Genealogy Basics (virtual class)

Are you interested in researching your genealogy but aren't sure where to start? Or ready to take the next step in your skills? Join us for an introduction to genealogy research strategies, including getting started, organizing your research, and selecting and searching......More

Are you interested in researching your genealogy but aren't sure where to start? Or ready to take the next step in your skills? Join us for an introduction to genealogy research strategies, including getting started, organizing your research, and selecting and searching for records. There is no cost to participate in this virtual class. All registrants will receive an email with a Zoom link upon registration. Don't want to wait? Download the class handouts from our website, https://ppld.org/genealogy-ppld,  where you can also learn more about PPLD's other genealogy resources!

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*SESSION POSTPONED* Virtual Author Visits - The Legacy of Julia Child's Kitchen with Author and Smithsonian Curator Paula J. Johnson

Link to the information page on Library Speakers Consortium.SESSION HAS BEEN POSTPONEDJoin us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and make your stomach rumble), as we delve into the legacy of cooking icon Julia Child with Smithsonian curator and public hi......More

Link to the information page on Library Speakers Consortium.SESSION HAS BEEN POSTPONEDJoin us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and make your stomach rumble), as we delve into the legacy of cooking icon Julia Child with Smithsonian curator and public historian Paula J. Johnson, author of Julia Child’s Kitchen: The Design, Tools, Stories, and Legacy of an Iconic Space. The book includes interviews with chefs who knew Julia well, commentary on her favorite culinary tools and kitchen gadgets, and a stunning array of photos.Julia Child's 20’ x 14’ kitchen was a serious workspace and recipe‑testing lab that exuded a sense of mid‑century homey comfort. It has been on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., for most of the past twenty-three years, and museum goers have made it a top destination.The kitchen contains more than one thousand parts and pieces—tools, appliances, utensils, furniture, artwork, knick‑knacks, books, and bits of whimsy—all reflecting Julia’s status as an accomplished chef, gastronome, delightful cooking teacher, television trailblazer, women’s advocate, mentor, and generous, jovial friend.Julia Child’s Kitchen (and this online conversation) is a must‑have for every serious home cook and Julia Child fan. Register now to enter the discussion and learn more about how Julia Child continues to influence food today!About the Author: Paula J. Johnson is a curator and public historian at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. She conducts research and collects objects relating to the history and culture of American food and serves as the Director of the Smithsonian’s Food History Project. Johnson was one of the curators who collected Julia Child’s home kitchen in 2001 and led the team that created FOOD: Transforming the American Table, a multi-layered exhibition that explores the major changes in food production, distribution, and consumption in the United States since the 1950s. She has shaped and contributed to many public programs on food history and leads the annual “Food History Weekend.” Johnson is the author of many articles and three books, including Julia Child’s Kitchen: The Design, Tools Stories, and Legacy of an Iconic Space (2024). She received the Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar in the Humanities Award in 2020.Johnson began her museum career at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Maryland, and has worked at the Smithsonian since 1991. She is a member of the Association for the Study of Food and Society and Les Dames d’ Escoffier. She serves on the editorial collective for Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies.The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Pikes Peak Library District.Link to the Virtual Author Visits archive.

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Census Records

Census records are an excellent tool for genealogical research. Join us to learn more about how to use library resources to navigate and access census records, basic search strategies, and tips and tricks for locating your hidden ancestors. There is no cost to participa......More

Census records are an excellent tool for genealogical research. Join us to learn more about how to use library resources to navigate and access census records, basic search strategies, and tips and tricks for locating your hidden ancestors. There is no cost to participate in this virtual class. All registrants will receive an email with a Zoom link upon registration. Don't want to wait? Download the class handouts from our website, https://ppld.org/genealogy-ppld, where you can also learn more about PPLD's genealogy resources!

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All PPLD locations are closed for New Year's Day

Genealogy Basics

Are you interested in researching your genealogy but aren't sure where to start? Or ready to take the next step in your skills? Join us for an introduction to genealogy research strategies, including getting started, organizing your research, and selecting and searching......More

Are you interested in researching your genealogy but aren't sure where to start? Or ready to take the next step in your skills? Join us for an introduction to genealogy research strategies, including getting started, organizing your research, and selecting and searching for records. Registration is NOT required; however, patrons may register to receive a reminder email with a Zoom link. The Zoom link is also included on the class page; look for the blue 'Genealogy Basics Zoom Link' button! Don't want to wait? Download the class handouts from our website, https://ppld.org/genealogy-ppld, where you can also learn more about PPLD's genealogy resources! There is no cost to participate in this virtual class.

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Virtual Author Visits - The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks

Link to the information page on Library Speakers Consortium.Join us for an online discussion with prominent cultural writer and bestselling author David Brooks on his book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply, in which he helps us pose essential questi......More

Link to the information page on Library Speakers Consortium.Join us for an online discussion with prominent cultural writer and bestselling author David Brooks on his book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply, in which he helps us pose essential questions: If you want to know a person, what kind of attention should you cast on them? What kind of conversations should you have? What parts of a person’s story should you pay attention to?Driven by his trademark sense of curiosity and determination to grow as a person, Brooks draws from the fields of psychology and neuroscience and the worlds of theater, philosophy, history, and education to present a welcoming, hopeful, integrated approach to human connection. How to Know a Person helps readers become more understanding and considerate toward others, and to find the joy that comes from being seen. Along the way it offers a possible remedy for a society that is riven by fragmentation, hostility, and misperception.The act of seeing another person, Brooks argues, is profoundly creative: How can we look somebody in the eye and see something large in them and, in turn, see something larger in ourselves? How to Know a Person is for anyone searching for connection, and yearning to be understood.Register now to take part in a riveting and timeless conversation on how to connect with people from all walks of life, and why doing so is paramount to our individual and communal growth.About the Author: David Brooks is one of the nation’s leading writers and commentators. He is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times, a writer for The Atlantic, and appears regularly on PBS Newshour. He is the bestselling author of The Second Mountain, The Road to Character, The Social Animal, Bobos in Paradise, and On Paradise Drive.The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Pikes Peak Library District.Link to the Virtual Author Visits archive.

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PPLD Genealogy Resources

Pikes Peak Library District offers many resources to aid you with your genealogical research. This class will provide an overview of our databases, reference materials, and additional services to help you take your research to the next level. Registration is NOT require......More

Pikes Peak Library District offers many resources to aid you with your genealogical research. This class will provide an overview of our databases, reference materials, and additional services to help you take your research to the next level. Registration is NOT required; however, you may register to receive a reminder email with a Zoom link. The Zoom link is also included on the class page; look for the blue 'Genealogy Basics Zoom Link' button! Don't want to wait? Download the class handouts from our website, https://ppld.org/genealogy-ppld, where you can also learn more about PPLD's genealogy resources! There is no cost to participate in this virtual class.

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All PPLD locations are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Virtual Author Visits - Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz

Link to the information page on Library Speakers Consortium.Be sure to jump start your new year with us as we chat virtually with journalist and author Julia Hotz about her book The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging......More

Link to the information page on Library Speakers Consortium.Be sure to jump start your new year with us as we chat virtually with journalist and author Julia Hotz about her book The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging.  The Connection Cure combines diligent science reporting, moving patient success stories, and surprising self-discovery to help us discover the lasting and life-changing power of social prescribing. Traditionally, when we get sick, health care professionals ask, “What’s the matter with you?” But around the world, teams of doctors, nurses, therapists, and social workers have started to flip the script, asking “What matters to you?” Science shows that social prescribing is effective for treating symptoms of the modern world’s most common ailments—depression, ADHD, addiction, trauma, anxiety, chronic pain, dementia, diabetes, and loneliness. By integrating age-old medicines like art, nature, movement, and volunteer service into patient’s daily lives, social prescriptions are radically changing health and healthcare in more than thirty countries. Julia Hotz travels around the world to survey them —sea-swimming lessons for depression, “culture vitamins” for anxiety,  a fishing club for ADHD, a farm-based day-care for dementia, a phone-buddy program for social isolation, and many more.As the first book on social prescribing, The Connection Cure empowers you to find, experience, and implement this revolutionary medicine in your own community. The success stories Julia finds bring a long-known theory to life: if we can change our environment, we can change our health. By reconnecting to what matters to us, we can all start to feel better.Register today to find out how you can use the wisdom of social prescribing to live your best life!About the Author: Julia Hotz is a solutions focused journalist based in New York. Her stories have appeared in The New York Times, WIRED, Scientific American, The Boston Globe, Time, and more. She helps other journalists report on the big new ideas changing the world at the Solutions Journalism Network. The Connection Cure is her first book.The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Pikes Peak Library District.Link to the Virtual Author Visits archive.

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VIRTUAL LENA Start Tuesday Evenings

ATTENTIONBefore registering, please ensure you are able to attend the in-person orientation session on Tuesday, January 13, 6-7 p.m. or Wednesday, January 14, 1-2 p.m. at East Library. You must attend in-person orientation to participate in the program, and we are unabl......More

ATTENTIONBefore registering, please ensure you are able to attend the in-person orientation session on Tuesday, January 13, 6-7 p.m. or Wednesday, January 14, 1-2 p.m. at East Library. You must attend in-person orientation to participate in the program, and we are unable to offer alternate dates.Please register using the name and library card number of the adult who will be attending the weekly online sessions. Need a library card? https://ppld.org/library-cardAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to a separate application form. This form must be completed by January 12 to finalize your registration. Talk builds babies' brains! Have you ever wondered how much you talk with your baby/toddler?LENA Start is an 8-week program that helps parents with children 0-32 months increase back-and-forth talk. Weekly online sessions combine videos and group discussion to build knowledge and skills that you can put into practice with your child.

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VIRTUAL LENA Start Wednesday Afternoons

ATTENTIONBefore registering, please ensure you are able to attend the in-person orientation session on Tuesday, January 13, 6-7 p.m. or Wednesday, January 14, 1-2 p.m. at East Library. You must attend in-person orientation to participate in the program, and we are unabl......More

ATTENTIONBefore registering, please ensure you are able to attend the in-person orientation session on Tuesday, January 13, 6-7 p.m. or Wednesday, January 14, 1-2 p.m. at East Library. You must attend in-person orientation to participate in the program, and we are unable to offer alternate dates.Please register using the name and library card number of the adult who will be attending the weekly online sessions. Need a library card? https://ppld.org/library-cardAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to a separate application form. This form must be completed by January 12 to finalize your registration. Talk builds babies' brains! Have you ever wondered how much you talk with your baby/toddler?LENA Start is an 8-week program that helps parents with children 0-32 months increase back-and-forth talk. Weekly online sessions combine videos and group discussion to build knowledge and skills that you can put into practice with your child.

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