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When the weather turns grey, turn to your library to save the day! 🌧

Enjoy eBooks, audiobooks, games, toys, special programs, and more!

Start exploring: ppld.org/your-library-card-is

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#ppld #librarymaxxing #rainydayideas
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November 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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I won't go to DPL so I suppose PPLD is my new homebase.
October 30, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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PPLD has one of the best history Overdrive/Libby catalogs out there!
October 30, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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📚 Create a diorama, design a game, draw a comic, or dream up your own book-inspired project to share at PPLD’s Homeschool Book Blast.
📅 Fri., Dec. 4 | 1–2 p.m.
📍 East Library
Register by Dec. 2 tinyurl.com/ppld-bookblast

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#homeschool
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November 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Join us and David Baron, author of The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America on Wednesday, Nov. 18 | 5:30–6:30 p.m. at the Penrose Library.
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#ppld #space #Mars #author
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October 28, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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Hybrid access is now available at Calhan Library!
Enjoy your Library from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, except PPLD holidays and closures.

Get started at ppld.org/hybrid-access.
Your Library. Your schedule.

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#CalhanCO #PPLD
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October 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Stop scrolling! Start doing! 🎵 🎬 📕 🎮 📝
From movies, music, and games, to test prep and homework help, see how you can start LibraryMaxxing: ppld.org/your-library-card-is

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#teens #ppld #librarymaxxing #library
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October 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Look at what @nuclearnarwhal.bsky.social made for me!

Elora did an amazing and professional job!

#BookSky 💙📚 #BookSignings #SFF #ScifiBooks
Flyer for my book signing with my face, all four of my books and my contact information with a QR code to my website. The text says: REBECCA E. REYES Book Signings Winter Bash & Books Signing 2026 Dec. 19th PPLD East Library 5550 N. Union Blvd 80918 Community Meeting Room Cosine 2027 Jan. 22nd - 24th Great Wolf Lodge 9494 Federal Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80921 Website: rebeccareyeswriting.com Email: rebeccaladdwriting@gmail.com BlueSky: @rebeccareyeswriting.com Kofi: ko-fi/rebeccaevita
October 24, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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A couple minor changes were made. The intent was to give this to a few friends' businesses to share locally, so I didn't think about the city.

@nuclearnarwhal.bsky.social worked with what I haphazardly gave her and did phenomenal work.
Flyer for my book signing with my face, all four of my books and my contact information with a QR code to my website. The text says: REBECCA E. REYES Book Signings Winter Bash & Books Signing 2026 Dec. 19th PPLD East Library 5550 N. Union Blvd 80918 Community Meeting Room Colorado Springs, CO Cosine 2027 Jan. 22nd - 24th Great Wolf Lodge 9494 Federal Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80921 Website: rebeccareyeswriting.com Email: rebeccaladdwriting@gmail.com BlueSky: @rebeccareyeswriting.com Kofi: ko-fi/rebeccaevita
October 24, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Did you know you can go the Fine Arts Center with a Culture Pass? PPLD cardholders can reserve FREE admission passes to participating museums and attractions. Learn more: ppld.org/culturepass

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#museum #library #culture
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October 21, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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Celebrate Calhan Library’s birthday! 🎉
Join us Wed., Nov. 4 from 3 - 5 pm. and explore the Library’s services through a scavenger hunt, crafts, take part in a community art project, and more! ppld.org/open-house

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#ppld #openhouse
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October 21, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Get more time to bring your ideas to life! 🕛
PPLD is expanding access to creative spaces with unstaffed hours, starting with East Library’s makerspace.

Ready to get started? Learn more: ppld.org/unstaffed-ma...

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#PPLD #Makerspace
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October 20, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Don't throw it away, fix it! 🔨 Our Repair Cafe is expanding! Bring your small appliances and other items for repair.
Sign up for a spot today! Go to ppld.org/repair-cafe for upcoming dates and locations.

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#ppld #repairs #library #fixit
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October 19, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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I have two signings where I'll be selling books in person coming up in Colorado Springs!

December at the PPLD East Library with Pikes Peak Writers, signing and selling copies of all my books!

January, I'll be selling books at COSine at the Great Wolf Lodge!

www.rebeccareyeswriting.com

#Booksky💙📚
Pikes Peak Writers Winter Bash and Books Signing December 19th, 2026 2:00PM - 5:00PM PPLD East Library 5550 N. Union Blvd Community Meeting Room Book Karaoke, Book Exchange, Snack Exchange, Local Authors Signing https://pikespeakwriters.org/ COSine 2027 COLORADO SPRINGS SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION January 22-24, 2027 Guest of Honor Mur Lafferty Author (Six Wakes, Infinite Archive, The Shambling Guide to New York), Podcaster (I Should be Writing, Ditch Diggers) Science Guest of Honor Ness Brown Astrophysicist and Author Artist Guest of Honor Robin Monogue Fiber Artist Special Guest Connie Willis Sci-Fi Grand Master Special Guest Courtney Willis “Dr. Science” Images include a mosquito and an alien with helmet
October 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Explore your investment options with PPLD! Morningstar offers independent insights on stocks, mutual funds & ETFs, plus market data to help you make informed financial decisions.

Get started: ppld.org/databases#M

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#finance #ppld
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October 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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NEW HOURS! Starting Mon., Oct. 26, access Calhan Library from 6 a.m.–10 p.m.
Apply for a hybrid-access badge at ppld.org/hybrid-access.

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#ppld #calhanco
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October 14, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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Join PPLD as we celebrate High Prairie Library's Sweet 16! 🎉
There will be birthday cake, community art, music, prizes, and more. Bring a friend and explore High Prairie Library! 🎂
Full details: ppld.librarymarket.com/event/high-p...
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October 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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Make the most of your money with your PPLD library card! Explore resources for smarter shopping, financial learning, business growth, and more at ppld.org/business-resources, ppld.org/taxes, or ask your librarian!

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#MoneyTips #Finance
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October 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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What do robots, Irish flutes, legos, and poetry have in common? The annual All Pikes Peak Makes event! Join us Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Library 21c!

Learn more: ppld.org/APPM

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#science #art #tech #ppld #APPM
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October 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Big hearts can make a big difference! Come find out more with the PPLD Foundation at 10:30 a.m. on Sat., Oct. 17, at Library 21c. For children 7 and older. Remember, you don’t have to be grown up to be a philanthropist!

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October 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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My local library district is using AI-generated advertisements now. Very disappointed in PPLD.
October 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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Teens, there’s plenty to try at PPLD! ⭐

Take a creative writing class, join a Dungeons & Dragons game, or bring a friend to play your own.

Explore our teen programs at ppld.org/events.

We welcome your feedback. Please email socialmedia@ppld.org.
#librarymaxxing #PPLDforteens #teenevents
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October 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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There's still time! Register now for the final All Pikes Peak Reads author talk, featuring Kali Fajardo-Anstine at Library 21c:
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#booktalk #ppld #library #meettheauthor
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October 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Libraries and Dragons: Developing community and life skills through a library D&D campaign
Teenagers have been utilizing tales of swords and sorcery storytelling to develop real-world skills as well as meaningful communities at Library 21c, a branch of the Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD)
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October 2, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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Right now, you're scrolling... but at the Library, you could be: gaming, making art, playing D&D, trying something new or hanging out with friends.

Discover more at www.ppld.org/your-library-card-is

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#ppld #librarymaxxing #FOMO
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October 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM