Fri., Jan. 9: All Pikes Peak Library District locations are closed due to inclement weather.

Pikes Peak Library District is closed Fri., Jan. 16, for staff development and Mon., Jan. 19, to observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The eLibrary, as well as other online services and resources, will still be available.

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Photo of author David Brooks with a cover image for his book How To Know a Person

Virtual Author Visits - The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Photo of author Julia Hotz and image of the cover jacket of her book The Connection Cure

Virtual Author Visits - Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Photo of author Liz Moore and a cover image of the book jacket for her book The God of the Woods

Virtual Author Visits - Secrets and Second Chances with Liz Moore

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Birds of the Pikes Peak Region

Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Old Colorado City Meeting Room at Old Colorado City Library
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Join wildlife biologist and author Joe LaFleur for an audio-visual presentation about how to identify local raptors like owls, hawks and falcons.

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Join wildlife biologist and author Joe LaFleur for an audio-visual presentation about how to identify local raptors like owls, hawks and falcons.

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Room capacity: Due to the popularity of this program and to meet fire code requirements for meeting rooms, please arrive early to get a spot. If we are unable to accommodate you for the program, we welcome you to have fun playing in our play spaces.

Author Vanessa Riley with cover image of her book Fire Sword and Sea

Virtual Author Visits - Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley

Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Author Lindsey Stewart with cover image of the book The Conjuring of America

Virtual Author Visits - Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Virtual Author Visits - Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Author Kate Quinn and book jacket for The Astral Library: A Novel

Virtual Author Visits - Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Author Shoshana Walter and the book jacket image for Rehab. Also included is an image of program host Barbara Kingsolver

Virtual Author Visits - America’s Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter (featuring Special Guest Host Barbara Kingsolver)

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Author Kate Messner and two images of book covers

Virtual Author Visits - Explore Secret Worlds in the Earth, Sea, and Sky with New York Times Bestselling and Award-Winning Children’s Author Kate Messner

Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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