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5 Uncovers: Library thefts result in big losses Play Video
April 23, 2013 6:20 PM
More than 75,000 books, CD's and DVD's have gone missing from libraries across Colorado Springs since 2009. "Others can't use that material if they haven't returned it," Sydne Dean with the Pikes Peak Library District said. "We'd like people to return their books so everyone can share." Below... more » -
Dogs in the library
February 11, 2011 1:17 AM
The Pikes Peak Library District opens its doors to the dogs, and children absolutely love it. Inside the library, a special program called Paws to Read encourages kids to speak aloud, and for one girl, this was her first time. You would not know by the look of her... more » -
Community slow to embrace "n" word free Huckleberry Finn
January 19, 2011 4:55 PM
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn contains 219 uses of the "n" word. Next month, the publisher NewSouth Books will release a new edition of the novel that replaces each use of the racial slur with the word "slave." Colorado College English Professor Barry Sarchett teaches a class specifically on... more » -
$750,000 in federal grant money helps fund Springs eco-friendly library
December 1, 2010 8:53 PM
For one Colorado Springs library, going green was made a little easier with a whole lot of green from the Federal Government and some other local funding sources. Funding came from a $750,000 federal grant, as well as a $500,000 grant from the Department of Local Affairs. The entire... more » -
Grand Opening for new El Paso County library
October 15, 2010 11:51 AM
Do you want to see how your tax dollars are being spent? A Grand Opening will be held Saturday for the Pikes Peak Library District's newest library, High Prairie Library, 7035 Old Meridian Road. The High Prairie Library is the first to be built east of the Powers Blvd.... more » -
Library budget illustrates 60, 61 & 101 debate
October 13, 2010 7:25 PM
The Pikes Peak Library District provides a good example of the debate over amendments 60, 61, and proposition 101. Most of the money the library uses (85 percent of the budget) comes from property taxes. Amendment 60 would lower those taxes. Jill Gaebler is the vice president of the... more » -
Boo to the Flu
October 12, 2010 5:16 PM
Storytime, treat bags and flu shots are what you can expect at the East Library on Wednesday, October 13 th . The program is called Boo to the Flu and vaccinations are being offered to the community through a joint effort between the Pikes Peak Library District and the... more » -
Children's literacy: Library programs this week
October 4, 2010 3:46 PM
If you're interested in booting your child's interest in reading, the Pikes Peak Library District has several free programs this week to attract them. Spanish for Preschoolers This is a free introductory Spanish immersion class for children ages 3 to 5 presented by Yak Academy. Through games, songs, and... more » -
Libraries & schools team up to promote reading
October 28, 2009 11:31 AM
Federal stimulus money is being spent in Colorado Springs to encourage students and their parents to read together. Harrison School District 2 has teamed up with the Pikes Peak Library District to create the Discover Your Library program. Students are encouraged to spend time getting to know their local libraries... more » -
NASA engineer profiled in "October Sky" in Colorado Springs
October 21, 2009 6:49 PM
Homer Hickam. Name ring a bell? If you watched the wonderful movie "October Sky" with Jake Gyllenhaal and Laura Dern, you know that Homer rose from a rural West Virginia childhood destined to work in a coal mine--to NASA engineer. That film was based on Hickam's book "Rocket Boys",... more » -
Pikes Peak Library District gets $15,000 grant
September 14, 2009 2:38 PM
The Pikes Peak Library District received a $15,000 grant from the Colorado State Library for a Play and Learn Program. Every elementary student in Colorado studies state history to meet the Colorado model content standards, including over 8,000 fourth-graders in El Paso County. The Pikes Peak Library District... more »
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