District Discovery: Spring Calendar Edition

Now that PPLD is back in action, don’t miss out on any of our upcoming events with this spring calendar.

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Learn about our Spring Break programs and don’t forget to grab a take and make kit every Friday at any PPLD location. Available while supplies last.

Studio Equipment ppld.org/create/studios

Career Online High School (COHS) ppld.org/cohs

PPLD’s studios offer access to equipment and tools to help bring your recording desires to life. In these spaces, you’ll find items such as DSLR cameras, audio mixers, isolated sound booths, microphones, musical instruments, professional-grade video cameras and lighting, and even a green screen.

Available by scholarship through PPLD, Career Online High School (COHS) offers to adult-residents living within the Library District’s service area, who have completed eighth grade and are 17-yearsold or older, the opportunity to earn their high school education and gain career training through a self-paced, supportive and accredited online education program.

LENA Start ppld.org/LENAStart Have you ever wondered how much you talk to your baby/toddler? Would you like to learn ways to increase talk and get your child ready for school? This 10-week program meets weekly to give you tips on how to increase conversational turns and parents will receive a free book each week! The child will receive a gift at graduation and three gift cards throughout the program!

View the full events calendar at ppld.librarymarket.com.

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The Invisible People of the Pikes Peak Region • Book Release Join Pikes Peak Library District’s Special Collections team for a virtual book release of The Invisible People of the Pikes Peak Region by John Stokes Holley. Special presenters included PPLD Senior Adult Services Librarian Melissa Mitchell and Colorado Springs native Sharon Tunson. Speakers will include PPLD Chief Librarian and CEO John Spears and the book’s editors, Takiyah Jemison and Heather Jordan. Registration is required for this Zoom event.

MARCH 2021 Sunday

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Tuesday

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Virtual Murder Mystery Party: Assassin Among the Crew Join us for a virtual “Among Us” themed murder mystery party!

For ages 12 - 18.

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Thursday

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Friday

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SATURDAY

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The Invisible People of the Pikes Peak Region Book Release

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Vegetable Gardening • noon - 1 p.m.

Vegetable Gardening Virtually join Irene Shonle, Master Gardener from the El Paso County CSU Extension Office, to learn how to grow your own vegetables.

Teens & Tweens Code: Design a Logo!

Learn about computer science from the programmers at Google, and then use loops, events, and sequencing to design and animate a Google logo using Scratch, a block coding program from the good folks at MIT! For ages 9 - 15.

Wednesday

Dalight Savings

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St. Patrick’s Day

First Day of Spring

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Virtual Murder Mystery Party: Assassin Among the Crew • 1 - 3 p.m.

Teens & Tweens Code: Design a Logo! • 3 - 4:30 p.m.

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Reserve Equipment ppld.org/create/reserve-equipment COVID-19 has changed the way the Library allows patrons to utilize makerspace and studio equipment.

Instead of hosting open hours, where you’d utilize a piece of equipment on a first-come, first-served basis, you can now reserve your time! Use the link above to schedule time for: Makerspace machinery, studios, and studio check-out equipment.

Kids at Home Art Show ppld.librarymarket.com/ ppld-kids-home-art-show-submit-art-here In the spirit of community, and since so many students are now learning from home, we are inviting all kids in grades K-12 across El Paso County to submit images of their works of art.

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There’s so much more growing in our spring menu! View all of the library events online now to fill up this month’s calendar.

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SAT Prep The event will feature a testing strategies session, as well as free practice tests and personalized feedback sessions with the instructor.

CoS Book Club: Invisible People Discuss The Invisible People of the Pikes Peak Region with the CoS Book Club. Checkouts are available from library locations and details for electronic access will be updated at the QR code above.

Digital Literacy Skills Training This program is offered in partnership with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center, District 11 Adult and Family Education, and Pikes Peak Library District. Perfect for adults who need to increase their digital literacy skills with a focus on computer basics, Internet basics, email, Microsoft Word 2016, and career search skills.

Astronaut Virgil “Gus” Grimson & the Liberty Bell 7 On July 21, 1961, Virgil “Gus” Grissom became the second of the Mercury Seven astronauts to be launched into space in the capsule Liberty Bell. Shannon Whetzel will give a presention on the 60th anniversary of the initial Mercury program space flights.

Kids at Home Art Show Any type of art – paintings, sketches, sculptures, photographs, fiber works, you name it – will be accepted.

APRIL Sunday

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SAT Prep • 6 - 7 p.m.

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Digital Literacy Skills Training • Through June 30

Easter

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CoS Book Club: Invisible People • Virtual

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Beginning of Ramadan

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Astronaut Virgil “Gus” Grimson & the Liberty Bell 7 • 6 - 7 p.m.

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Kids at Home Art Show • noon - 6 p.m.

Earth Day

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Arbor Day

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Makerspace & Studio Resource Guides ppld.org/create/makerspaces PPLD’s makerspaces offer access to tools, materials, and machines to help bring your creative vision to life. Before you visit our spaces, make sure to familiarize yourself with our Makerspace Policy.

Food Industry Training ppld.org/foodindustrytraining Are you looking for a career in the culinary industry? PPLD is pleased to offer Food Industry Training, a four-week training program that gives you the skills you need to enter or advance in employment as a qualified prep cook or line cook. No previous experience is required, and there is no cost to participants.

View the full events calendar at ppld.librarymarket.com.

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MAY Sunday

Mountain of Authors This annual community program provides an opportunity for the public and local authors to network, listen to notable authors, as well as learn more about the craft of writing and trends in publishing.

Workforce Readiness Training This is an online learning experience to prepare you to enter the workforce or to help you brush up on your career skills.

When you complete the training, you will earn a certificate.

Regional History Symposium Scheduled throughout the Summer of 2021 in commemoration of the Colorado Springs Sesquicentennial (1871 2021), the annual Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium will explore the people, places, and events that have animated the story of Colorado Springs from its post-Civil War founding to the present.

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SATURDAY Mountain of Authors • All-day event Workforce Readiness Training • All month

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Orthodox Easter

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Mother’s Day

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Cinco de Mayo

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15 Regional History Symposium • Virtual

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31 Memorial Day (closed)

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PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT

LOCATIONS CA • Calhan Library 600 Bank St., Calhan (719) 531-6333, x7013

CH • Cheyenne Mountain Library 1785 S. 8 th St. (719) 531-6333, x7001 EA • East Library 5550 N. Union Blvd.

(719) 531-6333, x7014 FO • Fountain Library 230 S. Main St., Fountain (719) 531-6333, x7002 HI • High Prairie Library 7035 Old Meridian Rd., Falcon (719) 531-6333, x7003

With PPLD, you can do anything you set your mind to. Watch movies, read magazines, stream music, learn a language, discover your family tree, and more with our digital resources.

LI • Library 21c 1175 Chapel Hills Dr. (719) 531-6333, x7012 MA • Manitou Springs Library New co-location!

515 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs (719) 531-6333, x7004 MLS • Mobile Library Services ppld.org/mobile-library-services (719) 531-6333, x2313 MO • Monument Library 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr., Monument (719) 531-6333, x7005 OL • Old Colorado City Library 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave. (719) 531-6333, x7006 PA • Palmer Lake Library Currently being serviced by Mobile Library Services!

66 Lower Glenway St., Palmer Lake (719) 531-6333, x7007 PE • Penrose Library 20 N. Cascade Ave. (719) 531-6333, x7015 RO • Rockrimmon Library 832 Village Center Dr. (719) 531-6333, x7008

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RU • Ruth Holley Library 685 N. Murrary Blvd.

(719) 531-6333, x7009 SA • Sand Creek Library 1821 S. Academy Blvd.

(719) 531-6333, x7018 UT • Ute Pass Library 8010 Severy Rd., Cascade (719) 531-6333, x7011