ADULT

Craft and Connect: Travel-Sized Fairy Gardens* Mon., March 2, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Create a tiny fairy garden in a tin. We will use metal tins, small pieces, tweezers if necessary, and glue to put together something magical.

Equali-Tea Cup Candles* Mon., March 9, 3 :30 - 5 p.m. 2020 marks the 100 year anniversary of the Women's Suffrage Movement. We will be celebrating my making some punny candles in teacups. While you wait for your candle to finish, you can also enjoy the Women's Suffrage brooch-making craft.

Constellation Key Chains* Tue., March 17, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Create a wooden keychain with your favorite constellation using piercing tools and jewelry pliers. Shine a flashlight through the keychain to project the constellation.

Legendary Ladies* Sat., March 28, 1 - 2 p.m. Commemorate Women's History Month with the Pikes Peak Library District and the Legendary Ladies! Hear from six historical reenactors who portray real, courageous women who helped shape the West.

Paper Crafting* Mon., March 16, 11 a.m. - noon Join us for a creative and fun project to make and take. Space is limited.

Succulent Book Planters* Sat., March 21, 1 - 3 p.m. Celebrate Earth Month by upcycling old books into planters for succulents. Participants will also learn the basics of succulent care. All supplies will be provided. For ages 18+.

Falcon Garden Club Sat., March 21, 10 a.m. - noon We will be discussing topics related to high desert gardening. This is open to the public and visitors are heartily invited to join us. Visit our website at falcongardenclub.org

Falcon Book Club Tue., Feb. 25, 6 - 7:30 p.m. This month’s discussion will be on There, There by Tommy Orange. For more information, contact Karen Wood at krwoodco@msn.com.

Drop-In Program

These crafts are self-led, so please drop in anytime during the hours listed.

Mermaid Shell Pendant: Fri., March 13, 3 - 4 p.m.

Lucky Shamrock Pin: Wed., March 25, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

INTERGENERATIONAL

Happy Needles Sat., March 21, 4 - 5:30 p.m. Bring your current project and enjoy one another's company while learning new techniques along the way.

CHILDREN Toddler Time Tuesdays, 9:30 - 10 a.m. and 10:30 - 11 a.m. Children and a favorite adult participate in nursery rhymes, music, movement, and listen to a few short books. For ages 1 - 2.

Stay and Play Mon., March 9, 23, and 30; Tuesdays, 10 - 10:30 a.m. Join us for open-ended play! We’ll have fun toys to enhance your child’s early literacy. Meet new friends and have fun playing together.

Paws to Read Tuesdays, 4 - 5 p.m. Practice reading aloud and improve fluency by sharing a story with one of our lovable Paws to Read therapy dogs. All abilities welcome in this drop-in children's program.

Storytime Thursdays, 10 - 10:45 a.m. Experience stories through books, flannel boards, puppets, songs, and activities. This program encourages emerging reading skills by engaging children with shapes, sounds, rhythm, and rhyme in a playful environment. For ages 3+.

Music & Movement Mon., March 7 and 16, 9:30 - 10 a.m. Shake those wiggles out and have some fun! This 30-minute program consists of music and movement activities and a story. For ages 2 - 3.

Stem for Kids: Attack on the Fort* Mon., March 16, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Your children can join the battle at this library STEM program. They’ll learn a bit about the Trojan War, build catapults, trebuchets, and forts, and have a “battle.” For ages 5 - 12.

Spring Break: Super Snakes Wed., March 18, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Celebrate our natural environment by visiting with a variety of snakes from Nature's Educators. Learn how to identify which snakes are venomous, what snakes eat, where they live, and how they find their prey. You may even get a chance to touch them! For ages 3 - 12.

Homeschool @ High Prairie: Goldilocks, Dinosaurs, and STEM* Wed., March 11 and Thu., March 12, 1:30 - 3 p.m. This engaging program introduces children to Mo Willems’s Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, a laugh-out-loud funny version of a classic tale! Homeschoolers will dig deeper into the story with a variety of engaging hands-on STEM activities from building and design challenges to dinosaur fun. For ages 7 - 12.

Kids Make Art: Sensory Tiles* Fri., March 27, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Your child will use process art to create a colorful sensory tile with fun, assorted materials and a vinyl record that they can display at home! For ages 5 - 12.

Spring Break: Cool Science Thu., March 26, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. It may be spring break, but there's still time for one more blast of cold temperatures - liquid nitrogen cold! Find out what -322°F is like and what it can do to ordinary things! For ages 5 - 12.

Tween Twist: Bird Nest Treats* Wed., March 11, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Create edible "bird's nest" treats (for human consumption!) and make some birdseed ornaments for your feathery friends to eat. For ages 9 - 12.

TWEEN

Teens First Friday: BioDoom Escape Room* Fri., March 6, 4 - 5:30 p.m. Your ecology club is visiting Biosphere II at the University of Arizona. You get separated from your guide and begin exploring the research facility. All of a sudden, the loudspeaker crackles to life and you realize you've only got one hour to escape the facility before you are stuck there forever. Solve clues to unlock the box and win a prize! For ages 12 - 18.

Teens Create: Embroidery Charms* Wed., March 18, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Embroider a spring-themed motif onto a charm. Hang the charm up or convert it into a necklace or key chain! For ages 12 - 18.

Teen Anime Club: Teens Eat Classy Ramen* Thu., March 26, 4 - 5 p.m. Tired of the same old instant ramen? Come learn some quick, easy ways to spice up your ramen and then sample the results! For ages 12 - 18.

Teens Create: Art Club and Vintage Book Page Painting Thu., March 12, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. To celebrate National Poetry Month, use an old book page and a natural stain to create an amazing up-cycled vintage painting. For ages 12 - 18.

Teen Advisory Board Thu., March 24, 4 - 5 p.m. Help choose and run Library programs, events, and create displays for the teen area! Teen Volunteer Applications required and can be found here: ppld.org/teens/volunteer For ages 12 - 18.

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ADULT

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CHILDREN

INTERGENERATIONAL

TWEEN

KEY

9:30 a.m. Music & Movement

6 p.m. Craft and Connect: Travel-Sized Fairy Gardens*

9:30 a.m. Toddler Time

10 a.m. Stay and Play

10:30 a.m. Toddler Time

4 p.m. Paws to Read

10 a.m. Storytime

4 p.m. Teens First Friday: Bio Doom Escape Room*

9:30 a.m. Stay and Play

3 p.m. Equali-Tea Cup Candles*

9:30 a.m. Toddler Time

10 a.m. Stay and Play

10:30 a.m. Toddler Time

4 p.m. Paws to Read

10 a.m. Storytime

1:30 p.m. Homeschool @ High Prairie: Goldilocks, Dinosaurs and STEM*

4:30 p.m. Teens Create: Teen Art Club

1:30 p.m. Homeschool @ High Prairie: Goldilocks, Dinosaurs, and STEM*

4:30 p.m. Tween Twist: Bird Nest Treats*

3 p.m. Adult Drop-In: Mermaid Shell Pendant

10:30 a.m. LEGO Build

9:30 a.m. Music & Movement with Chamber Orchestra of the Springs

11 a.m. Paper Crafting*

4:30 p.m. STEM for Kids: Attack on the Fort*

9:30 a.m. Toddler Time

10 a.m. Stay and Play

10:30 a.m. Toddler Time

3 p.m. Constellation Key Chains*

4 p.m. Paws to Read

10:30 a.m. Spring Break: Super Snakes

2:30 p.m. Teens Create: Embroidery Charms

10 a.m. Storytime

10 a.m. Falcon Garden

Club

1 p.m. Succulent Book Planters

4 p.m. Happy Needles

9:30 a.m. Stay and Play

9:30 a.m. Toddler Time

10 a.m. Stay and Play

10:30 a.m. Toddler Time

4 p.m. Paws to Read

4 p.m. Teen Advisory Board

6 p.m. Falcon Book Club

3 p.m. Adult Drop-In: Lucky Shamrock Pin

10:30 a.m. Spring Break: Cool Science

4 p.m. Anime Club: Teens Eat Classy Ramen

4:30 p.m. Kids Make Art: Sensory Tiles*

1 p.m. Legendary Ladies

9:30 a.m. Stay and Play

9:30 a.m. Toddler Time

10 a.m. Stay and Play

10:30 a.m. Toddler Time