Colorado Springs area literary events starting Oct. 19
SIGNINGS
Emily Anne Hickman — Illustrator of “The Parable of Seamus Sheep,” 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Born Again Used Books, 4810 Old Farm Drive; 719-528-8622, bornagainusedbooks.com.
LITERARY EVENTS
Toddler Time — Songs, rhymes and stories for ages 1-2 with an adult, 9:30-9:45 a.m. and 10:30-10:45 a.m. Thursday, Fountain Library, 230 S. Main St., Fountain; ppld.org/events.
Sand Creek Book Club for Adults — 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Sand Creek Library, 1821 S. Academy Blvd.; ppld.org/events.
Old Colorado City Book Club for Adults — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Old Colorado City Library, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave.; ppld.org/events.
Storytime — For ages 3-7 with an adult, 10:30-11 a.m., Cheyenne Mountain Library, 1785 S. 8th St.; 10:30-11:15 a.m., Old Colorado City Library, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave. and Ute Pass Library, 8010 Severy Ave., Cascade, Friday; ppld.org/events.
Ruth Holley Book Club for Adults — 2-3 p.m. Friday, Ruth Holley Library, 685 N. Murray Blvd.; ppld.org/events.
Toddler Time — Songs, rhymes and stories for ages 1-2 with an adult, 10:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Sand Creek Library, 1821 S. Academy Blvd.; ppld.org/events.
Paws to Read Children’s Program — Practice reading with a Paws to Read therapy dog, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Old Colorado City Library, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave.; ppld.org/events.
Visiting Author Series — With Lee Horikoshi Roripaugh, “unMothered, unTongued: Lyric Essays,” 7 p.m. Oct. 29, Heller Center for Arts & Humanities, 1250 N. Campus Heights; 719-255-6277, heller.uccs.edu/events.
Toddler Time — For ages 1-3 with an adult, 10-10:45 a.m. Tuesdays, Reading at the Rock Library, 950 Vindicator Drive; readingattherock.org/programs.
Paws to Read for Children — With a handler and therapy dog from Go Team Therapy Dogs, 4-5 p.m., Thursdays, Reading at the Rock Library, 950 Vindicator Drive; readingattherock.org/programs.
Adult Nonfiction Book Club — Sci-fi, nonfiction and more, 4-5 p.m., second Thursdays, Reading at the Rock Library, 950 Vindicator Drive; readingattherock.org/book-club-information#scifiandmore.
Storytime — For ages 3-7 with an adult, 10-10:30 a.m., second and fourth Saturdays, Reading at the Rock Library, 950 Vindicator Drive; readingattherock.org/programs.
TUTORS NEEDED
Children’s Literacy Center — 719-471-8672, childrensliteracycenter.org.
AVAILABLE
Chromebooks to Go — To check out for 21 days for patrons ages 12 and over who have had a PPLD library card for at least 90 days; ppld.org/chromebooks-to-go.
Hoopla Digital — Pikes Peak Library District patrons can use Hoopla Digital for free access to videos, music and audiobooks from smartphones, tablets, PCs and Apple TV; hoopladigital.com.
LIBRARY LISTINGS
Pikes Peak Library District: ppld.org.
• 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive
• Calhan, 600 Bank St., Calhan
• Cheyenne Mountain, 1785 S. 8th St.
• East, 5550 N. Union Blvd.
• Fountain, 230 S. Main St.
• High Prairie, 7035 Old Meridian Road, Falcon
• Manitou Springs, 701 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs
• Monument, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Drive
• Old Colorado City, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave.
• Palmer Lake, 66 Lower Glenway
• Penrose, 20 N. Cascade Ave.
• Ruth Holley, 685 N. Murray Blvd.
• Sand Creek, 1821 S. Academy Blvd.
• Ute Pass, 8010 Severy Ave., Cascade
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CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE





