Library Out Loud - October 6, 2011

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AARP Mature Safe Driving Program
Oct. 8, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sand Creek Library

Sweet Afternoon Bake Off Sampling
Oct. 8, 1 - 3 p.m.
Rockrimmon Library

East Teen Manga Club
Oct. 8, 2 - 4 p.m.
East Library

Travel Photography for Digital Cameras
Oct. 9, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
East Library

55+ Computer Basics
Oct. 10, 9 - 9:50 a.m.
Cheyenne Mountain Library

Toddler Time
Oct. 10, 10:30 - 10:50 a.m.
Fountain Library

Stories and S'mores
Oct. 10, 4 - 5 p.m.
Ute Pass Library

Lunch and a Movie: Jane Eyre
Oct. 11, noon - 2:30 p.m.
Penrose Library

CyberShelf Class
Oct. 11, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Briargate Library

All PPLD programs are free unless otherwise specified, but please note that some require registration. Click on the event titles above for more details, including registration information (if applicable).

CyberShelf Downloads now available on Kindle

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Pikes Peak Library District is excited to announce that its eBook collection is now compatible with the world’s bestselling eBook reader, the Amazon Kindle. Patrons can now download popular and classic eBooks to a Kindle device or any mobile device running the free Kindle app, such as iPhone, iPad, Android, and more. To get started, visit ppld.org/cybershelf.

For instructions on how to download eBooks onto your Kindle, watch the video above or click here.

PPLD also offers eBooks and audiobooks for use on a PC or Mac computer and popular mobile devices such as a smartphone, MP3 player, and eBook reader like the Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader.

Kindle users can browse PPLD’s collection of bestselling and classic eBooks from a PC or Mac computer, check out titles using a library card, and select “Get for Kindle” to deliver eBooks to their Kindle device or any device running the free Kindle app. Users who enjoy eBooks on Kindle will benefit from Amazon’s Whispersync technology that synchronizes notes, highlights and last page read between their Kindle and free Kindle apps.

The Shallows author coming to CC for APPR

Nicholas Carr, author of the bestselling nonfiction book and All Pikes Peak Reads 2011 selection The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, is coming to Colorado Springs.

Carr, a 2011 Pulitzer Prize Finalist, invites us to look more closely at the Internet and its effects on our lives. In his words, “It's similar to other ‘intellectual technologies’ that have reshaped our activities and culture.” The Shallows is a poised, intelligent look at this cutting-edge issue that forces us to ask ourselves, "What is the price we pay for the Net becoming such a universal medium?"

Carr will speak at a free event on Wednesday, October 19 at 7 p.m. at Colorado College’s Packard Hall (5 W. Cache La Poudre St.). A book signing and sale of The Shallows will immediately follow.

High Prairie Library turns one year old

It has been one year since the opening of High Prairie Library in Falcon, the first PPLD library to be built east of the Powers Boulevard corridor. It has gone a long way towards meeting the increased demand for library services among the growing Falcon and Eastern Plains population.

Come celebrate High Prairie Library’s First Birthday Bash this Saturday, October 8. There will be a full slate of activities throughout the day (see below). If you attend the festivities, please bring non-perishable food items to support our Hunger is No Game food drive for High Plains Helping Hands food pantry.

10 a.m. – Flag ceremony featuring the Falcon High School JROTC
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. – Blimp!, starring Birgitta DePree and Sara Barad from Manitou Art Theatre
11:30 - 12:30 p.m. – Petting zoo and face painting
1 - 2:30 p.m. – Teen filmmaker workshop
3 - 4 p.m. – Cowboy poetry
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. – Gadget Garage including Playaway giveaways
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. – Food and a Five-Cent Book Sale!

All Pikes Peak Reads

All Pikes Peak Reads 2011 delves into film, photography, and the influence of the media on our lives through a variety of fiction and nonfiction books for readers of all ages. Through the end of October, the community is encouraged to read these books and participate in the many events hosted by PPLD and our community partners. Click here for more information about APPR 2011, including this year’s reading selections.

Here are some upcoming APPR programs: