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Dine at Wendy's at Montebello and Academy on Tuesday, May 21, 5 - 8 p.m. and 10% - 15% of all sales will go to the Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District. Tell your friends, family, and neighbors - the more people that come the more money the organization gets!
With a dollar cash donation you can spin Wendy's wheel and win a prize! All proceeds go to Friends of the PPLD.
See you there!
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At a special event held at Penrose Library on Wednesday, February 13, El Pomar Foundation announced it had approved a challenge grant of $750,000 to support the Library’s Tri-Building Project to create a 21st Century library system, which will bring significant improvements to Pikes Peak Library District.
The funds from El Pomar are earmarked for use at PPLD’s Penrose Library, but the funds will allow for wider District-wide improvements at PPLD, including renovations and upgrades at PPLD’s East Library and the opening of a new facility in 2014 at 1175 Chapel Hills Drive as well. PPLD’s new facility will feature content creation areas for creative professionals, business incubation and hoteling space for small businesses and nonprofits, enhanced areas for job seekers to find career assistance, and much more!
El Pomar’s generous grant will allow the Library to move forward on construction and renovation in 2013, with a projected opening of the new facility in 2014. The challenge grant is contingent upon The Pikes Peak Library District Foundation raising $3.15 million by January 1, 2016.
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The PPLD Foundation needs your help to purchase seven Early Literacy Stations. These computers offer child-centered education software and deliver age-appropriate educational content for our youngest patrons. Not everyone in our community can afford a PC or laptop or the Internet subscription. By making these computers available across the District, PPLD community libraries help all of our families bridge the technology gap that could put their children at an educational disadvantage.
Early Literacy Stations immerse children in an extremely rich environment where the content is always engaging and challenging and the technology is appropriate and reliable.
PPLD has purchased seven such computers so far. We need to raise $6,300 to double that number across the District and meet the needs of all of our children at each of our Community Libraries. Each Station costs $3,500. We have raised $18,200 of the $24,500. Please help us raise the remaining $6,300 before the end of the year and fuel our youngest patrons’ power to learn with Early Literacy Stations.
Libraries offer learning opportunities to everyone in our community; generating long-term benefits on children’s lives by opening doors to future opportunities.
Call (719) 531-6333 x2205 to donate today – at any level. It all adds up!
Thank you for your support.
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Looking for the ultimate win-win situation? You can enjoy a delicious frozen treat and support PPLD’s Summer Reading Program for children. On the first Friday of each month, Buttercup’s Frozen Yogurt
(27 S. Tejon St., Suite 110) will donate 20% of its proceeds to the PPLD Foundation. The money will be used to purchase books as prizes for Summer Reading Program participants. Buttercup's is open from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. on Fridays.
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Call (719) 531-6333 x2205 to donate to Speak Spanish ….. Thank you!
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Donate to Early Books Early Reading! Your donation will allow a young reader to enjoy a new book every month for 5 years! Books are sent to the youngster ages 1 - 5. These books are first rate children's books and will help nurture a love of reading and therefore, success now and for all of their lives!
Call (719) 531-6333 x2205 to donate now!
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