All PPLD facilities will be closed Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.PPLD.org, The Catalog, and wireless may also be unavailable as we run server updates.
Penrose Library
Address:
20 N. Cascade Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: (719) 531-6333
Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday: 1 - 5 p.m.
Holiday Hours and Closures
Metered Parking:
$.25 for 30 min. Mon. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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Friends of East Library
Penrose Library operates a staffed bookstore in the lobby during Library hours.
Click here to learn more about the Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District.
What's New!
PPLD invites the public to take part in the Big Library Read, a pilot program in which libraries worldwide offer a single eBook to their cardholders. The program is designed to unite library patrons from all around the world.
From May 15 to June 1, 2013, anyone with a valid Pikes Peak Library District library card can borrow the eBook The Four Corners of the Sky by New York Times bestselling author Michael Malone for free from the Library’s website at ppld.org/cybershelf and read on all major devices, including Kindle® and iPad®.
Over 7,500 libraries in 10 countries from five continents are participating. Readers are invited to join the book discussion on Twitter using #BigLibraryRead.
For more information about the Big Library Read, please visit www.overdrive.com/big-library-read/.
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What: Children’s Summer Reading Program 2013 - Dig Into Reading
When: June 1 - July 31
The Library’s Summer Reading Program is fun, free, and builds reading skills. Read with us this summer and win cool prizes! Register online or at your local library starting June 1.
Here's how to play:
- Go to your nearest library and register for Dig Into Reading, our free summer reading program, or register online at ppld.org starting June 1.
- Read books!
- Record your reading on our Dig Into Reading game card!
- Win prizes, prizes, prizes!
- Enjoy our special free programs – performers, stories, crafts, live animals, and more.
Happy Reading!
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Westlaw is one of the primary online legal research services for lawyers and legal professionals in the United States. On Friday, May 31 at Penrose Library, a trainer from West will teach three classes, each focused on different Westlaw features and techniques.
Registration is required for each class. To register, call (719) 389-8968 or click on the appropriate registration link below.
- 8 a.m.
Beginning Level
An introduction to the databases PPLD subscribes to and how to use Westlaw’s search features. Click here to register. - 9 a.m.
Advanced Search Techniques
Learn about Terms & Connectors searching and other advanced search tactics. Click here to register. - 10 a.m.
KeyCite and Key Numbers
Learn to use Westlaw’s citator, KeyCite, to ensure that your sources are good law, and how West’s Topic & Key Number system can be used in research. Click here to register.
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Learn how to access government information, benefits, and agencies online! PPLD's law librarian will show you where to find health information, file a complaint against a business, find legal forms, apply for Social Security benefits and unemployment insurance, renew licenses, get Medicare and Medicaid information, contact your legislators, and more.
Registration is required. Click here to register.
- When: Tue., May 28 from 8:30 - 10 a.m.
- Where: Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave.
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Get ready for the Teen Summer Reading Program! Registration starts on June 1!
Program runs June 1-July 31
Grades 5-12 welcome to participate!
Read books and earn prizes!
How the game works: For each level, read 3 books or 9 hours (teens can combine number of books and number of hours to complete each level). To complete the program, teens need to read a total of 9 books or 27 hours by July 31st.
Level one: read 3 books or 9 hours
You get a pack of coupons:
• Brunswick Zone: free daily game pass June- August
• Sky Sox: 2 free tickets
• Academy Mini-Golf: free round of golf
• Sertich Ice Center: free session + skate rental
• Wendy’s: free value fry
• Chick-fil-A: free milkshake
• Plato’s Closet: $5 gift card
• Yo Yogurt: free 3 oz. frozen yogurt
• Del Taco: free chicken taco, small fry and drink
• Louie’s pizza: free lunch special (slice of pizza and drink)
Level two: read 3 more books or 9 hours
You get a book or journal!
Level three: read 3 more books or 9 hours
You get a cool Summer Reading t-shirt!
Complete the program by July 31 and you will be entered into a drawing to win an eReader!!
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In response to feedback from patrons, statistical data and observation, and the integration of Manitou Springs Community Library, the PPLD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to increase the District's operating hours by 52.
The changes, effective Monday, April 15, will be:
- All PPLD facilities, with the exception of Ute Pass, Palmer Lake, and Manitou Springs libraries, will open at 9 a.m., Monday through Thursday.
- Manitou Springs Community Library will add eight hours of service. The new hours at Manitou Springs will be 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. from Monday - Thursday, and 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
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Can’t find the information you need? Have a research project? Pikes Peak Library District has a brand new program to help you.
Professional librarians at the East and Penrose Libraries are available to assist you with your information needs, whether you are looking for a great book to read, starting a business, or researching local history.
Research topics include, but are not limited to, finding materials for children or teens, locating health and wellness information, beginning legal research, and finding grant information for nonprofits. If you would like to learn how to search the library’s catalog or subscription databases more efficiently, we can help you with that too.
Begin by completing the online form on our website. From our home page (ppld.org), click on Research and select Book a Librarian. You can also locate the service by clicking on the dropdown arrow under "How do I?" on the left side of the home page and selecting Book a Librarian.
Fill out the form with your information, including your library card number. If your research request differs from the options provided, describe your question or research need in as much detail as possible.
We’ll look at your request and determine the best person on our staff to meet with you based on expertise and availability. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can to schedule your appointment. Appointments may be scheduled for up to one hour at either the East or Penrose Library.
The Book a Librarian service is open to any PPLD cardholder. We cannot offer advice (e.g., medical, legal, investment) except to advise users of reputable sources of evaluative information. Also, we cannot offer troubleshooting or maintenance help with personal computers or devices. However, computer classes are available at several PPLD locations.
For questions, you can contact PPLD by email, chat, phone, or in person at any of our fourteen locations.
By Delaina Massie, PPLD Librarian
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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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Beginning on Monday, December 3, all PPLD self-check machines will require the use of your patron PIN.
Why do I need a PIN?
A PIN (Personal Identification Number) protects your library card from unauthorized use. In the event that your card is lost or stolen, we have provided you with an extra layer of protection. The Library enabled this feature to help ensure the privacy of your Library account.
Your PIN is required when you:
- Login to My Account on the Library’s web page
- Check out items at a self-check station
- Login to reserve and use a Library computer
- Place holds on items
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An Assistive Technology Station is an area set aside with equipment and software designed to help patrons who are blind, visually impaired, or those who have limited or no use of their hands to assist them with reading and writing tasks and accessing other resources on a personal computer. Pikes Peak Library District has two such stations: at Penrose and East libraries.
A typical station is equipped with an adjustable table, a large-print keyboard, a track ball mouse, headphones with attached microphone, and speakers. The computers are loaded with specialized software.
Although Library staff have a general knowledge of what is available at each location, it is the patron who becomes the expert user. The applications are so specialized with numerous hot keys and set-up requirements, they are mastered only as one spends time using each program.
For more information about these stations, you can watch the PPLD TV video above, email dmassie@ppld.org, or call (719) 531-6333, x1371 or x2309.
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At the beginning of each month, PPLD’s Special Collections will be releasing a free postcard featuring a historical image of the Pikes Peak region. You can drop by Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie at Penrose Library to receive your postcard.
The images on the postcards are all from PPLD’s Photo Archives, housed in the 1905 Carnegie. Photographs constitute one of Special Collections’ most valuable resources. Numbering more than 500,000 items, the archive contains images depicting Colorado Springs, the Pikes Peak region, Colorado, the Rocky Mountain West, and the Southwest. Collections include a wide variety of formats and processes including glass plate negatives, stereo views, postcards, albumen prints, and cyanotypes, as well as negatives, slides, silver gelatin prints, and born-digital images.
Over 11,000 of these images have been digitized and can be easily searched through our Digital Photo Archives at photos.ppld.org.
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