By Jeremiah Walter

Krystal Arnold and Hannah Zwahlen grew up using Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) and participating in Summer Adventure, neither of them knowing they would eventually work for the Library and help kids and teens taking part in the District’s annual summer reading program.

Rosemary Mosco, author of the All Pikes Peak Reads 2025 title Butterflies Are Pretty… Gross!, has been enthralled by nature since she was a little kid growing up in Ottawa, Canada.

“My mom would flip over logs, and we would play with the snakes. She would point out birds,” remembers Mosco. “I was a very shy and anxious kid, so I would just run off and hang out in the woods. It was a refuge.”

Her love of books and libraries formed at a young age, as well.

For anyone who enjoys reading books by Colorado authors or is interested in or pursuing a career in writing, attending the annual Mountain of Authors at Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) is a must. A forest of tables pops up in the Venue at Library 21c where local authors from around the Pikes Peak region and surrounding areas chat with readers and sell their books. This year’s program will be on Sat., May 17 from noon - 4:30 p.m.