LibraryAware April 2020

High Prairie Monthly

April 2020

Hi-lights

Census Day Party
Join us for a Census Day Party! We will have snacks and activities scheduled throughout the day and computers available for you to fill out your census!

1 p.m. - Popcorn Bar (Until its gone)

3:30 p.m. - Pizza (Until its gone)

4:30 p.m. - Oreo Tasting

Upcoming Programs

Weekly Early Literacy
Monday

Music and Movement (1st and 3rd Monday)
9:30 a.m.

Stay and Play (2nd and 4th Monday)

Tuesday
Toddler Time
9:30 a.m.

S tay and Play
10 a.m.
Toddler Time
10:30 a.m.
Paws to Read
4 p.m.

Thursday
Storytime
10 a.m.

Teens First Friday: DIY T-Shirt Bags and Seed Bombs
Fri., Apr. 3 from 4 p.m - 5:30 p.m.
Ages 12-18
Registration required

Garden Craft: Metal Insects and Aluminum Flowers
Mon., Apr. 6 from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Ages 12+
Registration required

Homeschool @ High Prairie: Ute Knowledge: Stem Challenges
Wed., Apr. 8 from 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Registration required

Tween Twist: Bottle Cap Magnets
Wed., Apr. 8 from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Ages 9-12
Registration required

Homeschool @ High Prairie: Ute Knowledge: Stem Challenges
Thu., Apr. 9 from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Registration required

Te ens Create: Art Club
Thu., Apr. 9 from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Ages 12-18

Family Board Games
Sat., Apr. 11 from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
All ages

Painting with Mocktails
Sat., Apr. 11 from 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ages 18+
Registration required

Upcycle Craft: Rustic Tin-Can Clocks
Mon., Apr. 13 from 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Ages 12+
Registration required

One Book Colorado Storytime
Thu. Apr. 16 from 10 a.m.

Adult Drop-in: Garden Boats
Fri. Apr. 17 from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Falcon Garden Club
Sat., Apr. 18 from 10 a.m. - noon
Adults

STEM for Kids: C rash Test Dummies
Mon., Apr. 20 from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Ages 5-12

Registration required

DIY Fishing Cork Bobbers
Tue., Apr. 21 from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Ages 16+
Registration required

Teen Anime Club
Thu., Apr. 23 from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Ages 12-18

Kids Make Art: "Balloon" Dog Paintings
Fri. Apr. 24 from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Ages 5-12
Registration required

Seed Library Event: Habitat Hero: Wildscaping 101
Sat., Apr. 225 from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

All ages

Gift Making Extravaganza: Mother's Day Gifts
Sat. Apr. 25 from 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Ages 12+
Registration required

PPLD Genealogy Resources: Info Session
Mon. Apr. 27 from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Adults
Registration required

Falcon Bookclub
Tue., Apr. 28 from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Adults

New Reads

These ghosts are family : a novel
by Maisy Card

A man on his deathbed reveals that he stole another man’s identity decades earlier, traces the family’s history from colonial Jamaica to present-day Harlem and reconnects with the firstborn daughter he never knew. A first novel. 75,000 first printing.

The future we choose : surviving the climate crisis
by Christiana Figueres

A cautionary but hopeful report by the cofounders of Global Optimism and architects of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement outlines urgent measures that must be taken to adapt to or reverse climate change.

The Kingdom of Back
by Marie Lu

Forbidden by 18th-century restrictions to pursue her dream of becoming a composer, the musically gifted older sister of Wolfgang Mozart risks everything she cares about by accepting an irresistible offer from a mysterious stranger. By the best-selling author of the Legend series. Simultaneous eBook.

Ívamos! Let's Go Eat
by Raúl the Third

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Did you know?

Food Industry Training

Are you looking for a career in the culinary industry? Pikes Peak Library District is pleased to offer Food Industry Training, a four-week training program that gives you the skills you need to enter or advance in employment as a qualified prep cook or line cook. The program will help you learn basic culinary fundamentals, explore career opportunities in the culinary industry, prepare a resume and practice interview skills, and earn your ServSafe Food Handler certification. No previous experience is required and there is no cost to participants.

The program will run Monday through Friday 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. beginning Friday, April 10 through Friday, May 8. The program takes place at Care and Share Food Bank, 2605 Preamble Point, Colorado Springs, CO 80915.

For more information click here!

	Pikes Peak Library District P.O. Box 1579 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901 (719) 531-6333 ppld.org/