Week Calendar

Watch Kristy from Natural Grocers to learn about superfoods - a nutrient-rich foods considered to be especially beneficial for health and well-being.

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

No registration required for this free program.

We have missed bringing you Storytime in person! This program will now be an INDOOR program, located in the Venue -- the biggest programming room on the upper level, off of the Chapel Hills Drive library entrance. 

This program gives toddlers an introduction to the delights of rhyme, rhythm, and a few special stories as a first step to reading. (For one and two-year olds and caregivers.) Approximately 20 minutes.

Join local yoga instructor Svetlana Nudelman in this virtual yoga class for beginners and intermediate level practitioners. Zoom link will be emailed to participants prior to the class.

We have missed you at Storytime! Join us for a live, indoor Storytime at East Library!

Have fun with us as we read stories, sing songs, and much more! Space is very limited. One registration required per family.

Learn more about PPLD's Food Industry Training Program. 

Our 4-week intensive training program will help you learn the skills you need to enter a career in the culinary industry.

Join local yoga instructor Svetlana Nudelman in this virtual yoga class for beginners and intermediate level practitioners. Zoom link will be emailed to participants prior to the class.

Are you interested in researching your genealogy, but aren't sure where to start? Join us for an introduction to basic genealogy research strategies including getting started, organizing research, and selecting and searching for records.

We have missed bringing you Storytime in person! Join us for a live outdoor storytime at Calhan Library! Bring a blanket and enjoy stories and rhymes outside!

Who is this class for?

Ceramics Certification Workshop is for members who have this level of expertise ceramics:

We have missed bringing you Storytime in person! This program will now be an INDOOR program, located in the Venue -- the biggest programming room on the upper level, off of the Chapel Hills Drive library entrance. 

These informal gatherings for seniors offer information sharing, networking, discussions, and coffee. All are welcome.

Free. No registration required.

Grab your favorite beverage and join us for an informal virtual discussion moderated by a Regional History and Genealogy staff member.

Who is this class for?

Ceramics Certification Workshop is for members who have this level of expertise ceramics:

Our "Hooked On Crochet!" group has gone virtual! Please join us on Zoom to crochet or knit with us and talk about life. After you register, we will send you a link to the Zoom meeting to your email.

Our "Hooked On Crochet!" group has gone virtual! Please join us on Zoom to crochet or knit with us and talk about life. After you register, we will send you a link to the Zoom meeting to your email.

Who is this class for?

Ceramics Certification Workshop is for members who have this level of expertise ceramics:

We have missed bringing you Storytime in person! Join us for a live, indoor Storytime at East Library! 

Children’s Staff from around the district will invite babies from birth to 12 months, with a favorite adult, to enjoy music, rhymes, and a book together! Videos are not live, so you can always view the videos whenever it’s convenient for you.

Who is this class for?

Sewing Machine Certification Workshop is for members who have this level of expertise on sewing machines:

Who is this class for?

Ceramics Certification Workshop is for members who have this level of expertise ceramics:

Summer means summer drinks! Individualize your drinks with unique, handmade cocktail stir-sticks & put a personalized cork in whatever bottled drink you might have on hand.

Get the basics of stargazing with the included handout and make your own constellation jar to gaze at when the night sky is too clouded to see!

Make colorful napkins for summer!

Celebrate comics and your love of all things superhero with Bam! Pow! magnets that will use their super magnetic strength to attach things to your fridge.

This intensive two-part virtual workshop provides a comprehensive overview of novel writing for beginning novelists.

Students will learn how to cut rabbits on the table saw and miters on the chop to make a picture frame. Students will have the option to wire brush their frames.

A film camera, one roll of black and white film with a small group of like minded people under the guidance of photographer Brian Tryon. 

Learn how to maximize the Foundation Directory Online tools to identify potential grants.  The database provides information to include grant recipients, their location, dollar amounts granted, and suggested funders.  The class is design

Are you expecting and have so many questions? Join Pikes Peak Library District and Nurse Family Partnership for a series of prenatal classes. Pre-registration is required.

Come and play laser tag! We'll provide the equipment.

Feel free to join us for the virtual version of the Carnelian Coffee Book Group, facilitated by the Pikes Peak Library District. Multiple copies, including online, are available through PPLD.

Join this free book discussion that meets the first Tuesday of every month from 1 to 2 p.m.

Join this free book discussion that meets the first Tuesday of every month from 1 to 2 p.m. This month, we will discuss selections of Colorado Springs history titles (each reader chooses their own book).

Join PPLD and Kristen Faith Sharpe for the timely workshop, How to Engage Your Community Online. COVID-19 abruptly forced the world to adapt to a more digital presence.

InRich is an Art Therapy Program aimed at those who are experiencing homelessness.

Do you have a child between the ages of 0-32 months? Do you wonder how much you talk with your child? LENA Start is a 10-week, virtual program that will increase your child’s language development.

Virtual Computer Skills Refresh: Excel Basics 2016 

We made our monthly Cheyenne Mountain Library Fiction Book Club virtual!

Virtual Pro Se Clinic (VPC) Free Legal Clinic: First Monday of every month (except July 2021 and September 2021) from 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM- call (719) 531-6333 ext. 6058 or email dhamilton@ppld.org to be added to the sign-up sheet

We make things, we fix things, we build things and we learn from others. Come and create cool projects. Learn how to use tools, expand your skills and expand your world!  Kids under 13 need to be accompanied by a parent. So, what is FAB LAB?

 The Knob Hill neighborhood is home to an extraordinary amount of street art. Tour the neighborhood and see the murals at the street level with the street artists who created the art.

Check back for upcoming programs!

Children may practice reading skills by reading to a Canine Good Citizen certified dog.

No registration required for this free program.

Learn more about PPLD's Food Industry Training Program. 

Our 4-week intensive training program will help you learn the skills you need to enter a career in the culinary industry.

The PPLD and the Pikes Peak Area Agency on Aging have taken your suggestions and have developed a Four-Part  Virtual Medicare Series to dive more deeply into Medicare and retirement.  Please join us as we begin exploring M

First Friday Art show, Music by the Manitunes, Moonlight Market, Cash Bar and more.

First Friday Art Event

Opening of Yuriy Luzov link

Music by the Manitunes

Moonlight Market

First Amendment Gallery opening

Local Art, Food and Music at Manitou Art Center

Vendor apply on Facebook page @Moonlight Market

Music Makers Magic

This season's six concert series will be held outdoors in the lawn of the former Manitou Springs Carnegie Library, 701 Manitou Ave., located at the southwest corner of Manitou Avenue and Pawnee Avenue.  Bring your lawn chairs

Do you have a child between the ages of 0-32 months? Do you wonder how much you talk with your child? LENA Start is a 10-week, virtual program that will increase your child’s language development.

Join PPLD and Theatreworks at UCCS for an outdoor Shakespeare performance! 

Join PPLD and Theatreworks at UCCS for an outdoor Shakespeare performance! 

Feel free to join us for the virtual version of the Carnelian Coffee Book Group, facilitated by the Pikes Peak Library District. Multiple copies, including online, are available through PPLD.

Let’s geek out!  Join our Penrose team each week to discuss your favorite genres/topics in pop culture.  Each week we will discuss a different topic. On August 5th, we will be discussing the creative impulse.

Have questions about parenting little ones?