All Pikes Peak Library District locations will close at 4 p.m. on Tue., Dec. 31 and be closed on Wed., Jan. 1 in observance of New Year's Day.

Manitou Springs Library is temporarily closed to prepare for its move in early 2025. 

Upcoming Events

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Laser Club

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, 16-24, Adult, Senior
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Makerspace
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, 16-24, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Intergenerational, Live Indoor, Makerspace, Makerspace and Studios, S.T.E.A.M., Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Event Details:

Join us for the monthly laser engraver club meeting at the Sand Creek Makerspace! This informal drop-in program is designed for all skill levels. Never used the makerspace before?

Swiftie Friendship Bracelets

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tween 9-12, Teen
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Arts & Crafts, Intergenerational, Teen, Tweens
Event Details:
Are you ready for it? Calling all Taylor Swift fans! Drop everything now and make your very own personalized bracelets to wear and trade with fellow Swifties.

Disclaimer(s)

Large groups: If you have a group of 10 or more who wish to participate, please call the Library you plan to attend before your visit or program participation to confirm space.

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.

Intro to Color Theory

2:00pm - 4:00pm
16-24, Adult, Senior
Registration
Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: 16-24, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Arts & Crafts, Class, Intergenerational, Live Indoor, Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join Dawn from Brush Crazy to learn the basics of color theory. Dawn will take you through the process and by the end of the 2-hour class, you will have your own small masterpiece.  All materials included. 

Cooking Class: Cream of Roasted Asparagus Soup

10:00am - 12:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family
Registration
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
Registration 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 Cream of Roasted Asparagus Soup recipe.

Tea Blend Workshop

10:00am - 11:00am
Adult, Senior
Registration
Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Arts & Crafts, Class, Intergenerational, Live Indoor, Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Join us to learn about and experiment with different tea leaves and ingredients to create personalized tea blends. Take your custom tea blend home and enjoy. Offered as part of the Winter Adult Reading Program.

Copy of Rick Sturdevant UFOs of Rocky Mt. West

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adult, Senior
Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs, Intergenerational, Seniors
Event Details:

Concentrating on the Rocky Mountain West, this presentation outlines some of the most familiar, and a few lesser-known UFO sightings. It weighs UFO sightings and media reactions to them against some official U.S.

PPAAA Retirement Series: Transformational Caregiving

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adult, Senior
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Intergenerational, Seniors
Event Details:

Retirement can be as stressful as it can be fun! Join PPLD and PPAAA for this Retirement Series that will provide information, resources, and fellowship to explore the many ways retirement can be challenging and enjoyable.

Skean Dubh (Celtic Acoustic Band)

10:30am - 11:30am
Kids 0-5, Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen, 16-24, Adult, Senior, Family, All
Library Branch: Library 21c
Room: Library 21c: Venue
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Kids 5-8, Tween 9-12, Teen, 16-24, Adult, Senior, Family, All
Event Type: Adults, Intergenerational, Kids, Live Indoor, Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Event Details:

Skean Dubh is one of the most highly sought after acoustic Celtic bands in the Rocky Mountain region. Featuring unforgettable vocals, hauntingly beautiful uilleann bagpiping, sophisticated fiddle, and engaging rhythms.

Jigsaw Puzzle Swap

11:00am - 3:00pm
Teen, 16-24, Adult, Senior, Family
Library Branch: Monument Library
Room: Monument Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen, 16-24, Adult, Senior, Family
Event Type: Adults, Intergenerational, Seniors, Teen
Event Details:

Give a Puzzle, get a new-to-you puzzle in exchange at the Jigsaw Puzzle Swap. We will only accept gently used puzzles.

Laser Club

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Makerspace
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Intergenerational, Live Indoor, Makerspace, Makerspace and Studios, S.T.E.A.M., Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Event Details:

Join us for the monthly laser engraver club meeting at the Sand Creek Makerspace! This informal drop-in program is designed for all skill levels. Never used the makerspace before?

Thrift Store Paintings

10:00am - 11:30am
Adult, Senior
Registration
Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Arts & Crafts, Class, Intergenerational, Live Indoor, Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Join us to create a new-to-you masterpiece using thrift store paintings and acrylics. All supplies will be provided, but you are welcome to bring a painting from home to use.

Teen and Tween: Swiftie Friendship Bracelets

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tween 9-12, Teen
Registration
Library Branch: Calhan Library
Room: Calhan Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen
Event Type: Arts & Crafts, Intergenerational, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Are you ready for it? Calling all Taylor Swift fans! Drop everything now and make your very own personalized bracelets to wear and trade with fellow Swifties.

Vinyl Record Art

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, 16-24, Adult, Senior, Family
Registration
Library Branch: Calhan Library
Room: Calhan Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, 16-24, Adult, Senior, Family
Event Type: Adults, Arts & Crafts, Intergenerational, Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Create a masterpiece on a vinyl record. We will provide inspiration for celebrations and other fun and unique ideas. Registration required.

Vinyl Record Art

10:00am - 11:30am
Tween 9-12, Teen, 16-24, Adult, Senior, Family
Registration
Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, 16-24, Adult, Senior, Family
Event Type: Adults, Arts & Crafts, Intergenerational, Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Create a masterpiece on a vinyl record. We will provide inspiration for celebrations and other fun and unique ideas. Registration required. Ages 9 and up! 

Jigsaw Puzzle Swap

10:00am - 1:00pm
Teen, Adult, Senior
Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Intergenerational, Seniors, Teen
Event Details:
Give a puzzle, get a new-to-you puzzle in exchange at the Jigsaw Puzzle Swap.  We will only accept gently used puzzles. Open to ages 16 and up.

Laser Club

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Library Branch: Sand Creek Library
Room: Sand Creek Makerspace
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Intergenerational, Live Indoor, Makerspace, Makerspace and Studios, S.T.E.A.M., Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Event Details:

Join us for the monthly laser engraver club meeting at the Sand Creek Makerspace! This informal drop-in program is designed for all skill levels. Never used the makerspace before?

Vinyl Record Art

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen, 16-24, Adult, Senior, Family
Registration
Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween 9-12, Teen, 16-24, Adult, Senior, Family
Event Type: Adults, Arts & Crafts, Intergenerational, Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Create a masterpiece on a vinyl record. We will provide inspiration for celebrations and other fun and unique ideas. Registration required.

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! 

 

All Pikes Peak Makes

10:00am - 3:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family, All
Library Branch: Library 21c
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen, Adult, Senior, Family, All
Event Type: Adults, Makerspace and Studios, Family Library Programs, Homeschool, Intergenerational, Live Indoor, Makerspace, S.T.E.A.M., Seniors, Teen, Tweens
Event Details:

A maker is someone who creates – to be innovative, to solve problems, to bring something beautiful into the world, or simply to have fun. They have an idea and they bring it to life.

Aging Well, Without Injury - Part 2

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult, Senior
Registration
Library Branch: Old Colorado City Library
Room: Old Colorado City Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Event Type: Adults, Class, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs, Intergenerational, Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Aging Well, Without Injury : How to Prevent Falls – Part 2