Community parks provide outdoor greenspaces where people of all ages can relax and enjoy the fresh air, and children can play. This Earth Day, Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) is teaming up with the Trinity Community Park in Monument to plant trees.
Trinity Community Park brings inclusivity and diversity to outdoor spaces with an accessible playground suitable for all abilities. The play equipment design takes a wide variety of different abilities into consideration and facilitates engagement between people with and without disabilities. The park offers adaptive swings, a wheelchair-accessible merry-go-round, sensory panels, a wheelchair-accessible trampoline, and other adaptive equipment, making it a space where all children can go to have fun outdoors.
With accessible play equipment installed and plenty of green space to enjoy, it is now time to plant trees! To support this effort, anyone who signs up for a new library card at Monument Library from Mon., Feb. 26 through Fri., March 15 will be able to register for a free tree sapling to plant at the park during Earth Week. Saplings will be planted during two community planting days, on Sun., April 21 from 11 a.m. - noon and Mon., April 22 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. All ages are welcome.
Together, we can help this community park continue to grow.
May 2024 update:
The hours are expanding at Sand Creek and Ruth Holley libraries starting Tue., May 28. The new hours will be:
- Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Friday – Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Sunday: Closed
- Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Friday – Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Sunday: Closed
Start original message (posted February 2024):
Pikes Peak Library District is expanding service hours at several libraries starting on Fri., March 1. Hours are determined by multiple factors, including community need and staffing availability. After careful evaluation, we determined that the open hours at Cheyenne Mountain, Manitou Springs, Monument, Old Colorado City, Ruth Holley, and Ute Pass libraries should be expanded.
As part of the hours extension, Cheyenne Mountain Library, Monument Library, and Old Colorado City Library have an additional open day in their weekly schedules.
Here are our new hours at each location:
- Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Sunday: Closed
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday – Thursday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Sunday: Closed
- Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Sunday: Closed
- Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Sunday: Closed
- Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday: Closed
- Monday: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 2 – 6 p.m. (closed for lunch from 1 – 2 p.m.)
- Tuesday and Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 2 – 6 p.m. (closed for lunch from 1 – 2 p.m.)
- Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., 2 – 5 p.m. (closed for lunch from 1 – 2 p.m.)
On Mon., April 8, a solar eclipse will be partially visible from Colorado Springs. To help you get ready, the Library is teaming up with the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society to provide learning opportunities this February and March. Beginning on Fri., March 1, solar eclipse viewing glasses will be available at the following programs and will also be available for pick up from any Library location (while supplies last, limit 2 pairs per family).
Programs are for all ages. No registration required.
Events
The Great American Solar Eclipse in April 2024
- Wed., Feb. 21 from 1 – 2:30 p.m. – Calendar
Rockrimmon Library - Mon., March 4 at 6 p.m. – Calendar
East Library
Mobile Libraries, hosted at Black Forest Community Church
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Sat., March 9 | 1:30 p.m. – Calendar
This talk will discuss the historical and modern cultural context of the solar eclipse in society, what solar eclipses are, the basic science of why eclipses occur, and where to see one of these exciting celestial events. We will also demonstrate safe observing practices using common household objects. The Colorado Springs Astronomical Society will have 100 solar eclipse viewers to hand out at the conclusion of this presentation.
**Weather permitting, we will also have solar telescopes set up to provide safe, amazing views of the Sun on March 9.
Viewing Party with PPLD
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Mon., Apr. 8, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. – Calendar
Calhan, East, and Rockrimmon librariesJoin the Pikes Peak Library District as we view the Great American Eclipse from the beauty of the Calhan, East, and Rockrimmon Library outdoor spaces! We will have games and activities throughout the morning and a limited number of eclipse viewing glasses to give away. Light refreshments will be served just behind East Library.
Bring your viewing glasses and join us as we experience the solar eclipse together!
Resources
- Eclipse America 2024
Explore the information and resources provided by the American Astronomical Society.
- How to View a Solar Eclipse Safely
Learn how to safely view solar eclipses with information provided by the American Astronomical Society.
- Download the How to Safely View the October 14, 2023 Annular Eclipse guide here
- Eclipse Simulator
Search for a city to see detailed eclipse path information and see what time it will pass over Colorado Springs and how it will look when it passes over.
- Colorado Springs Astronomical Society
Find out more about our local Colorado Springs Astronomical Society, including exciting astronomical events happening in Colorado Springs.
- The 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses: Map and Data, from NASA
