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image of a sewing machine. PPLD logo.

Sewing Level 1: Basic Bag

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Library 21c: Make (Clean Maker Space) at Library 21c
Event Type:
Adult Library Programs, Creative Services Programs, Makerspace, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Bag fresh sewing skills! Learn the basics of sewing to create a basic bag using a sewing machine. No previous experience is required. All supplies will be provided by PPLD. ...

Required
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Make (Clean Maker Space)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Creative Services Programs, Makerspace, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

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

Idea Lab: LEGO Build

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Library 21c: Children's Room at Library 21c
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor, Tween Library Programs
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens, Family
Event Details:

Engineering your best LEGO creation, completing LEGO challenges, and producing LEGO Art are only some of the possibilities at this open-ended LEGO program using PPLD’s LEGO resourc...

Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor, Tween Library Programs
Event Details:

Engineering your best LEGO creation, completing LEGO challenges, and producing LEGO Art are only some of the possibilities at this open-ended LEGO program using PPLD’s LEGO resources. Join us for the fun! For ages 5-12. 

Holiday Card Making

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room at Cheyenne Mountain Library
Event Type:
Adult Library Programs, Class, Community Public, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Make your own holiday cards to send to your friends and family. This class is for beginner/intermediate skill levels. Presented by Theresa Pingel. Space is limited. Registration re...

Required
Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Class, Community Public, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Make your own holiday cards to send to your friends and family. This class is for beginner/intermediate skill levels. Presented by Theresa Pingel. Space is limited. Registration required.

Holiday Card Making

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Ute Pass Library
Event Type:
Adult Education Programs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Make your own holiday cards to send to your friends and family. This class is for beginner/intermediate skill levels. Presented by Theresa Pingel. Space is limited. Registration re...

Required
Library Branch: Ute Pass Library
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Adult Education Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Make your own holiday cards to send to your friends and family. This class is for beginner/intermediate skill levels. Presented by Theresa Pingel. Space is limited. Registration required.

Community Resources open hours

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Ruth Holley Library
Event Type:
Community Resources
Age Group:
Adults, 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: Adults, 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, November 11, 2024 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Penrose Library
Event Type:
Community Resources
Age Group:
Adults, 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: Adults, 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, November 11, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Library 21c: Children's Room at Library 21c
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Age Group:
Kids, 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, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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.

Four children reading a book.

Storytime at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Off Site
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Age Group:
Kids, Family
Event Details:

Stories and more for children ages 3 and older, with a favorite adult. This Storytime will be held in the Reynolds Ranch House (the white house) on the property of the Western M...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Event Details:

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

Baby time blocks

Baby Time

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
East Children's Story Room at East Library
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Age Group:
Kids, 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, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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.

Promotional image for Baby Time.

Baby Time

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Library 21c: Children's Room at Library 21c
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Age Group:
Kids, 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, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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, November 11, 2024 at 11:15am - 12:00pm
East Children's Story Room at East Library
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Age Group:
Kids, 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, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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, November 11, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Rockrimmon Meeting Room at Rockrimmon Library
Event Type:
Adult Library Programs
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Yoga class for beginners and intermediate level practitioners with local yoga instructor Svetlana. Please bring a water bottle and wear comfortable clothes. (Yoga blanket, yoga str...

Required
Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Yoga class for beginners and intermediate level pract

Share Classes with Elayne Prechtel: Holiday Popcorn

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Fountain Meeting Room at Fountain Library
Event Type:
Adult Library Programs
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
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: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs
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.

German Conversation Group

German Conversation Group

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Monument Meeting Room at Monument Library
Event Type:
Adult Library Programs, Foreign Language
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

A lively conversation group for intermediate and advanced German speakers. 

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

A lively conversation group for intermediate and advanced German speakers. 

Cheyenne Mountain Mystery Book Club

Cheyenne Mountain Mystery Book Club

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room at Cheyenne Mountain Library
Event Type:
Adult Library Programs, Book Clubs, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

The theme has not been announced yet. We all read a book that follows the mystery theme and then come and discuss it to the group. This book club will be conducted in person and is...

Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Book Clubs, Live Indoor, Senior Library Programs
Event Details:

The theme has not been announced yet. We all read a book that follows the mystery theme and then come and discuss it to the group. This book club will be conducted in person and is welcome to everyone.

toddler time child with cartoon dragon

Toddler Time

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
East Children's Story Room at East Library
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Age Group:
Kids, 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, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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, November 12, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
High Prairie Meeting Room at High Prairie Library
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs
Age Group:
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. Toddler Time builds on familiar experien...

Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie 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.

Photo of Toddler Painting. Text reads Create & Play with a crayon graphic.

Create & Play

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Rockrimmon Meeting Room at Rockrimmon Library
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Age Group:
Kids, Family
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 ex...

Required
Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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.

Children reading together

Storytime

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Fountain Meeting Room at Fountain Library
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs
Age Group:
Kids
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
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:

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

4 children lay on stomachs, reading a book together. Story Time logo in the foreground (Blue Red Green and Yellow letters)

Storytime

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Penrose Aspen/Children's Room at Penrose Library
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Aspen/Children's Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Event Details:

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

toddler time

Toddler Time

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
East Children's Story Room at East Library
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Live Indoor
Age Group:
Kids, 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, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, 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, November 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
High Prairie Meeting Room at High Prairie Library
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs
Age Group:
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. Toddler Time builds on familiar experien...

Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie 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.

Create & Play

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Manitou Dye Lab at Manitou Springs Library
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs
Age Group:
Kids
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 exp...

Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Dye Lab
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens 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!

2 children palying with toys at a table, Stay and Play logo in foreground, blue letters on green background

Stay & Play

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Penrose Aspen/Children's Room at Penrose Library
Event Type:
Childrens Library Programs
Age Group:
Kids
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 1 - 3 years old. No regis...

Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Aspen/Children's Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
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 1 - 3 years old. No registration required.