LITERARY 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.

Paws to Read Children’s Program — Practice reading with a Paws to Read therapy dog, 3-4 p.m. Thursday, Cheyenne Mountain Library, 1785 S. 8th St.; 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.

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.

Friends of the Pikes Peak District Library Annual Meeting — With authors PJ Anderson and Patrick Anderson, 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive; ppld.org/events.

Book Swap — Bring your clean, gently used adult fiction and nonfiction books and swap them for new-to-you titles. Please only bring adult titles published within the last five years. No textbooks, manuals or magazines. For ages 18 and up, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Monument Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Drive, Monument; ppld.org/events.

Ses-qui-semi-quin-centennial Open House — 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Regional History & Genealogy Department, Penrose Library, 1905 Carnegie Building, 20 N. Cascade Ave.; ppld.org/open-house.

Winter Adult Reading Program — Program engages ages 18 and older in activities and brain-healthy reading habits for a chance to win prizes, through Feb. 28; ppld.org/winter-reading.

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.

CONTESTS

Jean Ciavonne Poetry Contest — For El Paso County students in grades 4 and 5. Entries must be postmarked by Feb. 28. Go online for information: ppld.org/poetrycontest.

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