SIGNINGS

Book Signing, Book Launch and Discussion — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, “Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made,” 5 p.m. Tuesday, Ent Center for the Arts, Shockley-Zalabak Theater, 5225 N. Nevada Ave. Tickets: entcenterforthearts.org.

Book Signings — With Amy Tordoff, “All We Have Is Time,” and Sheilah Jane, “Shadows and Sunrises: A True Story of Shame, Strength and Rebirth Across Continents,” 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument; 719-481-2665, coveredtreasures.com.

LITERARY EVENTS

LENA Start Program — A program to help parents listen, talk and engage with their babies up to 3 years old. Families attend eight weekly online sessions, use LENA technology to track communication and receive personalized feedback from trained staff. Participants who complete the program receive a $20 gift card and eight children’s books. The program is free. Registration required by Monday; ppld.org/kids/LENAStart.

Wild About Reading Fall Tutoring Sessions — Monday-Dec. 19. Go online for information, locations and registration: childrensliteracycenter.org.

All Pikes Peak Reads Author Visit, Q&A and Book Signing — With Mariko Turk, 11 a.m. Saturday, Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive. Book will be available for purchase during the event. Registration: ppld.org/appr.

Stories and S.T.E.A.M. — 10 a.m. Sept. 22, Deerfield Community Center, 4290 Deerfield Hills Road; coloradosprings.gov/deerfield.

Ses-qui-semi-quin-centennial Open House — 3-5 p.m. Sept. 24, Ute Pass Library, 8010 Severy Ave., Cascade; ppld.org/open-house.

Celebrate Dolly Parton Day with a free book for kids — 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sept. 25, Wild Birds Unlimited, 2450 Montebello Square Drive; coloradosprings.wbu.com.

All Pikes Peak Reads Author Visit and Storytime — With Stacy S. Jensen, 11 a.m. Sept. 26, Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive. Book will be available for purchase during the event. Registration: ppld.org/appr.

Author, Historian and Public Speaker – Jan MacKell Collins — With her array of Colorado history books, including her newest, “Brothels, Bordellos & Bad Girls: Prostitution in Colorado 1860-1930,” noon-2 p.m. Sept. 26, Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument; 719-481-2665, coveredtreasures.com.

29th Annual Vintner Dinner — To benefit the Children’s Literacy Center, 6 p.m. Sept. 26, Broadmoor Hall, 1 Lake Ave., $375-$405. Reservations: 719-577-5775, code CLC26.

Storytime — For ages 3-7 with an adult, 10-10:30 a.m., second and fourth Saturdays, Reading at the Rock Library, 950 Vindicator Drive; readingattherock.org/programs.

SEEKING SUBMISSIONS

Presenters for All Pikes Peak Makes — Pikes Peak Library District is currently accepting applications from local makers, artists, creators, educators and innovators interested in presenting at All Pikes Peak Makes. Applications accepted through October 3. Information and applications: ppld.org/appm.

TUTORS NEEDED

Children’s Literacy Center — 719-471-8672, childrensliteracycenter.org.

LIBRARY LISTINGS

Pikes Peak Library District: ppld.org.

• 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive

• Calhan, 600 Bank St., Calhan

• Cheyenne Mountain, 1785 S. 8th St.

• East, 5550 N. Union Blvd.

• Fountain, 230 S. Main St.

• High Prairie, 7035 Old Meridian Road, Falcon

• Manitou Springs, 701 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs

• Monument, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Drive

• Old Colorado City, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave.

• Palmer Lake, 66 Lower Glenway

• Penrose, 20 N. Cascade Ave.

• Ruth Holley, 685 N. Murray Blvd.

• Sand Creek, 1821 S. Academy Blvd.

• Ute Pass, 8010 Severy Ave., Cascade

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CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE