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After School Adventures: Table games and puzzles

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cancelled
Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Description:
Join us for an after school adventure: jigsaw puzzles, table games, art projects and more. This program is for school aged kids and their siblings. Today: BeeBots! Come and learn very simple programming. Can you count? Then you can do this! Rem...

ERC OPEN HOURS 3 - 6 P.M.

3:00pm - 6:00pm
Cancelled
Library Branch: East Library
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, ERC (Educational Resource Center), Family Library Programs
Description:
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
Cancelled
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Corner
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Description:
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: Gardening Lab for Kids

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cancelled
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Makerspace
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Makerspace, S.T.E.A.M.
Description:
Join us after school to experiment with art and science! For school age children 5-12 years old with a favorite adult. Get a closer look at seeds and discover multiple ways to use seeds. Make cool things for and from your garden. For ages 5-12. ...

After School Adventures: Tween Twist-Dragon Eggs

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cancelled
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Children's Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Description:
Make your very own jeweled dragon eggs with push pins and Styrofoam. Keep them warm and they just might hatch! For ages 9-12. If your child might benefit from sensory accommodations like fidget items or noise-reducing headphones while in the libra...

KidsMAKE: Magnet Track

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cancelled
Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, S.T.E.A.M., Tween Library Programs
Description:
Your child will design and create their very own magnetic race track from paper plates and popsicle sticks. Zoom on into the library and join us! Ages 5-12 ...

STEM: Speed Racer Science

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cancelled
Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, S.T.E.A.M.
Description:
Children attending this program will learn about Newton's First Law of Motion and test it out by building a speed racer to take home. Recommended for ages 5-12. Note: We know there are all kinds of kids with all kinds of needs, so if you...

Tween Twist Thursday: Bird's Nest Treats

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Description:
Spring is for the birds! Come create edible bird's nest treats, and then make some birdseed ornaments for your feathery friends to eat as well. Tween Twist Thursday is for ages 9-12. This program takes place in the Children’s Activity Room at East Li...

Toddler Time

10:15am - 10:45am
Cancelled
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Description:
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 - 10:45am
Cancelled
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Description:
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. ...

Book Break

10:30am - 11:00am
Cancelled
Library Branch: Monument Library
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Description:
A short read-aloud session for preschoolers. ...

Music & Movement

10:30am - 11:00am
Cancelled
Library Branch: Penrose Library
Room: Penrose Children's Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Description:
Shake those wiggles out and have some fun! This  30-minute program consists of music and movement activities and a story. For two and three-year-old children with a favorite adult. ...

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Cancelled
Library Branch: Palmer Lake Library
Room: Palmer Lake Community Events
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Description:
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

10:30am - 11:15am
Cancelled
Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library
Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Description:
Storytimes at the library introduce children ages 3 through 7 to picture books, flannel board stories, finger plays, music, art, poetry, film, and puppetry. No registration required for this free event. NOTE: We know there are all kinds of kid...

Storytime

10:30am - 11:15am
Cancelled
Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Description:
Children ages 3 and up, with a favorite adult, experience stories through books, flannelboards, puppets, songs and activities. This program encourages emerging reading skills by engaging children with shapes, sounds, rhythm and rhyme in a playful env...

Stay and Play

10:30am - 11:30am
Cancelled
Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Description:
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. Ages 0-5 with caring adult ...

Virtual Storytime for Kids

10:30am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Class
Description:
  A children’s librarian will invite you to join in a sing-along and then read a children’s book. Can’t make it live? You can always view the videos whenever it’s convenient for you. All videos are available for viewing later on Facebook. ...

Stay and Play

10:45am - 11:15am
Cancelled
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Description:
Stay and play with us after Toddler Time or drop in to build, balance, stack and crash with a variety of different blocks and other educational toys! ...

Toddler Time

11:00am - 11:30am
Cancelled
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Description:
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. ...

ERC Open Hours noon - 5 p.m.

12:00pm - 5:00pm
Cancelled
Library Branch: East Library
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, ERC (Educational Resource Center), Family Library Programs
Description:
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. ...

Homeschool @ East: Goldilocks, Dinosaurs, and STEM

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Homeschool
Description:
This fun program introduces children to Mo Willems’s Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, a laugh-out-loud funny version of a classic tale! Homeschoolers will dig deeper into the story with a variety of engaging hands-on STEM activities from building ...

KidsMAKE: "Balloon" Dog Paintings

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cancelled
Library Branch: Manitou Springs Library
Room: Manitou Lower Level
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Description:
Artists will be introduced to American Neo-Pop artist Jeff Koons, especially his stainless steel sculptures and his balloon dogs in particular.  They’ll create whimsical balloon dogs on a city backdrop using templates, paper and paint, perm...

Finally Friday

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cancelled
Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Tween Library Programs
Description:
Join us for an after school adventure! You provide the imagination, we provide the supplies. Something new every week! Today we are making scrabble tile pendants. Ages 7-12. ...

Paws to Read

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cancelled
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Description:
Children may practice reading skills by reading to a Canine Good Citizen certified dog....

Paws to Read

10:00am - 11:00am
Cancelled
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Corner
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Description:
Kids can practice reading aloud and improve fluency by sharing a story with one of our lovable Paws to Read Therapy dogs! ...

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Cancelled
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Children's Story Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs
Description:
Young children, with a favorite adult, experience new stories through books, flannelboards, puppets, songs, activities, and crafts. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. We know there are all kinds of kids with all kinds of nee...

Saturday Fun

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Childrens Library Programs
Description:
A children’s librarian will lead a “Baby/Toddler Time” program that focuses on songs and rhymes. Can’t make it live? You can always view the videos whenever it’s convenient for you. https://www.facebook.com/ppldkids/ ...