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07-01-2024 - Pikes Peak Library District Announces 2024 All Pikes Peak Reads Book Selection by Colorado Author
05-29-2024 - Library Happenings in June 2024
05-22-2024 - Pikes Peak Library District celebrates 50 years of summer reading programs
05-01-2024 - Library Happenings in May 2024
04-01-2024 - Library Happenings in April 2024
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03-12-2024 - Pikes Peak Library District to host library open houses
03-01-2024 - Library Happenings in March 2024
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02-05-2024 - Library Happenings in February 2024
01-08-2024 - Penrose Library to close starting in February to make way for security upgrades
12-10-2023 - Sand Creek Library to close due to sewer line repairs in strip mall
12-01-2023 - Library happenings in December 2023
11-01-2023 - Library happenings in November 2023
10-01-2023 - Library happenings in October 2023
09-01-2023 - Library happenings in September 2023
08-24-2023 - Pikes Peak Library District and Comcast partner to boost Library Wi-Fi
08-01-2023 - Library happenings in August 2023
07-20-2023 - Pikes Peak Library District announces All Pikes Peak Reads book selection and exhibit featuring Americans and the Holocaust 
07-01-2023 - Library happenings in July 2023
06-01-2023 - Library happenings in June 2023
06-01-2023 - Library cardholders can enjoy discounted admission to several local attractions this summer with Culture Pass Discount Days
05-01-2023 - Library happenings in May 2023
04-05-2023 - Library Board appoints Teona Shainidze-Krebs new Chief Librarian and CEO
04-03-2023 - Library happenings in April 2023
03-20-2023 - Two local attractions join Library’s Culture Pass Program
03-17-2023 - Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees names CEO and Chief Librarian Finalist
03-01-2023 - Library happenings in March 2023
02-28-2023 - Penrose Library to reopen Wed., March 1
02-01-2023 - Library happenings in February 2023
01-01-2023 - Library happenings in January 2023
08-17-2021 - Library seeks applications for Board of Trustees
06-02-2021 - Library partners with LENA to help address 'talk gap'
05-25-2021 - Pikes Peak Library Districts hosts more vaccine clinics, open to anyone 12 years and older
05-14-2021 - Fountain Library hosts vaccine clinic in partnership with Governor, open to anyone 12 years and older
04-29-2021 - Pikes Peak Library District hosts vaccine clinics in partnership with Governor Polis’ Vaccines for All Plan
04-22-2021 - Library hosts COVID-safe Storytimes for children
02-22-2021 - Library, art center unite to enrich Manitou Springs community
02-08-2021 - Library reopens more spaces, services
01-28-2021 - Respite from COVID: Winter Adult Reading Program
01-12-2021 - Library welcoming patrons back inside on Jan. 19
01-07-2021 - Library, HSD2 partner up for 'powerful' information access with PowerPass
11-16-2020 - Libraries Open By Reservation Only
09-11-2020 - Black Lives Matter Activist Joining PPLD for Q&A Event
09-04-2020 - Four authors virtually visiting Library this fall
08-31-2020 - Free program helps parents prepare children for kindergarten
07-08-2020 - PPLD, MAC Exploring Co-Location
06-29-2020 - Library Welcomes Patrons Back Inside
02-26-2020 - Access Museums and Attractions Free with your Library Card
01-23-2020 - YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region Joins The Place, Pikes Peak Library District To Create More Open Doors For Youth In Crisis
01-15-2020 - Library District Welcomes New Trustee
12-06-2019 - Local Vegan Vendors to Gather at the Library
10-29-2019 - Library to cut ribbon on fifteenth facility
10-09-2019 - Publishers Putting Library and its Patrons in a Bind
09-20-2019 - Resource Fair will Connect New and Expecting Parents with Needed Services
08-26-2019 - Library, D11 Partner Up for 'Powerful' Information Access
08-26-2019 - Library, D11 Partner Up for 'Powerful' Information Access
08-09-2019 - Resources for Homeschool Families on Display
08-02-2019 - Upcoming Vacancy on PPLD Board of Trustees
06-19-2019 - White House Veterans Visiting the Library
05-29-2019 - Library celebrates high school graduates and English learners
05-07-2019 - Secrets to business success on display at the library
04-19-2019 - Library hosts New York Times bestseller for event helping local authors get published
04-16-2019 - Library to open 15th facility
04-08-2019 - Free books for every 4-year-old
03-19-2019 - Library offering human books for checkout
02-21-2019 - Library to hold forum on substance abuse recovery
02-06-2019 - PPLD to rededicate Ruth Holley Library
01-30-2019 - Remember: reading programs aren't just for kids
01-25-2019 - Pikes Peak Library District goes overdue fine free
12-28-2018 - Pikes Peak Library District earns top government finance honor
12-17-2018 - Term-limited library board president retires after ten years of service
11-05-2018 - Library hosts Newbery Medal winner
10-10-2018 - PPLD helps local creators independently publish material
10-08-2018 - PPLD celebrates milestones for new high school graduates and U.S. citizens
10-02-2018 - President of American Library Association pays visit to local libraries
09-28-2018 - Local library hosts award-winning writer
09-25-2018 - Former PPLD Foundation director receives lifetime achievement award
09-04-2018 - Thousands to kick off community reading program
04-22-2016 - Healthy Living at Pikes Peak Library District
04-22-2016 - New Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Selected
07-14-2015 - Window Bay at Library 21c to be named after philanthropist Peggy Shivers

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