together, play, make friends, and speak one-on-one with specialists in fields of child development, early literacy, and...

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
Event Details:
Stories and more for children ages 3 and older, with a favorite adult. Call for storytime themes, if you’re interested! We know there are all kinds of kids with all kinds of needs, so if your child might benefit from some sensory accommodations li...

Storytime

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:
Children ages 3 and up, with a favorite adult, experience stories through books, songs, and activities. We know there are all kinds of kids with all kinds of needs, so if your child might benefit from some sensory accommodations like fidget items ...

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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 builds on familiar experiences to introduce new vocabulary and word sounds in a lively atmosphere. ...

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting 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. Toddler Time builds on familiar experiences to introduce new vocabulary and word sounds in a lively atmosphere. ...

Baby Time

10:30am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:
Babies from birth to 12 months, with a favorite adult, enjoy songs, bouncing action rhymes, and sharing a book together. Each interactive session gives babies the opportunity to hear lots of language and play with other babies. SPACE IS LIMITED TO F...

Summer Adventure Check-In

12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: 1st Floor Staff Conference/Mothers Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: PPLD: Internal
Event Details:
Summer adventure planning for marketing team ...

Bi-Weekly Summer Adventure Check-In

1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: 1st Floor Staff Conference/Mothers Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: PPLD: Internal
Event Details:
Bi-Weekly check-in to make sure the marketing team is on track for Summer Adventure deliverables  ...

Rockrimmon Art Inspiration

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
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. Ages 18+. Registration required for this free program. ...

CyberShelf Rename Strategy Meeting

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: 1st Floor Staff Conference/Mothers Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: PPLD: Internal
Event Details:
Meeting to discuss how to move forward with rename of CyberShelf  ...

Fiction Book Club - Year of Wonders

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Book Clubs, Senior Library Programs
Event Details:
Cheyenne Mountain Library's Fiction (And More) Book Club is open to all! We will be discussing the book Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks. Feel free to invite friends! Snacks will be provided per member sign up. Please c...

Book Folding - Part I

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Senior Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:
Learn how to up-cycle a book and turn it into a piece of art. The beginning class will present the basic principles of the art of book folding.* The participant will leave with a completed heart design. Winter Adult Reading Program Registration ...

After School Adventures: Make Art

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:
Join us for an after school adventure: Your child will be inspired by iconic Pop Artist Andy Warhol’s colorful repeating prints and inkblot (Rorschach) images. Children will create amazing “inkblot” insects and collage them to their unique jungle bac...

One on One

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East E6
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Event Details:
One on One ...

Drop in Crafts: Fantasy Mini-Book Keychains

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Pine Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:
Winter Adult Reading Program All your favorite fantasy reads, mythological stories, and more! Make keychains of these books to have with you wherever you go. ...

ERC OPEN HOURS 3 - 6 P.M.

3:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: East Library
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, ERC (Educational Resource Center), Family Library Programs
Event Details:
Come stop by the ERC! Located on the upper floor of East Library. Call 531.6333 x1416 if you have any questions. Learn more at ppld.org/erc. ...

Paws to Read

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Corner
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Event Details:
Kids can practice reading aloud and improve fluency by sharing a story with one of our lovable Paws to Read Therapy dogs! ...

After School Adventures: Science of Sound

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Makerspace
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Makerspace, S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:
Join us after school to experiment with art and science!  Your child will learn all about sound and then make their very own kazoo, harmonica, and lid banjo. For ages 5 - 12. ...

After School Adventures: Snow Day Party

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Children's Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:
Come celebrate winter weather with us! Your child will help build an indoor snowman and make paper bag snowflakes to take home! For ages 5-12.  ...

KidsMAKE: Pop Art Jungle of Insects

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:
Your child will be inspired by iconic Pop Artist Andy Warhol’s colorful repeating prints and inkblot (Rorschach) images. Children will create amazing “inkblot” insects and collage them to their unique jungle backdrop sketches done in oil pastel. ...

AFTERMATH - FREE MATH TUTORING - ALL AGES, ALL LEVELS

4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: All
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Childrens Library Programs, Intergenerational Library Programs, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:
Is math homework getting you down? Are finals freaking you out? Do you need to brush up before the ACT, SAT, or GED? Our experienced math tutors can help you improve your grades and take the stress out of math. No appointments - Drop in! All ag...

After School Hangout: Mystery STEM Building Challenge

4:15pm - 5:15pm
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens
Event Type: Tween Library Programs
Event Details:
A space to come after school where you can hangout, play, create, or even study! Light after school snacks provided. Occurs every Thursday! Ages 8-12....

Learn to Sew: Valentine's Day Plushie

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Make
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Type: Makerspace, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Learn to sew your own heart (broken or whole) plushy! No sewing experience required. All supplies provided. Ages 9-15. Registration Required. ...

ADULT EDUCATION: GED / HISET / TASC CLASSES - ORIENTATION DAY (2) - 5:30 PM

5:30pm - 8:30pm
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Columbine
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:
*If person missed Orientation Day 1, CAN'T attend Day 2.* To attend any GED class, you have to come to the orientation first. *Orientation will take two days to complete. *Not necessary to pre-register, just show up. *Bring notebook...

GED / HiSET / TASC class

5:30pm - 8:30pm
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Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:
PPLD Adult Education High School Equivalency (HSE) program offers free classes for adults. Using trained instructors, we will help students who need to obtain GED, HiSET, or TASC credentials, which are the alternative to a high school dip...

Murder Mystery - A Totally 80's Murder

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Age Group: Teens
Event Type: Teen Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Can you solve this totally gnarly murder?  No duh.  Dress up in your best 80s attire (or don't) and come ready to figure out who done it!  Ages 12-18 only.   ...

Speak English

6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Event Details:
Speak English groups are informal English language conversation groups for adults with intermediate and advanced English skills. Each group meets once a week for two hours. Classes are free and no registration is necessary. ...

Family Craft Night: Perler beads

6:30pm - 8:00pm
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Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs
Event Details:
A different free craft for families to create each month. February is a chance to use your artistic talents to make images out of perler beads! Check the events calendar to find out what we are making the first Thursday of the month from 6:30 to 8...

Tween Twist Thursday: Collaborative Art: Winter Aspen Trees

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:
Celebrate Colorado’s natural environment by collaborating on a winter aspen grove art piece to display in your library! We will use pastels and paper to make our own mini aspen groves that will be combined into a community masterpiece. For ages 9 - 1...

Drop-in Watercolor Painting

6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Make
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Makerspace, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:
*Drop In Watercolor is momentarily paused, and we look forward to hosting it in Spring 2020.* *We are currently looking for a volunteer to help us host this program. If you are interested in volunteering, apply here: https://ppld.org/voluntee...