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Library Express

Library Express

Address:
3337 Cinema Point
Colorado Springs, CO
80922

Phone: None

Hours:
Monday - Sunday: 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Unmanned location with a vending machine.


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What's New!

Big Library Read eBook Event

PPLD invites the public to take part in the Big Library Read, a pilot program in which libraries worldwide offer a single eBook to their cardholders. The program is designed to unite library patrons from all around the world.

From May 15 to June 1, 2013, anyone with a valid Pikes Peak Library District library card can borrow the eBook The Four Corners of the Sky by New York Times bestselling author Michael Malone for free from the Library’s website at ppld.org/cybershelf and read on all major devices, including Kindle® and iPad®.

Over 7,500 libraries in 10 countries from five continents are participating. Readers are invited to join the book discussion on Twitter using #BigLibraryRead.

For more information about the Big Library Read, please visit www.overdrive.com/big-library-read/.

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PPLD Extends Hours Beginning April 15

In response to feedback from patrons, statistical data and observation, and the integration of Manitou Springs Community Library, the PPLD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to increase the District's operating hours by 52.

The changes, effective Monday, April 15, will be:

  • All PPLD facilities, with the exception of Ute Pass, Palmer Lake, and Manitou Springs libraries, will open at 9 a.m., Monday through Thursday.
  • Manitou Springs Community Library will add eight hours of service. The new hours at Manitou Springs will be 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. from Monday - Thursday, and 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
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PPLD Awarded El Pomar Challenge Grant for 21st Century Library Campaign
PPLD Awarded El Pomar Challenge Grant for 21st Century Library Campaign

At a special event held at Penrose Library on Wednesday, February 13, El Pomar Foundation announced it had approved a challenge grant of $750,000 to support the Library’s Tri-Building Project to create a 21st Century library system, which will bring significant improvements to Pikes Peak Library District.

The funds from El Pomar are earmarked for use at PPLD’s Penrose Library, but the funds will allow for wider District-wide improvements at PPLD, including renovations and upgrades at PPLD’s East Library and the opening of a new facility in 2014 at 1175 Chapel Hills Drive as well. PPLD’s new facility will feature content creation areas for creative professionals, business incubation and hoteling space for small businesses and nonprofits, enhanced areas for job seekers to find career assistance, and much more!

El Pomar’s generous grant will allow the Library to move forward on construction and renovation in 2013, with a projected opening of the new facility in 2014. The challenge grant is contingent upon The Pikes Peak Library District Foundation raising $3.15 million by January 1, 2016.

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Self-Check Machines Will Require PIN

Beginning on Monday, December 3, all PPLD self-check machines will require the use of your patron PIN.

Why do I need a PIN?

A PIN (Personal Identification Number) protects your library card from unauthorized use. In the event that your card is lost or stolen, we have provided you with an extra layer of protection. The Library enabled this feature to help ensure the privacy of your Library account.

Your PIN is required when you:

  • Login to My Account on the Library’s web page
  • Check out items at a self-check station
  • Login to reserve and use a Library computer
  • Place holds on items
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Library Express opens at First & Main Town Center
Library Express Ribbon Cutting

Vending machines aren’t just for convenient snacking anymore. On Monday, February 14, a vending machine stocked with popular books and DVDs began operation in the new Express Library Kiosk at 3337 Cinema Point in the First & Main Town Center. Dubbed Library Express, the facility is the first of its kind for Pikes Peak Library District – an un-staffed walk-in facility where patrons can satiate their literary and cinematic hunger by scanning their library card and selecting a tempting title.

The Library District is able to open the new facility at a minimal cost due to Nor’wood Development’s generous donation of the space (located near the entrance to Cinemark Theatre).

Library Express CheckoutPatrons need to have a library card in good standing to use Library Express, and they can check out up to two books and two DVDs from the vending machine at one time. Items in Library Express vending machines will be clearly marked with labels that indicate different check-out times for these materials (seven days for books, three days for DVDs) and no renewals. Patrons can return their items to a bookdrop at Library Express, or at any of PPLD’s other library locations and bookdrops. The Library Express location will also contain a computer kiosk where patrons can access the District’s catalog and web resources.

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