Tag: pikes peak library district
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Weekend things to do around Colorado Springs including Free Zoo Day
THURSDAY New Year’s Day is all about heading outdoors, running and walking. This year add celebrations about 2026 being the country’s 250th anniversary and Colorado’s 150th. Norris Penrose Event Center lower parking lot by Bear Creek trail is headquarters for the 48th El Paso County Search & Rescue Rescue Run. A 5K and 10K start…
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Proposed newest member of Pikes Peak Library Board renews debate about application process
There has been little debate about naming Austin Jurgensmeyer as the next member of the Pikes Peak Library District board, but some questions linger about the new application process. The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously approved the appointment during its meeting Tuesday. The city and the El Paso County Board of Commissioners are the joint…
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Pikes Peak Library District closing all buildings Wednesday to install new software
The Pikes Peak Library District will close all branches Wednesday and Thursday as it prepares to launch a new software system. The district is in the middle of switching to Polaris software, which will manage all of the library’s online functions in front of and behind the scenes. The online catalog and the library’s mobile…
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Cheyenne Mountain Library closes Saturday due to plumbing issues
Cheyenne Mountain Library is closed Saturday due to plumbing issues. The Pikes Peak Library District’s website says the location will be closed all day. The library is located on the city’s south side at 1785 S. Eighth St. near The Broadmoor area. PPLD has several other libraries in the city. See a map below.
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Scary stories are more fun than scary | Library Limelight
By Cindy Skaggs When the nights grow long and the autumn wind whispers through the trees, many of us find ourselves reaching for a spooky tale. But why do scary stories have such an enduring grip on our imagination? From ghostly whispers to eerie mysteries, scary stories have fascinated and frightened readers for centuries, and…
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Penrose Library begins final renovations as fencing entire property gets underway
By year’s end, Pikes Peak Library District’s flagship branch will look different. Officials hope the $300,000 exterior makeover of Penrose Library at 20 N. Cascade Ave., in downtown Colorado Springs also will lead patrons to feel safer and more welcome. “If individuals see events occurring in an area that are illegal, inappropriate and distasteful, that…
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City Council approves Pikes Peak Library District board member months after rejecting him
The Colorado Springs City Council voted Tuesday to go against its decision in May and approved Kaname “Kenny” Kuniyuki to a seat on the Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees. The City Council voted 6-3 to approve Kuniyuki to join the library district board. He will fill a seat that expired in December, but…
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Building young brains: Pikes Peak Library District program teaches parents to talk to babies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save According to the National Institutes of Health, by the time a child reaches age 5, his or her brain is 90% developed. That makes it essential for parents to help bolster young minds by speaking…
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Colorado Springs reading program selects 4 titles themed around nature
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Destructive seagulls, migrating elephants and an insatiably hungry black bear. In her 2021 nonfiction book, “Fuzz,” New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach explores the many ways we’ve tried to handle animals that might harm…
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Pikes Peak Library District approves $2.6 million purchase of Ruth Holley and Ute Pass library properties
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees approved the purchase of the property for the Ruth Holley and Ute Pass libraries for a combined $2.64 million during their meeting Wednesday evening. The approval comes…