All Pikes Peak Library District locations are closed Wed., Dec. 10, and Thu., Dec. 11, to implement the new Integrated Library System.

The catalog and PPLD app will be unavailable through Thu., Dec. 11.

Upcoming Events

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This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group

Homeschool: Build An Animal Oasis

1:00pm–2:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12
Event Type: Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to create a fun oasis using Rigamajig, a life-size building set with wooden planks, gears, hardware, and more. For this engineering challenge, students will team up to design and construct structures that are strong enough to

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool: Make-a-Masterpiece: Ted Harrison's Abstract Landscapes

10:00am–11:30am
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen, Family
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community/ Annex
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen, Family
Event Type: Crafting, Making, & Recording, Homeschool, Kids, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover Canadian painter Ted Harrison and explore how to apply fluid, organic lines and bright colors to achieve a distinctive northern landscape.

Disclaimer(s)

One slot per month: Due to the popularity of this program, please limit your registration to one slot per month. 

One slot per participant: Please register for only one session so that others can attend the program. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration so that others can participate.

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool Book Blast

1:00pm–2:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen, Family
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community/ Annex
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen, Family
Event Type: Homeschool, Kids, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tell the world about your favorite book! Prepare a creative book report at home and present it informally to other families.

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Homeschool Make-a-Masterpiece: Hoodoos on a Starry Night

10:00am–11:30am
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Crafting, Making, & Recording, Class, Homeschool, Kids, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover the beauty and science behind bewitching hoodoos, mysterious rock formations found on every continent!

Disclaimer(s)

One slot per month: Due to the popularity of this program, please limit your registration to one slot per month. 

One slot per participant: Please register for only one session so that others can attend the program. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration so that others can participate.

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool: Marvelous Morse Code

1:00pm–2:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Registration Required
Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how telegraphs were used to send messages across long distances when Colorado became a state 150 years ago. Then make your own flashlight to send messages using Morse code! Ages 5 – 12.

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool Science: The Magic of Science All Around Us

1:30pm–2:30pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community/ Annex
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

Science is amazing. Join Stacey Lazzelle from the United States Air Force Academy’s Department of Research to explore some of the fascinating science concepts that affect our everyday lives.

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool: Terrific Tangrams

3:00pm–4:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

Learn about Tangrams (classic Chinese shape puzzles) through a story about a triangle on a quest where listeners follow along and make the geometrical configurations with their own set of polygons, and other engaging activities.

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool: Optical Illusions​

1:00pm–2:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Your mind is playing tricks on you! Learn about the science behind some common optical illusions, make your own optical illusions, and learn tricks to amaze your friends. Ages 5 – 12. 

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Homeschool Make-a-Masterpiece: Hoodoos on a Starry Night

1:00pm–2:30pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Crafting, Making, & Recording, Class, Homeschool, Kids, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover the beauty and science behind bewitching hoodoos, mysterious rock formations found on every continent!

Disclaimer(s)

One slot per month: Due to the popularity of this program, please limit your registration to one slot per month. 

One slot per participant: Please register for only one session so that others can attend the program. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration so that others can participate.

This event is in the "Teen" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room B
Age Group: Teen
Event Type: Games & Gaming, Homeschool, S.T.E.A.M., Science & Math, Teen
Registration Required
Event Details:

The year is 1899, and you have found yourself locked in engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla’s experimental lab right here in the Pikes Peak region!

Disclaimer(s)

One slot per participant: Please register for only one session so that others can attend the program. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration so that others can participate.

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool: Marvelous Morse Code

1:00pm–2:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

​​Learn how telegraphs were used to send messages across long distances when Colorado became a state 150 years ago. Then make your own flashlight to send messages using Morse code! Ages 5 – 12.​ 

Disclaimer(s)

One slot per participant: Please register for only one session so that others can attend the program. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration so that others can participate.

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool: Explore Coding and Robotics

2:00pm–3:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

Experience this fun, on-the-road version of PPLD’s Educational Resource Center (ERC) at a Library near you!

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Homeschool Make-a-Masterpiece: Dog Portraits, Modigliani Style

10:00am–11:30am
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Crafting, Making, & Recording, Class, Homeschool, Kids, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create an eye-catching dog portrait using watercolor, chalk pastels, and colored pencils!

Disclaimer(s)

One slot per month: Due to the popularity of this program, please limit your registration to one slot per month. 

One slot per participant: Please register for only one session so that others can attend the program. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration so that others can participate.

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Homeschool Make-a-Masterpiece: Dog Portraits, Modigliani Style

1:00pm–2:30pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen
Registration Required
Library Branch: High Prairie Library
Room: High Prairie Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Crafting, Making, & Recording, Class, Homeschool, Kids, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create an eye-catching dog portrait using watercolor, chalk pastels, and colored pencils!

Disclaimer(s)

One slot per month: Due to the popularity of this program, please limit your registration to one slot per month. 

One slot per participant: Please register for only one session so that others can attend the program. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration so that others can participate.

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool: Marvelous Morse Code​

2:00pm–3:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

​​Learn how telegraphs were used to send messages across long distances when Colorado became a state 150 years ago. Then make your own flashlight to send messages using Morse code! Ages 5 – 12.​ 

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool Science Fair

10:00am–11:30am
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen, Family
Registration Required
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen, Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Kids, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Our annual Homeschool Science Fair is open to grades K-12! Homeschool students are invited to demonstrate a science project for other families.

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool: Optical Illusions

1:00pm–2:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Your mind is playing tricks on you! Learn about the science behind some common optical illusions, make your own optical illusions, and learn tricks to amaze your friends. Ages 5 – 12. 

Disclaimer(s)

One slot per participant: Please register for only one session so that others can attend the program. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration so that others can participate.

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool: Terrific Tangrams

2:00pm–3:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

Learn about Tangrams (classic Chinese shape puzzles) through a story about a triangle on a quest where listeners follow along and make the geometrical configurations with their own set of polygons, and other engaging activities.

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Tween 9-12
Event Type: Homeschool, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

The journey west along the Oregon Trail is an arduous one. This morning, a member of your wagon team was bitten by a snake! The antidote is locked in a box. Can you get it before it’s too late?

Disclaimer(s)

One slot per participant: Please register for only one session so that others can attend the program. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration so that others can participate.

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool: Explore Coding and Robotics​

1:00pm–2:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

​Experience this fun, on-the-road version of PPLD’s Educational Resource Center (ERC) at a Library near you!

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool: Marvelous Morse Code

1:00pm–2:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how telegraphs were used to send messages across long distances when Colorado became a state 150 years ago. Then make your own flashlight to send messages using Morse code! Ages 5 – 12.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Homeschool Make-a-Masterpiece: Faux Glass Art Sculpture

10:00am–11:30am
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Class, Crafting, Making, & Recording, Homeschool, Kids, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Inspired by glass artist Dale Chihuly, artists will create vibrant faux glass art that really pops! Students will design an individual sculpture then contribute to a collaborative installation for the Homeschool Art Show.

Disclaimer(s)

One slot per month: Due to the popularity of this program, please limit your registration to one slot per month. 

One slot per participant: Please register for only one session so that others can attend the program. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration so that others can participate.

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool: Western Work

1:00pm–2:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Registration Required
Library Branch: Fountain Library
Room: Fountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Investigate some of the important industries in Colorado history that helped make Colorado what it is today.

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit! 

 

This event is in the "Kids 5-8" group
This event is in the "Tween 9-12" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Homeschool: Terrific Tangrams

1:00pm–2:00pm
Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Kids, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

​​Learn about Tangrams (classic Chinese shape puzzles) through a story about a triangle on a quest where listeners follow along and make the geometrical configurations with their own set of polygons, and other engaging activities.

Disclaimer(s)

One slot per participant: Please register for only one session so that others can attend the program. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration so that others can participate.

Sensory accommodations: The Service Desk can provide sensory accommodation items such as fidget toys or noise-reducing headphones for you or your child to use while in the Library.  If these will benefit your Library experience, please ask about our Sensory Accommodations Kit!