What's New at PPLD!

Attend the Colorado Springs Ballot Measure and School Board Candidate Forum on Tuesday, October 13 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Penrose Library Carnegie Reading Room (20 N. Cascade) and get engaged in this year’s election. This lively forum will include pro and con speakers and audience questions about Colorado Springs ballot measures 2C and 300, and presentations by school board candidates from District 11 and District 2. Enjoy free Bristol beer at a reception following the forum. This event is free and open to the public. Contact Citizens Project for more information at info@citizensproject.org, 520-9899, or online by clicking here.

This class highlights standard free genealogy websites, including: Social Security Death Index, Bureau of Land Management Land Records, FamilySearch (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), among others. Register by calling 531-6333, x2253 or online by clicking here.

• When: Wed., October 14 at 10:30 a.m. – noon
• Where: Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave.

There will be photo exhibits on loan from NASA on display at the East and Penrose Libraries for the month of October as part of All Pikes Peak Reads 2009.

At East Library, Special Effects from Space contains dazzling views of the ever-changing surface of the Earth and its atmosphere. Penrose Library’s Art Gallery is housing America from Space, spectacular shots of this country from the unique perspective of outer space. Both collections contain captions to shed further light on these startling images. Be sure to check out both exhibits this month and experience a truly out-of-this-world visual journey.

Are things like public transportation, city parks, and community centers luxuries or necessities? Does our communal assessment change depending on the current economic conditions? If we deem these things necessities, how should we pay for them?

Join Dream City: Vision 2020 for a facilitated community dialogue on this important issue facing the community. It is free and open to the public.

Jan Martin and Andy McElhaney will each provide brief presentations to set the context for this community conversation.

This is the first in the Dream City Brown Bag Lunch Series that will address topical issues as they arise. Please RSVP by Oct. 1 to becci@leadershippikespeak.org.

• When: Monday, October 5, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Where: Penrose Library, Carnegie Reading Room

The Colorado Springs Conservatory presents a Flash Gordon radio show. The presentation was created by the students. Come listen to what your grandparents listened to in the early 1900s.

• Wed., Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m. at Penrose Library (20 N. Cascade Ave.) – Cancelled due to inclement weather.
• Please note: Oct. 16 and 17 shows at Galileo Middle School have been cancelled.

This summer, Master Gardeners will teach a series of one hour classes in the Carnegie Reading Room at the Penrose Library (20 N. Cascade Ave.):

Waterwise Garden Tour
(and brown bag lunch)
Monday, June 15 at noon
Spend your lunchtime with Cathie Schroeder & learn how to apply Xeriscape principles to your own garden, with the Carnegie Garden as a living example.

Plant Select® for Your Garden
Friday, June 19 at noon
Carey Harrington will talk about these plants that are especially suitable for our region; chosen for their beauty, resilience, and low maintenance.

Ornamental Grasses Plants for All Seasons
Saturday, June 20 at 10 a.m.
Carol Stringer will tell you which grasses are best for Colorado Springs and how to use them in your garden.

They Came Back!
Saturday, Aug. 29 at 10 a.m.
Cheryl Conklin will cover basic skills necessary to cultivate a perennial garden that will bring years of happy returns.

Brown is a Color, Too
Saturday, Sept. 12 at 9:30 a.m.
Cheryl Conklin will share her expertise in planning a garden that is still attractive from November through the first crocus of spring.

Come learn the basics of estate planning with Mike Adams of the Pikes Peak Community College Paralegal Program. Attendees will learn how to utilize forms available through PPLD databases to put together a basic estate plan. Call 531-6333, x2333 for more information.

• When: Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. – noon
• Where: Penrose Library (20 N. Cascade Ave.) in the Carnegie Reading Room.

The Power of Print exhibit will illustrate the use of words and images to convey ideas, propaganda, and the merchandising of goods and services. The exhibit will cover the story from the 17th Century to World War II. A unique formal opening will take place in the Penrose Library Carnegie Reading Room on Saturday, May 2 (from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.) with a viewing of the PPLD original 1455 Gutenberg Bible page, a special copy of the Magna Carta, and a spectacular 20 foot graphic of The Great Exhibition of 1851.

The first 200 visitors to the opening event will have the opportunity of choosing a free gift of either a set of the new Lincoln pennies or a mint copy of an old postage stamp issued to honor the 500th anniversary of the Gutenberg Bible in 1952.

The exhibit will run in Penrose Library’s Special Collections through October 31.

Remember Earth Day by meeting these gentle creatures, hearing about their low impact as pack animals, and learning how their coats can be used for felting, spinning and weaving. Marlice Van Zandt and Michael Shealy from Touch the Earth Ranch in the Black Forest will introduce you to these charming animals.

• Sunday, April 19 at 1:30 p.m. – Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave.
• Saturday, April 25 at 10:30 a.m. – Ute Pass Branch, 8010 Severy Rd. in Cascade
• Saturday, April 25 at 1:30 p.m. – Ruth Holley Branch, 685 N. Murray Blvd.
• Sunday, April 26 at 1:30 p.m. – Sand Creek Branch, 1821 S. Academy Blvd.

The string quartet musicAmore, made up of musicians from the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, will present an informal concert of delightful music. Come pull up a chair and listen, or enjoy the music as you read or browse the library.

• When: Saturday, April 18 at 11 a.m.
• Where: Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave.