Manitou Springs Library will be temporarily closed starting Fri., Nov. 1 to prepare for its move to the newly renovated Carnegie Library building which will open in early 2025.   

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Thanksgiving Eve: Closed at 6 PM

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 6:00pm - 11:45pm
Virtual Library, Calhan Library, Cheyenne Mountain Library, East Library, Fountain Library, High Prairie Library, The Hall (staff only facility), Library 21c, Manitou Springs Library, Mobile Library Services, Monument Library, Old Colorado City Library, Palmer Lake Library, Penrose Library, Rockrimmon Library, Ruth Holley Library, Sand Creek Library, Ute Pass Library, Off Site

All libraries are closed at 6 PM.

Closing
Branches:
Virtual Library, Calhan Library, Cheyenne Mountain Library, East Library, Fountain Library, High Prairie Library, The Hall (staff only facility), Library 21c, Manitou Springs Library, Mobile Library Services, Monument Library, Old Colorado City Library, Palmer Lake Library, Penrose Library, Rockrimmon Library, Ruth Holley Library, Sand Creek Library, Ute Pass Library, Off Site
Description:

All libraries are closed at 6 PM.

Thanksgiving Day: Closed

All Day
Virtual Library, Calhan Library, Cheyenne Mountain Library, East Library, Fountain Library, High Prairie Library, The Hall (staff only facility), Library 21c, Manitou Springs Library, Mobile Library Services, Monument Library, Old Colorado City Library, Palmer Lake Library, Penrose Library, Rockrimmon Library, Ruth Holley Library, Sand Creek Library, Ute Pass Library, Off Site

All libraries are closed.

Closing
Branches:
Virtual Library, Calhan Library, Cheyenne Mountain Library, East Library, Fountain Library, High Prairie Library, The Hall (staff only facility), Library 21c, Manitou Springs Library, Mobile Library Services, Monument Library, Old Colorado City Library, Palmer Lake Library, Penrose Library, Rockrimmon Library, Ruth Holley Library, Sand Creek Library, Ute Pass Library, Off Site
Description:

All libraries are closed.

Device Drop-In Help

Friday, November 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Penrose Bay Area at Penrose Library
Event Type:
Adults, Computer Classes, Seniors
Age Group:
Adult, Senior
Event Details:

 Need help with your laptop, smartphone, or tablet?  Stop by our Device Drop-In during this time to see if we can help!  Registration is not required.  Plea...

Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Bay Area
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Computer Classes, Seniors
Event Details:

 Need help with your laptop,

ESL CLASSES

Friday, November 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ruth Holley Adult Education Classroom at Ruth Holley Library
Event Type:
Adult Education Programs
Age Group:
Adult
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. We offer Beginning, Intermed...

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.

Speak English Group

Friday, November 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Library 21c
Event Type:
Adult Education Programs, Adults
Age Group:
Adult
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 practic...

Library Branch: Library 21c
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.

Children gather to hear stories. Graphic Text reads "Storytime"

Storytime

Friday, November 29, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Ute Pass Community Events at Ute Pass Library
Event Type:
Kids, Family Library Programs
Age Group:
Kids 0-5, Family
Event Details:

Stories and more for children ages 3-7, with a favorite adult. The Customer Service Desk can provide sensory accommodations items such as fidget toys or noise reducing headphone...

Library Branch: Ute Pass Library
Room: Ute Pass Community Events
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.

Community Resources open hours

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Ruth Holley Library
Event Type:
Community Resources
Age Group:
Adult, All
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Ruth Holley 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.

Community Resources open hours

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Penrose Library
Event Type:
Adults
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Penrose Library
Age Group: Adult
Event Type: Adults
Event Details:

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

Community Resources open hours

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Penrose Library
Event Type:
Community Resources
Age Group:
Adult, All
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Penrose 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.

Promotional image for Baby Time.

Baby Time

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Library 21c: Children's Room at Library 21c
Event Type:
Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Age Group:
Kids 0-5, Family
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 he...

Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

Babies from birth to 12 months, with a favorite adult, enjoy songs, bouncing action rhymes, and sharing a book together.

Storytime

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Calhan Library
Event Type:
Kids, Family Library Programs
Age Group:
Kids 0-5, Family
Event Details:

Stories and more for children ages 3 - 7, with a favorite adult.

Library Branch: Calhan Library
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.

Baby time blocks

Baby Time

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
East Children's Story Room at East Library
Event Type:
Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Age Group:
Kids 0-5, Family
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 he...

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:

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.

ESL CLASSES

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ruth Holley Adult Education Classroom at Ruth Holley Library
Event Type:
Adult Education Programs
Age Group:
Adult
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. We offer Beginning, Intermed...

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.

Promotional image for Baby Time.

Baby Time

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Library 21c: Children's Room at Library 21c
Event Type:
Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Age Group:
Kids 0-5, Family
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 he...

Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Family
Event Type: Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

Babies from birth to 12 months, with a favorite adult, enjoy songs, bouncing action rhymes, and sharing a book together.

Baby time blocks

Baby Time

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 11:15am - 12:00pm
East Children's Story Room at East Library
Event Type:
Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Age Group:
Kids 0-5, Family
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 he...

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:

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.

Photo of a woman in yoga pose, PPLD logo above left, word "yoga" superimposed to the left with the icon of a lotus

Beginning and Intermediate Yoga

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Rockrimmon Meeting Room at Rockrimmon Library
Event Type:
Adults
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Details:

Join us for this yoga class for beginners and intermediate level practitioners with local yoga instructor Svetlana Nudelman. Please bring a water bottle and mat or towel (yoga stra...

Required
Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us for this yoga class for beginners and intermediate level practitioners with local yoga instructor Svetlana Nudelman.

Share Classes with Elayne Prechtel: Holiday Popcorn

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library 21c: CreateSpace at Library 21c
Event Type:
Adults
Age Group:
Adult, Senior
Event Details:

Get Poppin' this Holiday Season! Join us live and whip up some holiday popcorn magic! Indulge in delicious samples as we craft festive popcorn delights. Space is limited. Registrat...

Required
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: CreateSpace
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Get Poppin' this Holiday Season! Join us live and whip up some holiday popcorn magic! Indulge in delicious samples as we craft festive popcorn delights. Space is limited. Registration required.

Seasonal Cooking: Peanut Butter Buckeyes

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Library 21c: Kitchen at Library 21c
Event Type:
Adult Education Programs, Adults, Family Library Programs, Intergenerational, Live Indoor, Makerspace and Studios, Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Age Group:
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family
Event Details:

Chilly weather got you down? Warm up in the kitchen and join us to make a delicious and comforting peanut butter buckeyes recipe. In this class, you will learn about seasonal cooki...

Required
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Kitchen
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family
Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Adults, Family Library Programs, Intergenerational, Live Indoor, Makerspace and Studios, Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Chilly weather got you down? Warm up in the kitchen and join us to make a delicious and comforting peanut butter buckeyes recipe.

German Conversation Group

German Conversation Group

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Monument Meeting Room at Monument Library
Event Type:
Adults, Foreign Language
Age Group:
Adult, Senior
Event Details:

A lively conversation group for intermediate and advanced German speakers. 

Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Foreign Language
Event Details:

A lively conversation group for intermediate and advanced German speakers. 

HSE class (High School Equivalency: GED/HiSET)

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Ruth Holley Adult Education Classroom at Ruth Holley Library
Event Type:
Adult Education Programs
Age Group:
Adult
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...

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

toddler time child with cartoon dragon

Toddler Time

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
East Children's Story Room at East Library
Event Type:
Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Age Group:
Kids 0-5, Family
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 experience...

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:

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

Two small children playing together next to some happy clouds and the words "Toddler Time"

Toddler Time

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
High Prairie Meeting Room at High Prairie Library
Event Type:
Early Literacy, Kids
Age Group:
Kids 0-5
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 experien...

Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Event Type: Early Literacy, 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.

Promotional image for Toddler Time.

Toddler Time

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Library 21c: Children's Room at Library 21c
Event Type:
Kids, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Age Group:
Kids 0-5, Family
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 experien...

Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's 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.

Children reading together

Storytime

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Fountain Meeting Room at Fountain Library
Event Type:
Kids
Age Group:
Kids 0-5
Event Details:

Children ages 3-7, with a favorite adult, experience stories through books, flannelboards, puppets, songs, and activities. This program encourages emerging reading s...

Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Event Type: Kids
Event Details:

Children ages 3-7, with a favorite adult, experience stories t