All Pikes Peak Library District locations will close at 4 p.m. on Tue., Dec. 31 and be closed on Wed., Jan. 1 in observance of New Year's Day. Categories
Adventure Begins at your Library with the 2025 Winter Adult Reading Program!
Log 30 days of reading and activities from Feb. 1 – March 31 to earn prizes! Activities include attending Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) activities or reading for 30 minutes or more a day.
Registration will open on Sat., Feb. 1. On that day, you can register through the Beanstack or stop by the Library to register in-person (curbside services available). When you register in-person or at curbside, you will receive a Winter Adult Reading Program tote bag (while supplies last).
Check back on this page closer to February for more information!
With taxes due on Tue., April 15, 2025, tax time is right around the corner. Save yourself a headache – don't wait until the last minute! Your Library has everything you need to file on time, including live tax preparation help (by appointment only) provided through our partners.
Tax Assistance at PPLD
Get help preparing and filing your tax returns! AARP Foundation Tax-Aide & VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program) (geared towards low- to moderate-income taxpayers) offer free tax preparation services on-site at four Library locations, thanks to a team of IRS-certified volunteers.
Free Tax preparation services will be at the following Library locations from Jan. 29 through April 12 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY:
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide
(open to people of all ages and income levels)
- Library 21c – Feb. 4 - April 10
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Wednesdays, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Call (719) 235-6757 or visit cotaxaide.org/appt beginning Wed., Jan. 15 to make an appointment.
- Fountain Library – Jan. 29 - April 12
- Wednesdays from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturdays from 11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- 1st ,3rd, and 4th Saturdays in Feb. and March
- 1st and 2nd Saturdays in April
Call (719) 508-2629 or visit cotaxaide.org/appt beginning Sun., Jan. 12 to make an appointment.
- Sand Creek Library – Feb. 6 - April 10
- Thursdays from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Call (719) 203-1205 or visit cotaxaide.org/appt starting Wed., Jan.15 to make an appointment.
VITA – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program – Pikes Peak United Way
(for individuals who earned less than $67,000 in 2024)
- High Prairie Library
- Sat., Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Sat., March 22 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Sat., April 5 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Call 2-1-1 on or after Wed., Jan. 22 to make an appointment.
Tax Documents and Resources
Although Library staff cannot give tax advice, our Tax Resources Subject Guide is here to help you file on time. Find federal, Colorado, and other state tax forms, tax assistance, FAQs for accessing your IRS account information, and other useful information. Please note that our libraries do not stock federal or state tax forms or booklets, but you can print your forms using Library computers.
Where can you see world-class athletes train for their sport? At the Colorado Springs Olympic & Paralympic Training Center (CSOPTC), of course! The center, located right here in El Paso County, is the flagship training center for over 10,000 Team USA athletes each year. The center provides elite facilities for multiple sports, housing, dining, and cutting-edge sports medicine and sports science facilities.
Pikes Peak Library District offers library cardholders an inside look into this exceptional facility. Check out a Pikes Peak Culture Pass and get a first-hand look at where Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls in various sports train to be selected to represent the United States as a part of Team USA. Take a guided tour of the facility, where you will see the strength and conditioning gym, aquatics center, wrestling gym, multi-purpose sport centers, and more. You may even catch some resident athletes training during your visit!
The center trains athletes in cycling, figure skating, swimming, shooting, track and field, boxing, wrestling, basketball, volleyball, and other competitive sports. With so many Team USA athletes living, training, and working in Colorado Springs, the training center’s participation in the Culture Pass program offers a great opportunity to see elite-level training facilities filled with athletes preparing for the next Olympic and Paralympic Games.
It is exciting to know that some of the world’s greatest have trained at the CSOPTC. From Michael Phelps to one Team USA’s newest gold medalists, Freestyle Wrestler Amit Elor, the OPTC is your front row seat to the Olympic & Paralympic Movement.
Visit ppld.org/culturepass to get your no-cost pass to witness our nation’s best athletes aspire to take the world stage. For more information about visiting the CSOPTC visit teamusa.com.