PPLD Update

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Week Calendar

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (2/21)	Mon (2/22)	Tue (2/23)	Wed (2/24)	Thu (2/25)	Fri (2/26)	Sat (2/27)
All Day	This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Homeschool Science Fair 01/19/2021 @ 12:15am - 03/05/2021 @ 12:00pm This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens Event Type: Homeschool Event Details: The annual PPLD Homeschool Science Fair is going virtual! This noncompetitive event is open to all students in grades K-12 who are homeschooled, learning remotely, or doing a hybrid plan. There are no specific rules or required format. Simply choose ...
	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. The Crofter’s Hearth I All Day 2/1 - 2/28 This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults, Seniors Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Senior Library Programs Event Details: Tales and music from the highlands of Scotland, the rolling hills of Ireland, and the popping fireside of Willson & McKee. Crofts are small plots (14-30 acres) where tenant farmers, ‘crofters’ and their families are able to live and be self-suffi...
	This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Family" group. PPLD Challenge: Library Lover's Month 02/15/2021 @ 9:00am - 02/28/2021 @ 11:00pm This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Childrens Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Senior Library Programs, Teen Library Programs, Tween Library Programs Event Details: Enter your creations in our PPLD Challenges! Your entry could be featured on social media. You'll be entered to win a prize from the PPLD Friends Bookstore. Show off what you’ve made and be inspired by the creativity of others. February is Li...
					ALL PPLD FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER All Day Branches: Calhan Library, Cheyenne Mountain Library, East Library, Fountain Library, High Prairie Library, Knights of Columbus Hall, Library 21c, Manitou Springs Library, Mobile Library Services, Monument Library, Old Colorado City Library, Palmer Lake Library, Penrose Library, Rockrimmon Library, Ruth Holley Library, Sand Creek Library, Ute Pass Library, Off Site Description: ALL PPLD FACILITIES CLOSING UNTIL 11:00 AM DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER....
9 am		This event is in the "Adults" group. Virtual Yoga 9:00am - 10:00am Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults Event Type: Adult Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 100 Event Details: 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. ...	This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Once Upon a Sign: ASL Storytime (Infant 0-3 session) 9:00am - 9:30am Required This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Kids, Family Event Type: Childrens Library Programs Registration Required Waitlist Seats Remaining: 5 Event Details: Come and join us for a fun virtual Storytime featuring early literacy activities and stories signed in American Sign Language (ASL) by a Deaf role model, and spoken aloud in English! This session is specially created for babies and toddlers age 0-3 y... This event is in the "Adults" group. Marketing Team Meetings 9:00am - 10:00am This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Library 21c Room: Library 21c: 2nd Floor Staff Conference Room Age Group: Adults Event Type: PPLD: Internal Event Details: Weekly meeting of the marketing team ... This event is in the "Adults" group. AARP Tax-Aide 9:00am - 5:00pm This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Library 21c Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center Age Group: Adults Event Type: Adult Library Programs Event Details: AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax preparation help to anyone, and if you’re 50 and older and can’t afford a tax preparation service we were made especially for you. We understand that retirement or other life changes may mean your taxes are a ...		This event is in the "Adults" group. Virtual Yoga 9:00am - 10:00am Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults Event Type: Adult Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 93 Event Details: 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. ... This event is in the "Adults" group. AARP Tax-Aide 9:00am - 5:00pm This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Library 21c Room: Library 21c: Ent Conference Center Age Group: Adults Event Type: Adult Library Programs Event Details: AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax preparation help to anyone, and if you’re 50 and older and can’t afford a tax preparation service we were made especially for you. We understand that retirement or other life changes may mean your taxes are a ...		This event is in the "Adults" group. Virtual Yoga 9:00am - 10:00am Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults Event Type: Adult Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 91 Event Details: 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. ...
10 am	This event is in the "Kids" group. Kinderspark: PLAY! 10:30am - 11:00am This event is in the "Kids" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Kids Event Type: Childrens Library Programs Event Details: It’s never too early to help your child prepare for success in Kindergarten! Kinderspark 2021 is going virtual. Videos featuring fun ideas to enhance your child’s early literacy will air each Sunday from January 31 through February 28 at 10:30 a.m. o...		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Chair Yoga 10:00am - 11:00am This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults, Seniors Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Senior Library Programs Event Details: Join Loretta every Tuesday for a new virtual chair yoga session. Restore balance, focus, and increase vitality by strengthening and stretching your body, clearing your mind and tuning into your breath. With the use of chairs, we explore the poses ...	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Family" group. PPLD Pen Pals 10:00am - 11:00am Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults, Seniors, Family Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Senior Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: Unlimited Event Details: Looking to connect with others from the community? Cheyenne Mountain Library is hosting an ongoing pen pal program for adults over age 18 beginning in September. Participants may register online or with PPLD staff; pen pals will be randomly assign... This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Family" group. PPLD Pen Pals 10:00am - 11:00am Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults, Seniors, Family Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Senior Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: Unlimited Event Details: Looking to connect with others from the community? Cheyenne Mountain Library is hosting an ongoing pen pal program for adults over age 18 beginning in September. Participants may register online or with PPLD staff; pen pals will be randomly assign... This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Family" group. PPLD Pen Pals 10:00am - 11:00am Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults, Seniors, Family Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Family Library Programs, Senior Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: Unlimited Event Details: Looking to connect with others from the community? Cheyenne Mountain Library is hosting an ongoing pen pal program for adults over age 18 beginning in September. Participants may register online or with PPLD staff; pen pals will be randomly assign... This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Explorers: DuMyon Martial Arts 10:30am - 11:00am Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults Event Type: Adult Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 13 Event Details: Library Explorers programs are designed for adults of all abilities. Instructors from DuMyon Martial Arts will host a virtual class focused on movement and personal safety. ...	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Sand Creek Book Club: Virtual Meeting 10:00am - 12:00pm Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults, Seniors Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Book Clubs, Senior Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 16 Event Details: The Sand Creek Book Club meets the last Thursday of the month to discuss a book over Zoom! February's book selection is The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali. Copies of the book can be picked up at the Sand Creek Library. ... This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Family" group. PPLD Early Literacy: Baby Massage 10:30am - 11:30am Required This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Kids, Family Event Type: Class, Family Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 13 Event Details: Learn the art of baby massage from Carolyn Engquist in this engaging Zoom program. Systematic infant massage strokes alleviate colic, create strong bonds, increase mom's and dad's communication with baby, and provide a foundation of unconditional lov...	This event is in the "Kids" group. Take and Make: Early Literacy 10:00am - 5:00pm This event is in the "Kids" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Kids Event Type: Childrens Library Programs Event Details: Have fun tearing or cutting strips of paper and creating a collage. Pick up your materials at your library, while supplies last. #EarlyLit #PPLDEarlyLit #TAKEANDMAKE ... This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. Take and Make: Homeschool 10:00am - 5:00pm This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Kids, Tweens Event Type: Homeschool Event Details: Try the Hurricane Building Challenge and see if you can create a house that will withstand a hurricane! Pick up materials for the Hurricane Building Challenge (ages 7-12) at your library, while supplies last. Check out last Tuesday, February 23...
11 am					This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Old Colorado City Book Group 11:30am - 1:00pm This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults, Seniors Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Book Clubs, Senior Library Programs Event Details: February's title is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. The Old Colorado City Book Group meets monthly. Check the attached pdf or call us for this month's title. Contact drasmussen@ppld.org for a Zoom invitation, and join...
12 pm		Victoria 12:15pm - 1:15pm Library Branch: Rockrimmon Library Room: Rockrimmon Meeting Room Description n/a ...	This event is in the "Family" group. LENA Start 12:00pm - 1:00pm Required This event is in the "Family" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Family Event Type: Family Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 10 Event Details: 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. Families will receive a “talk pedometer” that counts ...			This event is in the "Family" group. LENA Start 12:00pm - 1:00pm Required This event is in the "Family" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Family Event Type: Family Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 18 Event Details: 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. Families will receive a “talk pedometer” that counts ...
1 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group. The Black Novel as "Protest" Fiction 1:00pm - 3:00pm Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Class Registration Required Seats Remaining: Unlimited Event Details: Ever since the publication of Richard Wright’s Native Son, the phrase “protest fiction” has been used—by both Black and White critics—to devalue the Black novel. By discussing several classic novels by prominent Black authors, this...	This event is in the "Adults" group. Share Classes: Baking, Cooking & More 1:00pm - 2:00pm Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Senior Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 2 Event Details: Herb Foccacia - Delicious dipping bread or great for a sandwich or panini. Don't miss the opportunity to come together as a community for "share-worthy" recipes, tips and more in these fun, interactive virtual classes from the kitchen present...			This event is in the "Adults" group. Nonprofit Workshop - Foundation Directory Online Advanced 1:00pm - 3:00pm Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults Event Type: Adult Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 18 Event Details: 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 designed ...
2 pm			This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. Homeschool: Take Shelter 2:00pm - 3:00pm This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Kids, Tweens Event Type: Homeschool Event Details: Learn about the science and methods used to build a safe shelter. Visit with the Three Little Pigs, explore the impact of landslides and hurricanes, and more! Ages 6 and up. Visit your favorite library starting Feb. 26 to pick up materials for this...
3 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Virtual Computer Skills Refresh: Excel Basics 3:00pm - 4:00pm Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults, Seniors Event Type: Adult Education Programs, Computer Classes Registration Required Seats Remaining: 1 Event Details: Virtual Computer Skills Refresh: Excel Basics 2016 Join us and learn how to use PPLD resources to brush up on your computer skills. This is a virtual learning opportunity using Learn on Demand. Learn on Demand’s self-paced, interactive onlin...
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5 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Medicare 101: Session 4: Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Health Insurance Options – What you need to know 5:30pm - 6:30pm This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults, Seniors Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Senior Library Programs Event Details: 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 Medicare on a n...
6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Census Records 6:00pm - 7:00pm Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults, Seniors Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Genealogy Library Programs, History Library Programs, Senior Library Programs Registration Required Waitlist Seats Remaining: 17 Event Details: Census records are an excellent tool for genealogical research. Join us to learn more about how to use library resources to navigate and access census records, basic search strategies, and tips and tricks for locating your hidden ancestors. S...	This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Once Upon a Sign: ASL Storytime (ages 4+ session) 6:00pm - 6:45pm Required This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Kids, Family Event Type: Childrens Library Programs Registration Required Waitlist Seats Remaining: 5 Event Details: Come and join us for a fun virtual Storytime features early literacy activities and stories signed in American Sign Language (ASL) by a Deaf role model, and spoken aloud in English! This session was specially created for kids 4-years-old and up. &...	This event is in the "Family" group. LENA Start 6:30pm - 7:30pm Required This event is in the "Family" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Family Event Type: Family Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 18 Event Details: 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. Families will receive a “talk pedometer” that counts ...
7 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Streaming History: Fannie Mae Duncan 7:00pm - 8:15pm Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults, Seniors Event Type: Adult Library Programs, History Library Programs, Senior Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 38 Event Details: To celebrate Black History Month, PPLD Special Collections will host a live chat while streaming the Rocky Mountain PBS documentary, Fannie Mae Duncan. While watching the documentary, you can chat with PPLD staff and the documentary's producer, Kate ...	This event is in the "Adults" group. Community Conversation - COVID-19 Vaccine 7:00pm - 8:00pm Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults Event Type: Adult Library Programs, Senior Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 17 Event Details: Join us for a panel discussion on the COVID-19 vaccine. Panelists include: Dr. Cynthia Hazel, researcher, OMNI Institute Dr. Kweku Hazel, general surgeon, UC Health Dr. Margaret Liu, Principal, ProTherImmune Lisa Powell, MPS, El ... This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. PenPop! 7:00pm - 8:00pm Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Library Branch: Virtual Library Age Group: Adults, Seniors Event Type: Adult Library Programs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 9 Event Details: 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 Feb 25th we will be discussing David Bowie. ...