District Discovery Winter Edition

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS How your Library can get you there

FRESH START Considering what it means to start over in a new place

RECORDING A FULL-LENGTH ALBUM AT THE LIBRARY:

IT’S EASIER THAN YOU THINK!

Winter 2020 Volume 2, Issue 1 (719) 531-6333 ppld.org

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Letter from the Chief Librarian When thinking about the role of public libraries in our

diploma, build their job skills, or write a resume and cover letter.

communities, I’m always reminded how they foster lifelong learning

And we don’t stop there: we’re here when you’re buying a home,

and serve as a center for personal growth and development—at

looking for new job opportunities, making financial plans, starting a

every stage of life.

business or nonprofit, and preparing for retirement.

For new and young families, there are early literacy programs

Some may prefer to learn individually through reading and study

like storytime, in addition to many parenting and homeschool

while others like classroom instruction or interactive online

resources. As kids grow, they can tap into homework help and

platforms that allow for testing and feedback. Regardless of how

tutoring, computer coding, foreign languages, and practice tests.

one best learns or what one wants to learn, Pikes Peak Library

Adults can explore cooking, photography, sewing, health and

District is here to help you gain the knowledge and skills you seek.

nutrition, video engineering, painting, and ancestry and local history

Our committed staff, unique resources and services, expansive

research.

collections, and welcoming community spaces are dedicated to your

We support those wanting to learn English and become U.S.

lifelong learning. You can achieve all of your goals and dreams for

citizens, as well as anyone seeking to obtain their high school

yourself, your family, and our community at the Library.

Table of Contents

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FINDING A FRESH START Considering What It Means to Start Over in a New Place EXPLORE AT THE LIBRARY THIS WINTER Adult Readers Have Many Options for Adventure

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BREAKING OUT AT STUDIO916 Using Library Resources You Never Knew Existed

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CULTIVATING A LIFETIME OF LEARNING & EXPLORATION FOR YOUR CHILDREN Find Ways to Increase Collective and Self-Directed Learning

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A LEARNING JOURNEY ALL YOUR OWN Choose What You Learn with Brainfuse

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NEW YEAR, NEW WAYS TO USE YOUR LIBRARY Spark Positive Change in Your Life

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STAFF SPOTLIGHT: DEYA ROHE An Adventurous Career With a Focus on Others

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PERSPECTIVES ON HISTORY THROUGHOUT A LIFETIME History Gains New Meaning as We Age

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CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN LIBRARY: A MIRROR AND A WINDOW A Vibrant Center of the Surrounding Area

Everyone Has a Role to Play How You Can Help Your Library Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) has served the community

residents in 15 locations with more than 3.2 million annual

since 1903 with the establishment of The Free Public Library of

patron visits. For 116 years, PPLD has provided resources and

Colorado Springs. In 1905, the Colorado Springs Public Library

opportunities impacting individual lives and building community!

(23 W. Kiowa) was dedicated and built on land donated by Gen.

You can help to continue this legacy using one of the options

William Jackson Palmer. Today PPLD serves more than 650,000

below:

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substitute or constitute legal or tax advice.

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Finding a Fresh Start

Considering what it means to start over in a new place

transplants who, perhaps, wanted to start from scratch. Some want to

Aside from teaching English in our adult education classes, we also give our learners the tools they need to bounce back – or, more appropriately – bounce forward.

explore and wander, and others relocate for new opportunities.

lives in Ukraine, with Ivan working as an engineer.

We often afford Americans the courtesy of romanticizing their

Another student hails from Russia and has three master’s degrees

adventurous and free spirits when they move from one place to

in biological sciences, psychology, and criminal justice. She was

another. But sometimes, when we meet someone born in another

a high-ranking military officer, and now prioritizes her role as a

nation, the same courtesy is replaced by scrutiny and stereotypes.

grandmother.

Many of the English language learners at Pikes Peak Library District

Aside from teaching English in our adult education classes, we also

(PPLD) use our English as a Second Language (ESL) classes as a

give our learners the tools they need to bounce back – or, more

fresh start. Many are starting over at an older age. Some are retired

appropriately – bounce forward.

university professors starting over in El Paso County, finding

The Pikes Peak region is a perfect home for this vast and beautiful

themselves learning instead of teaching.

diversity. Despite the cultural and linguistic differences, all Colorado

Adult Education at PPLD is full of families who are starting from

transplants share the excitement, worry, and resilience that comes

scratch: doctors, lawyers, nurses, teachers, mothers, and grandparents.

with starting over.

“Start over. Square one. Fresh start. Clean slate. Start from scratch.”

If English is your first language, you understand these phrases; for a second language learner, they are confusing. Square can make these learners wonder why you’re talking about shapes. Scratch and itch seem to be interchangeable, so why doesn’t “start from itch” mean the same thing?

For many people in our community, these phrases are concepts that are deeply intrinsic to our values. Colorado is home to many

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Many were fortunate and lived a successful life in their countries of origins. Two of our students, Ivan and Myla from Ukraine, have avoided the ‘tired’ in retired. They immigrated to Colorado Springs to help raise their grandchildren. They had good

Explore at the Library This Winter

Adult readers have many options for adventure

Mermaids. Athena. Demogorgons. Pegasus. Dragons. Hercules. Discover the

Tap into your desire to learn with our series of lectures on mythology

fantastical, magical, and make believe this winter with Pikes Peak

and magic presented by local professors. Or, discover a new hobby

Library District (PPLD)!

with our themed craft programs, including constellation cross stitch

We invite all adult readers in the Pikes Peak region to get creative with

and Stranger Things craft nights. You can even bring home a piece of

our 2020 Winter Adult Reading Program, “Imagine your Story:

the Library with our book folding classes.

Mythology, Fantasy, and Fairy Tales.” From February 1 through

Ring in 2020 with a new book from PPLD and one of our exciting

March 31 we challenge patrons ages 18 and up to read four books

winter programs. If your resolution is to relax, start with free

and attend four Library programs, or read eight books in eight weeks.

meditation and mindfulness classes. Or, get organized with vision

This is no Sisyphean task; we know you can do it! Once you accept

board and bullet journaling classes. Join us to commemorate Black

and complete the challenge, visit your nearest Library for some

History Month with Adrian Miller, the Soul Food Scholar, as he

Rediscover the joy and escape of reading with our specially-created mythology, fantasy, and fairy tale reading lists.

magical prizes.

presents the history of soul food and other programs, and expand

Rediscover the joy and escape of

your knowledge of African American Literature with Durthy

reading with our specially-created

Washington. Celebrate Women’s History Month with Gail Beaton as

mythology, fantasy, and fairy tale

she portrays Sarah Platt Decker.

reading lists. You can join a new

The options are endless, and the only limit is your imagination.

silent book club to share your

Join us for a winter adventure you won’t forget at

book recommendations and hear

ppld.org/winterreading.

from other readers about theirs.

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Breaking Out at Studio916

Using Library resources you never knew existed

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With a determined posture and a set look on her face, Kim Seaborn

“I saw people crying,” Seaborn remembers. “Seeing that emotion

takes a deep breath to begin another take.

from the crowd… that was something I liked. If I can get a person

After singing a few lines, she stops, looking satisfied.

to be transformed with my singing, that’s what makes it

“I think we got it,” says Keagan Kellogg, sound engineer for

worthwhile to me.”

Studio916.

But standing up in front of large groups wasn’t something that

Seaborn relaxes her shoulders and smiles before stepping away from

came naturally to her.

the microphone to celebrate with the rest of the team. Her full-

“I’m a very shy person,” Seaborn says. “When I was growing up,

length album: officially a wrap.

I tried to do things that would take me out of that shyness. I felt

Seaborn worked for weeks alongside Kellogg and Studio916

singing was one of the things I could do to get me out of my shell.”

producer TerryJosiah Sharpe to record her second full-length album

Her first album, His Glory, was completed in 2014. She was ready to

without incurring any expenses, inside a facility of Pikes Peak

record another one soon after but wanted to break away from the

Library District.

traditional feel of her first full-length album.

“Here, I got to work with professionals,” Seaborn says. “I found the

Plus, the sheer cost of recording an album was another hurdle.

team here was so easy to work with and just really let me be myself,

“These hours in the recording studio can cost thousands

and they helped me flourish creatively.”

of dollars,” Seaborn remembers.

Seaborn started performing in front of her church’s congregation

But then she learned of a studio she could use at no cost at Sand

when she was just a sixth grader, and remembers the intensely

Creek Library: Studio916. She attended a studio orientation to learn

overwhelming feeling of impacting the crowd.

more about using the space. Then, she checked every day for open

“It helped me break out of my shell,” she remembers. “When you have people who know what they’re doing, it just gels.”

studio sessions because they

singer/songwriter and get her music out into the world.

were so frequently booked.

She hopes other aspiring artists in the Pikes Peak region will take

As she got into the studio more

advantage of Studio916.

and more, Seaborn found that

“To these young people with a dream, I say go for it,” Seaborn says.

she had a team of experts at her

“If music is something that is a part of your purpose and you’re

disposal in Kellogg and Sharpe.

willing to put in some work, do it. It is thousands of dollars to do

“It helped me break out of my shell,” she remembers. “When you

elsewhere what you can do at the Library for free.”

have people who know what they’re doing, it just gels.”

Learn more about PPLD Studios at

Now, Seaborn has a vision for her future as a musician, hoping to

ppld.org/creative-services/studios.

record more music as well as further market herself as a

Studio21c

Studio916

Monday • 2 - 8 p.m.

Monday • 6 - 8 p.m.

Tuesday • 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Tuesday • 10 a.m. - noon; 5 - 8 p.m.

Wednesday • 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Wednesday • noon - 3 p.m.; 6 - 8 p.m.

Thursday • noon - 8 p.m.

Thursday • 2 - 4 p.m.

Friday • noon - 5 p.m.

Friday • 2 - 4 p.m.

Saturday • 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Saturday • 10 a.m. - noon

Sunday • Closed

Sunday • noon - 1 p.m. for drum use; 1 - 3 p.m.

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Cultivating a Lifetime of Learning & Exploration for Your Children Find ways to increase collective and self-directed learning

Each year, children spend about 1,000 of their 6,000 waking hours in

necessary ingredients

school. When families want to get involved in their child’s learning,

in becoming a

they only have 5,000 other hours to do so!

good reader is

True learning takes place in these moments, and the stage is set for a lifetime of curiosity and investigation.

Pikes Peak Library District

general background

(PPLD) can support families in

knowledge about

this involvement, helping them

different subject

foster their child’s learning and

areas, making diverse

development. When a family

experiences essential

wants to increase self-directed

to reading. When a

experiences for their child, allowing them to choose their own

child comes to the

reading materials and interests, the Library is a great place to start.

Library and meets

True learning takes place in these moments, and the stage is set for a

an alpaca, they will

lifetime of curiosity and investigation.

know what an alpaca

Library services have evolved to include even more opportunities

is when they read the

to play together, make and tinker with objects, and explore a wide

word later.

variety of interest areas. The Educational Resource Center (ERC)

For self-directed

at East Library provides hands-on materials for families wanting to

learning and

enrich their children’s education or help them improve their skills in

exploration of

math, science, social studies, and language arts. The ERC also offers

interests,

art and computer software just waiting to be explored.

the Library is a one-stop shop! Learn more at ppld.org.kids.

PPLD programs for young children encourage parents and caregivers to read, write, sing, play, and talk with their children. One of the

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A Learning Journey All Your Own Choose What You Learn with Brainfuse

Teens embark on a transitional stage of their lives as they grow

As young adults prepare for their future careers, they can use

from children to adults, and Pikes Peak Library District’s (PPLD)

Brainfuse to aid them in searching for and obtaining a job. The

Young Adult Services team is here to help connect young learners to

program gives users of all ages the opportunity to submit a

resources that they can use throughout their lives.

resume for feedback, receive live interview coaching, or even talk to

One of those resources, Brainfuse, offers live chat-based tutoring

a job coach!

assistance in all subjects for K-12 students. As teens progress through

We hope that teens will take advantage of this valuable resource now

their academic schooling, they can start to use the tool for other

and throughout their lives. Programs like Brainfuse make it clear that

things like SAT, ACT, and ASVAB test preparation. The program

libraries have something for people of all ages and backgrounds.

includes free practice tests, career aptitude testing, and a writing lab

Learn more and get started at research.ppld.org/homework.

that allows users to submit papers for editing.

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NEW YEAR, NEW WAYS TO USE YOUR LIBRARY Every year, we create resolutions to ring in the new year with a

family, career paths, or something else, we have a large variety

spark of positive change. This year, let your Library help! This

of resources that can be utilized at little to no cost. Pikes Peak

list has been compiled to help you accomplish each of your goals,

Library District (PPLD) has classes, books and eBooks, movies,

not just for resolutions but for long-lasting success in all areas of

games, programs, and more to help you achieve all of your goals.

life. Whether your goals include organization, health and wellness, Library Programs

Library Locations

Contact Your Library

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Looking for more

Stay up-to-date on events and

classes and programs your

has 15 Libraries in El Paso

information? Stop by your

more by following PPLD on

Library offers with the full

County? Find the Library

Library today, give us a

your favorite social media

calendar of events.

closest to your home

call, or visit our website for

accounts.

and office.

additional information.

ppld.org/library-locations

ppld.org/contact-us

ppld.org/programs

Health & Wellness

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(719) 531-6333

@PikesPeakLibraryDistrict @ppld

Career & Business

Organization

Whether you’re looking

The Library believes in the

Organize your mind

to improve flexibility and

power of small businesses

and relieve stress with

mindfulness with yoga or

in our community. From

spa classes, learn how

get your heart racing with

business rooms to

to organize all of the

Zumba, our health and

resources like laptops and

information needed to file

wellness classes will help

classes, see what your

taxes, and more with our

you reach your goals.

Library offers your startup.

organizational programs.

ppld.org/healthandwellness

ppld.org/professional

ppld.org/organize

New Skill/Hobby

Financial Health

Family Time

Are you looking to learn a

Whether the purpose is to

Life can get hectic. Between

new skill or join a group?

gain knowledge on better

practices and appointments,

From knitting and crafts to

financial habits or if you’re

days go by before you can

tech labs and 3D printers, our

looking for activities to save

catch a breath. Check out

Libraries have all the tools

money while including the

games or enjoy a night at the

you need to achieve your

whole family, your Library

Library with family programs

goals.

has you covered.

and events.

ppld.org/hobbies

ppld.org/finances

ppld.org/family

Travel

Glow Up

Did you know you can check

Give your resume a boost,

out a state park pass? There

connect to more people in your

are also countless books

community, or learn a new

and eBooks to answer all

language just because you

of your travel questions for

can! Our programs and apps

experiences both local

allow you to learn on your time

and abroad.

and at your skill level.

ppld.org/travel

ppld.org/glowup

Read Enjoy your morning commute with audiobooks, unwind after a long day with a physical book, or pass time with an eBook on your phone, all with your Library card. ppld.org/read

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An Adventurous Career with a Focus on Others

Staff Spotlight: Deya Rohe driven by a desire to help people achieve their goals

Deya Rohe has come a long way to help people who want to learn

be a different way to help people.”

English, become United States citizens, or earn their high school

Briargate Library happened to be across the street from her office at

diploma.

the time.

She was born and raised in Mexico City, where her father worked as

“I thought, I have an hour lunch. It takes me 15 minutes to eat. I’m

a civil engineer, finding water outside of the city and strengthening

just going to go to the Library for a half an hour or so,” remembers

the infrastructure to bring water to the most populous city in North

Rohe. “I got in there, and I was like, ‘I love this Library!’ There was

America. Her mother was an office manager at a medical clinic until

reading and videos and music and programs. So I told my husband,

she left to become a stay-at-home mom when Deya’s younger brother

‘I’m going to look for a job at the Library.’

was born.

Joe replied, ‘If you find something, go for it.’”

Rohe initially wanted to become a journalist, earning her Bachelor’s

After about a year of looking for the right job, she was hired to her

Degree in Communications at the National Autonomous University

current position as administrative specialist in Adult Education. She is

of Mexico. Soon thereafter, she met someone who tipped her off to

now the first point of contact for many people seeking to better their

an opportunity.

lives by learning English or becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen.

“He said, ‘They need people at this new TV network, you should try

“You meet all these students, and they go through two or three

for it!’” Rohe recalls. “So I got a job doing programming,” at MVS

“My boss at the time told me I should go to film festivals and acquire

“You’re part of that second chance, you’re part of that transition in their lives.”

the rights for the network. I really loved it. Watching movies all day

transition in their lives. I helped that person. I am doing something

was fantastic,” says Rohe, who moved on to work for a distributor

worth my time. I really enjoy this work so much.”

Multivisión, a precursor to companies such as DirectTV and DISH Network. “They used microwave signals, not satellite or cable.”

While working as a programmer, she also developed a passion for movies.

and acquire rights to many productions over the course of 15 years.

The occupation allowed her to travel the world and rub elbows with many interesting people. She acquired the rights to bring The Simpsons to Mexico and met show creator Matt Groening, and spent time with Reservoir Dogs writer and director Quentin Tarantino.

She also got to interview Richard Gere. “I was in love with the guy.

I don’t even know how I got the courage to sit in front of him and look at him without crying like a teenage girl.”

She attended film festivals throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, including the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France. But a trip to a restaurant in Baltimore changed the course of her life.

“My [future] husband was waiting in the line.” They started talking, had breakfast the next day, and then stayed in touch, mostly by phone. Almost two years later they wed and have now been married 11 years.

Her husband, Joe, works in the finance industry, so she joined him in the business six months after she moved to Baltimore. They later transferred to Colorado Springs. But, she admits, finance is not her thing. “You hear from people losing their money, or having a hard

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time when they need money from their 401k. I thought there should

semesters, and then you go to their graduation, and they met you the very first day. You can tell them, ‘Hey, good luck! You’re going to college!’ Or, ‘You’re going to get a better job.’ You’re part of that second chance, you’re part of that

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Perspectives on History Throughout a Lifetime History gains new meaning as we age

Many of us recall memorizing dry facts, names, dates, and places in

to different places and visit their monuments and museums to learn

our history classes. Reading those one-dimensional textbooks failed

about our family who lived there long ago. History is our legacy; it is

to connect us to history in a relevant way. As a result, history as a

both where we came from, and our lasting imprint on the future.

subject didn’t engage our critical thinking skills.

Yet, many of us do not recognize our own love of history. You may

However, history grows more significant as we get older. We have

eat dinner at a trendy restaurant in a neighborhood with old houses

the autonomy to gain more knowledge about the topics that

and big trees. A hobby of yours might be restoring old motorcycles

resonate with us.

or collecting old movie posters. Perhaps you have fallen under

There is no test to pass at the end of the book. We do it for our own

the spell of bestsellers like Devil in the White City or listened to the

History is our legacy; it is both where we came from, and our lasting imprint on the future.

enjoyment and lifelong learning.

soundtrack of the musical Hamilton. We may not realize it, but history

One of us may read a book about

often plays a role in our daily lives.

shipwrecks in Lake Michigan because our

So, why do you love history? Come and discover that love for

family hails from the state. Some of us may

yourself in Pikes Peak Library District’s Regional History and

watch a movie to learn about experiences

Genealogy collection.

perhaps similar to a family member who

Get started at ppld.org/regional-history-and-genealogy.

served during World War II. We can travel

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Cheyenne Mountain Library: A Mirror and a Window A vibrant center of the surrounding area

Tucked into Cheyenne Plaza Shopping Center alongside a gym,

Library started a board

mattress store, and vegan bar, Pikes Peak Library District’s (PPLD)

game collection for

Cheyenne Mountain Library is a vibrant center of the

check out. It’s proven

surrounding area.

popular with people of

“The Library is essential to the neighborhood,” said Jake Norment,

all ages.

co-owner of the Caffeinated Cow. “Not only do I own a business in

To maximize its local

the shopping plaza, but I am a neighbor… and I was a neighbor first.

impact, Cheyenne

When I was starting my business, I visited the Library for information

Mountain Library

on getting a business loan.”

works with many

The Library serves more than just those who live in the nearby

community partners.

Ivywild, Broadmoor, Skyway, and Stratton Meadows neighborhoods.

One of their popular

“We get a lot of people who work in the neighborhood or are doing

partnership programs

shopping on 8 Street,” elaborated Cheyenne Mountain Library

is Books, Beer, and

Manager Tiffany Paisley.

______. Every quarter

But the strongest connections being made are with local residents and

the Library features

organizations.

a book that connects

Longtime employee Ulli Cookson, who has worked at Cheyenne

to a certain area nonprofit (which fills in the blank). Bristol Brewing

Mountain Library for 21 years, has made and cultivated many of

Company, located in Ivywild School, then provides free beer and a

those connections.

room for the first 15 attendees who want to discuss the book of the

“I have seen quite a few children grow up over the years,” said

quarter.

Cookson. “A little boy used to come here with his nanny and is now

The annual Chalk Fest, organized by the Ivywild Improvement

old enough to volunteer here. This is a Library that people can relate

Society, is another example of how the Library brings people together

to from their youth. We know a lot of their names.”

while leveraging local partnerships.

The Library also aims to be responsive to its patrons, changing its

Ultimately, it is about the local Library being reflective of its patrons

services to meet their needs. After receiving patron feedback, the

while offering another point of view.

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It is about the local Library being reflective of its patrons while offering another point of view.

“In children’s literature, there is a concept

Paisley said. “It’s wonderful to be able to highlight all of the different

we see about how books are windows

cultures in our region.”

and mirrors,” Paisley explained. “They

The importance of the Library’s work is borne out by the generous

can be a window for looking out or

donation of time received from its volunteers—those who help pull

seeing through, building empathy and

holds, shelve books, and assist with a wide array of programming.

understanding for how others live and

Equally critical is the support from the Friends of Pikes Peak Library

what they may be going through. Or, it

District’s local chapter, which sells used books to help support the

may be a mirror, reflecting the reader and what they’re experiencing.”

Cheyenne Mountain Library in a myriad of ways.

Perhaps the most illustrative example of the Library’s ability to be a

Their assistance, alongside the support of the community, helps

window and mirror is the annual Culture Fest, organized alongside

Cheyenne Mountain Library be the hub of an eclectic, thriving, and

PPLD’s Adult Services and Adult Education teams.

intergenerational neighborhood in Colorado Springs.

“We have a significant immigrant population in this community,”

A Glimpse of History To meet the high demand for library service in the Broadmoor

In 1993, the branch moved to larger quarters in Cheyenne Plaza

and Ivywild areas, a bookmobile started to visit Three Eagles

and became known as the Cheyenne Mountain Branch. Thanks

Shopping Center (South 8 St. and Cheyenne Blvd.) on Jan. 4,

to a neighboring grocery store, the move was accomplished

1956. The stop was heavily used, averaging 86 items checked

with borrowed grocery carts that were loaded with books to be

out per hour in 1976-77. The popularity of the bookmobile

transported to their new home. The Library later relocated into a

established the location as a prime choice for a permanent Library.

larger space in the plaza in 2006.

In September 1977, Broadmoor Square Branch Library opened

(Adapted from Reflections, an out-of-print PPLD publication that

with a week-long celebration that included a melodrama presented

includes a history of each location in the Library District.)

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by a local theatre group.

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Calhan Library 600 Bank St., Calhan, CO 80808 (719) 531-6333, x7013 Cheyenne Mountain Library 1785 S. 8th St. #100, Colorado Springs, CO 80905 (719) 531-6333, x7001 East Library 5550 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 531-6333, x7014 Fountain Library 230 S. Main St., Fountain, CO 80817 (719) 531-6333, x7002 High Prairie Library 7035 Old Meridian Rd., Peyton, CO 80831 (719) 531-6333, x7003 Library 21c 1175 Chapel Hills Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80920 (719) 531-6333, x7012 Manitou Springs Library 701 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, CO 80829 (719) 531-6333, x7004 Mobile Library Services (719) 531-6333, x2313 Monument Library 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr., Monument, CO 80132 (719) 531-6333, x7005 Old Colorado City Library 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 531-6333, x7006

Pikes Peak Library District Discovery Winter 2020 / Volume 2, Issue 1 Executive Editor Michelle Ray Managing Editor Kayah Swanson Graphic Designer Nicole Enger Contributors Kyle Beargeon Britt Bloom Heidi Buljung Becca Cruz Brenna Hemphill Lance James David Kelly Colleen Lark Brett Lobello Nancy Maday Jenny Pierce John Spears Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees President Wayne A. Vanderschuere Vice President Debbie English Secretary/Treasurer Scott Taylor Keith Clayton, II Cathy Grossman Mina Liebert Dr. Ned C. Stoll

Palmer Lake Library 66 Lower Glenway St., Palmer Lake, CO 80133 (719) 531-6333, x7007 Penrose Library 20 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 531-6333, x7015 Rockrimmon Library 832 Village Center Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919 (719) 531-6333, x7008 Ruth Holley Library 685 N. Murray Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80915 (719) 531-6333, x7009 Sand Creek Library 1821 S. Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80916 (719) 531-6333, x7018 Ute Pass Library 8010 Severy Rd., Cascade, CO 80809 (719) 531-6333, x7011

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Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) seeks to engage and transform people’s lives by providing equitable access to information, enrichment opportunities, and community connections via 15 facilities, online resources, and mobile library services.

It is a nationally recognized system of public libraries serving a population of more than 650,000 across 2,070 square miles in El Paso County, Colo.