Programs and Events for Adults: East Library

East Teen Manga Club

When: Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 2:00 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Conference Room II

Meet other manga lovers! This club is open to anyone in grades 6-12.

Senior Lunch and A Movie

When: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 12:00 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Community Meeting Room

Les Misérables - Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption—a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Ex-prisoner Jean Valjean is hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. Starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway.
(Rated PG-13; 158 minutes; 2012)

Scribes and Bards

When: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 3:30 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Conference Room I

Teen writing group

Career Compass Lab

When: Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 8:30 AM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Computer Lab

In this class, you will learn about library resources that can help with your job search, resume, and interviewing skills. Call 389-8968 to register!

Cheyenne Mountain Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution

When: Saturday, June 01, 2013 - 9:00 AM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Conference Room II

Lineage/Genealogy Workshop

East Teen Manga Club

When: Saturday, June 01, 2013 - 2:00 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Conference Room II

Meet other manga lovers! This club is open to anyone in grades 6-12.

SRP Craft Monday!

When: Monday, June 03, 2013 - 9:00 AM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Teen Center (ETC)

Let your creative sparks fly in the East Teen Center. We’ll have quick, free, and fun crafts while supplies last! For grades 5-12.
June 3:Bead Magnets
June 10:Melty Beads
June 17: Planters
June 24:Blackout Poetry
July 1:Survival Bracelets
July 8:Plushies
July 15:Coloring!
July 22:Shrinky Dinks
July 29:Fossils

Learn Japanese

When: Monday, June 03, 2013 - 11:00 AM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Conference Room I

Learn the fundamentals of the Japanese language and practice your conversational skills. No registration required. For information, call 531-6333, ext. 1371.

Homeschooling Your Special Needs Child: You can do it!

When: Monday, June 03, 2013 - 7:00 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Community Meeting Room

Kathryn Porter, a special needs advocate and home educator, will present this workshop for parents homeschooling children with unique challenges. Kathryn will equip you with “outside the box” teaching tips, creative solutions for behavioral challenges and sensory issues, therapy alternatives, special needs resources, and more.

Summer Reading ETC Movie Night!

When: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - 6:30 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Teen Center (ETC)

Come enjoy a free movie in the East Teen Center!

Knit One & Crochet Too

When: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 - 1:30 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Conference Room II

Join fellow knitters and crocheters for fellowship and fun! Open to all ages and skill levels. No registration required.

Knitting Kninjas

When: Thursday, June 06, 2013 - 4:00 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Teen Center (ETC)

Come join other teens and learn different stitches, patterns, and techniques! Feel free to bring your own supplies and knitting projects, but we will also have yarn and needles to use. For beginners or experts, ages 12-18 only.

Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium

When: Saturday, June 08, 2013 - 9:00 AM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Community/Conference Rooms I & II

Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium

Massacres of the Mountain West - June 8, 2013

8:30 a.m. Doors open at East Library
9 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks - Tim Blevins and Paula Miller

9:15 - 10:45 a.m. - Massacres – Myths, Meaning & Memories

•Mike Olsen - Myths and Massacres: An Incident on the Santa Fe Trail
•Rick Hendricks - The 1761 Comanche Massacre
•Christie Wright - South Park Perils: Mini-Massacres During Park County, Colorado’s Wild West Era
•Jeff Broome - The 1864 Nathan Hungate Family Massacre; Prelude to Sand Creek?
•Mike Olsen - Questions & Discussion

10:45 - 11 a.m. - Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Massacres - Murder, War or Vengeance?
•Chris Rein - “Our first duty was to God and our next to our country:” The Effects of Religious Indoctrination on the Sand Creek Massacre
•Katherine Scott Sturdevant - Daughters and Fathers: Family Secrets behind Colorado’s Indian Massacres
•Stephen Collins - The Labeling of Lawfulness and Lawlessness in the Labor Dispute at Ludlow: The Rhetorical Framing of Identity Before, During, and After the Massacre
•Jonathan Rees - Stories Unions Tell: The Historiography of the Ludlow Massacre
•Mike Olsen - Questions & Discussion

12:30 - 1:15 p.m. - Complimentary Light Lunch

1:15 - 2:45 p.m. - Massacres – Lasting Consequences - Political, Scientific, Cultural
•Lynne Bliss - The Gunnison Massacre, a Turning Point in U.S. Relations with Native Americans and Mormons
•Heather Norris - The Columbine Influence
•Steve Ruskin - A Massacre Most(ly) Fowl: The Specimen Collections of Charles Aiken & Edward Warren
•A Myriad of Massacres - PechaKucha*
Robin Hammitt -Massacre of the American Bison
Jim Nelson - Mountain Meadows Massacre
David Mason - Reading from Ludlow: A Verse Novel
•Mike Olsen - Questions & Discussion

2:45 p.m. – Break

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. - Reception and musical performance by Dennis Daily and Gary Arcemont - “I’ll sing you a song, though it may be a sad one” – Massacres in traditional song

NOTE: IF YOU REGISTER ON THE WAITING LIST, PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS FOR NOTIFICATION SHOULD A SEAT BECOME AVAILABLE.

East Teen Manga Club

When: Saturday, June 08, 2013 - 2:00 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Teen Center (ETC)

Meet other manga lovers! This club is open to anyone in grades 6-12.

Bonfils Blood Center

When: Monday, June 10, 2013 - 9:00 AM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Community Meeting Room

East Library Community Blood Drive

SRP Craft Monday!

When: Monday, June 10, 2013 - 9:00 AM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Teen Center (ETC)

Let your creative sparks fly in the East Teen Center. We’ll have quick, free, and fun crafts while supplies last! For grades 5-12.
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East Creative Writing Group

When: Monday, June 10, 2013 - 6:00 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Conference Rooms I & II

East Library's writing group for adults meets monthly to discuss poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction writing, share ideas and writing experiences with other writers, work on writing exercises and more. Please feel free to bring a double-spaced manuscript of no more than 5 pages for feedback and discussion.

Scribes and Bards

When: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 3:30 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Conference Room I

Teen Writing Group

Bible Reading and Discussion

When: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 1:15 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Conference Room I

Bible reading and discussion of gospel of Luke. Light refreshments will be served.

Pikes Peak Women's Coalition

When: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 5:00 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Community/Conference Rooms I & II

Meeting

Speak German

When: Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 6:00 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Conference Room II

A conversation group for non-native speakers who wish to practice German. Some German language skills are recommended. For information, call 531-6333, x1315.

Autism Colorado

When: Friday, June 14, 2013 - 4:00 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Community/Conference Rooms I & II

Autism 101 seminar

East Teen Manga Club

When: Saturday, June 15, 2013 - 2:00 PM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Conference Room II

Meet other manga lovers! This club is open to anyone in grades 6-12.

SRP Craft Monday!

When: Monday, June 17, 2013 - 9:00 AM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Teen Center (ETC)

Let your creative sparks fly in the East Teen Center. We’ll have quick, free, and fun crafts while supplies last! For grades 5-12.
June 3:
June 10:
June 17:
June 24:
July 1:
July 8:
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:

Learn Japanese

When: Monday, June 17, 2013 - 11:00 AM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Conference Room I

Learn the fundamentals of the Japanese language and practice your conversational skills. No registration required. For information, call 531-6333, ext. 1371.