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PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT 2015 Report to the Community PPLD and Partners Bring Spears Named New Executive Director Little Free Libraries In December, the Board of Trustees announced to Manitou Springs Locations the selection of John Spears as PPLD’s next Two years ago, the little free library Executive Director. “Over the past five years, idea came to Manitou Springs Mountain Library th Mobile Library Services Library District has earnedst Century the from Steve Wood of the non-profit 1785 S. 8 St. Palmer Lake Library reputation as a true pioneer of 21 organization Concrete Couch. He (719) 633-6278 66 Lower Glenway St. PPLD’s mobile library fleet includes a 30-foot box Library services,” said Board President Ken approached the Friends of Manitou Palmer Lake truck and a 32-foot transit. In addition, we have a Beach. “Our vision of elevating these services to Springs Community Library to East Library (719) 481-2587 26-foot Sprinter van purchased with the Colorado the next level requires a ‘unique’ individual to lead create a little free library. It was 5550 N. Union Blvd. Trust’s Healthy Aging Grant which serves assisted the Library forward from this point. Understanding (719) 531-6333 perfect timing, as PPLD was Penrose Library living facilities. The Mobile Library department also the importance of the decision, the Board has 20 N. Cascade Ave. awarding micro grants for library oversees three stand-alone book returns in the spent 15 months in the search process and we programs. This funded the creation Fountain Library (719) 531-6333 county located in Calhan, Ellicott, and Rush. are pleased and excited that John Spears has of 10 little free libraries placed around the 230 S. Main St. accepted our offer to lead PPLD to that next center of Manitou Springs. There were construction Fountain Rockrimmon Library Our Mobile Libraries participate in community level. John is a groundbreaking visionary and sessions, an installation party, and a going-official party (719) 382-5347 832 Village Center Dr. events throughout the year, including Summer exceptional leader.” that involved members from throughout the community. (719) 593-8000 Reading Parties, Fountain’s Community in the High Prairie Library Spears was previously the Executive Director of Manitou Springs Library employee Chi Ito spearheaded Park, High Prairie’s Harvest Festival, Manitou’s 7035 Old Meridian Rd. Salt Lake City Public Library. He led a staff of 325 the Library’s efforts on the project and is pictured on the Ruth Holley Library Homecoming, the Senior Expo, and the Festival of cover of this report. Falcon 685 N. Murray Blvd. employees in a seven-facility city library with an Lights Parade. During Summer Reading, volunteers (719) 260-3650 (719) 597-5377 operating budget of $17.9 million. donate more than 100 hours per month at various Library Express Sand Creek Library stops to help staff with increased demand for Tri-Building Project 3337 Cinema Pt. 1821 S. Academy Blvd. services. Additionally, Mobile Library staff facilitates Capital Campaign Completed (719) 597-7070 two assisted living book groups. A generous gift of $250,000 from Lyda Library 21c Hill brought our Tri-Building Project 1175 Chapel Hills Dr. Ute Pass Library Capital Campaign to completion at (719) 884-9800 8010 Severy Rd. the end of 2015. Funding for the Tri- Cascade Building Project has been achieved Manitou Springs Library (719) 684-9342 due to PPLD’s fiscal management 701 Manitou Ave. and successful fundraising. The Tri- Manitou Springs Building Project was PPLD’s most (719) 685-5206 ambitious fundraising project to date, with 691 donors including individuals, Monument Library organizations, Library staff, and in-kind 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. gifts helping PPLD reach its $3.9 Monument million fundraising goal. (719) 488-2370 For more information Funds from the project went toward about PPLD, visit the opening of Library 21c and Library ppld.org or call extensive renovations to East and 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave. (719) 531-6333. Penrose Libraries as PPLD continues (719) 634-1698 expansion of 21st Century Library service to our patrons.

1 26 Leadership Within the pages of this report is a wealth of spaces, services, and information on what PPLD accomplished during 2015. collections that will allow What is more important, though, are the countless people to reach their goals, stories behind each of these accomplishments and whatever they may be. the impact that each of them had on the lives of those It is an exciting time for PPLD serves. As a public library, our true measure is PPLD, and the changes not in how many items are loaned, how many people that you have seen over walk through our doors, or how large our program the past few years are just attendance is. Our impact should be measured on the the beginning. On behalf difference that we make in the lives of our users and of the staff and the Board of Trustees, I want to the community. thank you for the support you have shown PPLD As we move into the future, the achievements of the in the past, and I promise that we will continue to past year will be built upon, and PPLD will continue provide the excellent level of service you have come to work with the communities it serves to create the to expect long into the future. John Spears PPLD Executive Director

of Alan Schlosser-Couch Board Trustees was hired in 2015 as Associate Director of Public Services. He worked the previous nine years as a library administrator in Pennsylvania, California and, most recently, Tennessee.

The Library is governed by the Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees, consisting of seven members, who are appointed by a committee of members from the Colorado Springs City Council and the From left to right: Molly Gary; Keith Clayton, II; Ken Beach, President; Katherine Spicer; El Paso County Board of John Wilson, Secretary/Treasurer; Cathy Grossman, Vice President; Kathleen Owings County Commissioners.

25 2 Michael and Gennie Mayberry Michael and Lindsey Suggs 2015 Notable Presenters Thomas and Jane McCarthy Joseph and Kathryn Sylvia Frank and Hedwigis McCormick Valeria and Joanne Tanaka Monument HIll Foundation - Ben and Nancy Tefertiller All Pikes Peak Reads Monument Kiwanis Club J. Robert and Elaine M. Susan V. Moore Thompson Hampton Sides – In the Kingdom of Ice Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Jodi Tridle Clive Thompson – Smarter than You Think Henry and Rose Moses Gary Umstattd Kevin and Suzanne Mulligan Michael J. and Linda K. Van Gene Luen Yang – American Born Chinese Harold and Beverly Muth Matre Larimore and Chris Nicholl Kathleen VanderBoom Vicki Y. Norris Michael Varnet Mountain of Authors Pamela Olijar Mark and Sarah Villanueva Charlie and Margaret Oliver James and Mary Waddle Carrie Vaughn – Low Midnight Open Minds Society Cylinda Walker Randall and Liz Price from the Rocky Mountain Restaurant Group Robert and Celestine Walker present a check for $3,136 to the PPLD Foundation at the East John and Doris Ordahl Library Check It Out Happy Hour event. The money went towards Julie and George Ott David and Mildred Webb Frank Waters Award the Tri-Building Project Capital Campaign. Dawn Ouradnik James and Mary Weller Michael McGarrity – Backlands Wynne H. Palermo Kenneth Wesch Ann Alderman Falcon Garden Club Patrick and Michelle Parks Robyn Wiley Christopher and Martha Alvarez Main Store Joseph A. Pettus Robert and Mary Ellen White Golden Quill Award Craig Anderson Michael and Jeanette Froehle Pikes Peak Chapter Sons of the Lois J. Wittevrongel Robert P. Armintor Jay Frost American Revolution Mark and Deborah Worthey Mel McFarland – Midland Route: Kim Arnn Ferris F. Frost Pikes Peak Region League of Zebulon Pike Chapter, NSDAR Women Voters William T. and Carrie L. Barnhill Sheila J. Fuller Robyn P. Zimmerman A Colorado Midland Guide and Data Book Roger L. and Terry R. Baty PPLD Collection Management Lisa Galleguez Staff The Pikes Peak Library District Sharon Berthrong William and Yong Gamble Alson and Anne Pierce Foundation appreciates every Tim and Marilyn Blevins Freeman L. and Connie D. Gault Theresa Pingel gift. We have made every State Poet Laureate Charlease L. Bobo Elzenga Clark and Barbara Ginter Rosie I. Powers effort to accurately show all Peter Booth contributions. Joseph Hutchison – Bed of Coals David and Paulette Greenberg William and Lynne Proctor John and Annie Bowen Arnold Greensher Mary Pucci Questions or comments? (winner of Colorado Poetry Award) Lorna Byrd Carol W. Gruenschlaeger Jerald and Eileen Ratner Email [email protected]. CA Technologies Delores J. Gustafson Jim and Candace Rhone Miriam Campbell Michael and Donna W. Guthrie Libby T. Rittenberg and Nasit C. PPLD Foundation Board Charis Bible College of Samuel and Mary Alice Hall Ari of Directors Colorado Charles and Marlene Hardy Stanley and Darlene Robinson Franklin and Hattie Clay Lynne Telford, President Carey P. Harrington John and Norma Robinson Rockwell Collins Joyce V. Harrison Richard and Shirley Robinson Aje Sakamoto, Colorado Springs School D11 Paul and Shirley Helland Amy Rodda Barbara J. Corwin Vice President Ronald and Carolyn Henrikson Ron and Terry Roehrich Teresa M. Cotten Deborah Adams, Secretary Patrick J. and Nancy Herington John and Giselle Rushford Carolyn Coulter and Connie Michael and Pam Herr James and Delores Sauls Craig Anderson, Treasurer Dudgeon Bill and Nancy Hochman Floyd Abeyta Guy and Virginia Cresap Tammy Sayles Ann Howell Walter and Marie Seelye Una Ng-Brasch J Scott Crissman and Kay Robert and Sara Howsam Fields Crissman Richard and Sally Sexton Nancy Jensen Dawson Jamie Jarecki-Smith Kipp and Pat Shrack William and Mary Curtis Jan Keder Jill Gaebler Cheyenne Mountain Library had great Jude and Mary Darensbourg Susan Simpson Kathy Kidd Anthony and Shirley Sternola Mark Hyatt turnout for the : Deluxe Corporation Foundation Helene L. Knapp Ivywild The Treasured Richard and Hedy DuCharme James Stolz and Ann Soltis-Stolz Laura Muir Mellini Lester and Monika Knotts Gary and Christine Sondermann History of a Neighborhood program on Lowell and Micheale Duncan Philip Krogmeier Jim Pagonis GO Club - School District 11 Shawn Yasutake and Isabel Tim Stack Saturday, January 23 (co-sponsored with Andrew and Sharon Lewis Soto-Luna Gwendolyn Duncan-Green Tom and Margaret Lewis Wayne Vanderschuere Richard and Linda DuVal Robert and Sharon Sprigg the Ivywild Improvement Society). Michael and Nancy Maday James and Shirley Stewart Cathy Grossman Thomas and Anne Eller Jan Martin Thomas E. Exum Sr. Jordan and Michele Strub-Heer Kathleen Owings Ellen Rubi May Enriqueta M. Styers

3 24 Paula and Jay Miller Ann N. Black Ron D. and Una Ng-Brasch Richard and Dorothy Bradley Michael and Kathleen Owings Joe and Elizabeth Davis Jerry and Diane Pfalzgraf Ben and Carol Finch Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club Daniel and Margaret Foster Donations Pikes Peak Community College Wanda M. Gentile $1,000 - $4,999 Rocky Mountain A.J. Gerathy, Jr. $250,000 Alice Aronovitz Restaurant Group Albert and Dora Gonzales Lyda Hill Apple Foundation William and Mary Jo Schraml William and Maura Gross Deborah Adams and Robert Leigh and Melinda Trapp Robin Hammitt Charlie Campbell Doug and Lynne Telford Susan L. Hammond $100,000 Broadmoor Garden Club Wayne and Terry Vanderschuere Thomas and Sandra Higel The Anschutz Foundation Dwight S.and Sue C. Brothers Thomas G. and Patricia B. Webb Constance Higgins Kenneth and Anne Beach Kyle and Sally Hybl Patricia Burns $500 - $999 Jere and Connie Joiner $25,000 - $99,999 Cascade Investment Group Richard Brownfield Stephen and Cheryl Lebel Dennis and Patricia Akkola Colorado Springs Science The Buettnner Family Foundation Lee and Gloria Lesher Center Project - for Leigh and Al Buettner Friends of the Pikes Peak Manitou Springs Science Fair Acct. Center for Non-Profit Excellence Library District Women’s Club Esther Beynon and CertifytoSuccess Alfred W. Metzger Greg and Vicky Manlove The Mary K. Chapman Michael and Joyce Crane Foundation Dolores Cromeens Fowler and Margie Mara Joe and Elizabeth Davis Patrick and Cheryl Martin Helen W. McCaffery Matthew D. Bedee Ent Credit Union Charles Davis Janice E. McPherson Joe and Linda Woodford Friends of the Cheyenne Larry Dunn and Diane Kelsay Nancy Milvid and Mountain Library Lindsay and Joanna Fischer Edward Appleman Thomas and Mary Jo Froehle Margaret Morris $10,000 - $24,999 Friends of the High Prairie Library Lawrence and Judith Gigliotti Joseph F. Nerad Jr. Children’s Hospital Colorado Friends of the Robert and Sherri Hendrich Wilma J. Palic El Pomar Foundation Monument Library William and Kathy Hybl Marijane Axtell-Paulsen Friends of the Rita Jordan Pikes Peak Floyd Abeyta Old Colorado City Library John and Lyn Kerschen Computer Genealogists Friends of the Manitou Friends of the Donna Kolkman Donald and Exie Robinson Springs Library Rockrimmon Library Terence and Elizabeth Lilly Nancy Saltzman and John Froehle Greg Roman Leo E Kennedy Jon and Becky Medved Patricia Froehle Robert and Jennifer Neff Aje Sakamoto Gulf Eagle Supply Mary R. Olsovsky and Larry and Cari Shaffer David and Cathy Grossman $5,000 - $9,999 Brian E. Zable Richard Skorman and Ellen Harrington John and JoAnn Orsborn Patricia Seator Bee Vradenburg Foundation Jean L. Harris Pikes Peak Genealogical Society Virginia Snow and John Carter Dale O. Condit Jeffrey S. Henry and Pikes Peak Watercolor Society Joe Trabino Kerry J. MacIntyre Chris and Karen Trujillo Kinder Morgan Foundation Peggy Shivers Thomas J. Herd ShopBot Tools Inc Thayer and Melani Tutt Charles L. Mussi Dona Hildebrand Dale Stevens Jr. Dienna L. Vazquez - Sabol M. James and Sandy Pagonis Mark and Debra Hyatt Abraham Stopani Carol L. Wallace Mark and Dawn Kelly Jessie Taylor Margaret Ward Francis and Ilse Karla Cary Loewen William Wheeler Plonowski Ramesh and Roopa Thalli Katherine H. Loo and Dan and Kathy Willemyns Kyle Wilson Jim Raughton Cody and Merry S. Zumwalt Tatiana Zonte Jeffrey and Jean Marks Amanda Matthews $250 - $499 $100 - $249 Joshua and Jennifer Mayeux Bernard and Natalie Adams A 1 Notary Training, Inc Mark and Carol McMillen Artful Living Deux Inc. Alvarez Art School Sandra L. McNew

23 4 County and areas served by of the PPLD. Winners were honored on April 2 at East Library. A Children Friends list of winners can be found at PPLD knows how important PPLD’s Summer Reading Pikes Peak Library District writingcontest612.info. early literacy is to families Program “Every Hero The Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District was The Friends also gathered and the community, which Has a Story!” had 20,564 established on the 50th anniversary of the Colorado some of the Pikes Peak makes Children’s Services participants, culminating in Springs Public Library (March 11, 1955) and region’s outstanding Latinas perhaps the most important four regional parties with incorporated in 1969 as a nonprofit organization. at Latina Voices, the fifth aspect of the District. inflatables, bubbles, hula annual presentation of The Friends is a constant advocate for the Library. One way the Library hoops, an obstacle course… talented women who have Today, with 900 members, the Friends sponsors emphasizes early literacy and of course the ever- explored and helped define and supports numerous programs and events is our annual Countdown popular helicopter landing at their culture. Presenters to further the enjoyment of reading and love for to Kindergarten Carnivals, George Fellows Park behind included musician/singer books for all individuals. held at several locations East Library. Michelle Abeyta, fine artist each year. These events The Friends of PPLD are best known for their Terri Sanchez, military nurse are designed to get families The Educational volunteerism, their bookstores in each library Vivianna Mestas, and the interacting with one another Resource Center (ERC) (you never know what you will find in the ever- Ballet Folklorico de la Raza, a in ways that are both fun and opened at East Library to changing inventory of previously-read books and local dance group. magazines) and, of course, the Friends Big Book effective in improving early provide materials for families Western mystery writer Sales held three times each year. literacy skills. wanting to enrich their Michael McGarrity was the 2015 winner of the Frank Waters children’s education. Math, The rest of our children’s One program the Friends of PPLD holds each year Award, presented for literary excellence annually by the science, social studies, and programming in 2015 was is the Betty Field Memorial Youth Writing Contest, Friends of PPLD. Local historian and author Mel McFarland language arts kits, as well also very popular. PPLD put which is open to all public, private and home was the 2015 winner of the Golden Quill award, given to a as art and music resources on 5,797 free events at our school students in grades 6 through 12 in El Paso Pikes Peak region author for a body of work. and computer software, are libraries and at community available for families with partner locations with a total of 172,674 in attendance, up students of all ages to use. 10% from 2014. Tributes Made in Love and Respect The following were honored by their family and friends with a thoughtful gift to PPLD: SPELL (Supporting Parents in Early Literacy Gregory Alexander Carl Crane Kristi Oaks through Libraries) Martin Aronovitz Mary Therese John Mathias Paul PPLD was awarded a grant through the State Froehle Library to reach parents of young children with Mary Magdalene Shannon L. Reece Baumgardner Maureen Harrison early literacy information. PPLD worked with Arthur “Bob” Parenting Matters of El Paso County, Pikes Barry Bernstein Larry Lashley Roberts Peak United Way, and Princeton Academy. June Briggs Nelda Pauline Sarah Shaeffer As a result, 97% of reached parents are more Lillian Frances McNamara Peggy Shivers confident in helping their children be ready to read Chamney Ree Mobley In 2015, PPLD circulated Elizabeth (Bette) in kindergarten and 83% know what everyday Edna McFarland Diane Morriner Grace Shraeb As part of Penrose Library’s renovation, there was a a total of 2,334,009 Chleboun facelift and new design to the exterior front courtyard activities to do with their child(ren) to help them items from its children’s Robert G. Muir Patricia Stevens and Judy Noyes Memorial Children’s Garden. This Susan Connelly be ready to learn to read in kindergarten. collection. Judith M. Noyes Charles L. Tutt critical redesign improves safety and security for the downtown Colorado Springs location.

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2015 Metrics Finances Service Population...... 616,089 PPLD’s Finance Office has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Library Visits...... 3.5 million from the Government Finance Officers Association for 24 consecutive years. PPLD currently maintains no outstanding bonds or certificates of participation. It has Circulation of Materials..... 8 million remained debt free for more than a decade. Reference Transactions.... *All 2015 figures presented are final and extracted from 532,000 audited reports Public Programs...... 13,072 2015 Revenues Computer Sessions...... 1.1 million Property Tax...... $ 24,146,678 Specific Ownership Tax...... $2,765,049 Days Open...... 354 Fines and Fees...... $529,897 Employees...... 477 Interest Income...... $23,420 Other Sources...... $1,956,929 Volunteers...... 1,981 Meeting/Study...... 38,712 2015 Expenses Room Reservations Personnel...... $15,709,445 Library Materials...... $4,424,935 PPLD employees are not just very knowledgeable – many of them are experts in select subject areas – but Contract Services...... $3,066,378 they are also highly celebrated for their customer service skills. Based on direct feedback from library patrons, Capital...... $4,955,657 PPLD staff has an approval rating of 99.7 percent. Other Expenses...... $1,973,323 If you want to know more about PPLD, visit us online at ppld.org.

PPLD surpassed one million digital circulations in 2015 through OverDrive, one of the digital distributors on PPLD’s CyberShelf. This made PPLD the first library system in Colorado to reach this impressive milestone. The one millionth checkout was Dune: House of Harkonnen by Brian Herbert in eBook format, checked out by a patron registered at PPLD’s Cheyenne Mountain Library.

21 6 Special Events Springs, an event In 2015, PPLD hosted free programming and events co-sponsored by that ranged from musical performance to lectures, PPLD. The District from community theatre to parades, parties, and was also the host to seasonal celebrations. the first ever TEDx ColoradoSprings, gathering a roster of thinkers and entrepreneurs that spoke of things that are and things that could be. Keynote speaker Carrie Vaughn headlined the 9th annual Mountain of Authors, which showcased authors of the Pikes Peak region and also included two panel discussions of interest to aspiring writers. The year drew to a close finding PPLD Dragon Theatre Productions, under the participating at two iconic community Imagination Celebration programming umbrella, events. The Festival of Lights rehearsed and performed two plays at Library 21c: Parade was an opportunity for the Library District Peter Pan and What Color Is That Dress? Dragon to reflect on the holiday season with a decorated Mobile Theatre presents classic stories and newly written Library and loads of staff volunteers walking the parade productions while being inclusive of anyone and route. PPLD’s Children’s department, in partnership everyone that has ever wanted to trip the footlights. with the Colorado Springs Children’s Museum, kept the These community productions again proved to be celebrations going right up to the year’s last day, playing audience favorites. and interacting with thousands of the region’s youngsters th as they rang in 2016 at Noon Year’s Eve at the The 12 annual Pikes Peak Regional History Olympic Training Center. It was a perfect ending to a Symposium, with a theme of “Military Matters: special year of events and collaborations. Defense, Development, and Dissent in the Pikes Peak Region,” brought together presentations on a range of fascinating viewpoints from a subject well known in the region. (Clockwise from The view from the creative mind was the top left): Dragon emphasis of many of PPLD’s special events Theatre Productions, this year. Again in 2015, nearly 6,000 people TEDxColoradoSprings, attended the District’s 2nd annual Colorado Carrie Vaughn, Colorado Springs Mini Maker Faire, exploring the Springs Mini Maker Faire works and dreams of 60 “makers” as they engaged the audience with interactive works and play. The same flavor of exploration was evident at the area’s What IF Festival of Innovation and Imagination in downtown Colorado

7 20 Ice House Entrepreneurship Program Facilitator Training Business and Career PPLD offers resources for the development of skills needed to compete in an increasingly digital world. Instructors from partner organizations teach various technology-based classes, such as programming languages, gaming development, etc. This includes hands-on training and support for job seekers or those looking to develop their career skills. In 2015, PPLD expanded its offering of business classes, adding programs such as Never Fear Networking Again, Cyber Security, and Facebook for Businesses. These new classes joined other ongoing classes like Minding your Business and Linking in to LinkedIn. PPLD employs two full time business librarians who do outreach and network with various business groups in the community. They also regularly meet one-on-one with entrepreneurs about the many business resources PPLD has to offer. PPLD’s many meeting and study rooms are heavily used, often by small business owners using the spaces for meetings, hoteling, and access to our wireless network. Patrons also use these areas to leverage our projectors, smartboards, and teleconferencing solutions. The Library’s website, ppld.org, also contains many job search and career tools, including High Prairie Library held their 5th annual Harvest Festival, a resume and interview assistance. Our website High Prairie Library held their celebrationth of the season with also contains business databases that can help booths,5 annual refreshments, Harvest Festival, animal a entrepreneurs or small business owners learn to displays,celebration and of more… the season a fall with booths, refreshments, animal write a business plan, as well as perform market, carnival for eastern Eldisplays, Paso County. and more… a fall demographic, or industry research. carnival for eastern El Paso County.

19 8 Music PPLD hosted many free, live music performances throughout 2015, including the Manitou Springs Library Lawn Concert Series, the Monthly Musicale Concert Series and Shivers Concert Series.

A special collaboration with KCME- FM and the U.S. Air Force Academy Concert Band stirred hearts and minds in Library 21c’s Atrium. Also (Clockwise from top left): playing in the Atrium was Chamber New Teen Center at Orchestra of the Springs, with Penrose Library, Gene a fantastical children’s concert, Yang author of American Tyrannosaurus Sue, complete with Born Chinese, Tech of Ages, Maize Maze at What If giant dinosaur balloon puppets. Festival in downtown Colorado Springs, Marshmallow The District also launched the Local Wars,Table Top Gaming at Music Project at ppld.org/LMP, Library 21c Teen Center which connects our community’s talented musicians with listeners by providing a platform from which artists may be discovered and their music heard.

9 18 Teens PPLD’s Teen Services had an exciting year of change and expansion of services, including the addition of a new teen center at Penrose Library in August. In 2015, the Library District offered over 1,150 programs for teens, with a total of nearly 25,000 participants. The Summer Reading Program “Heroes: Unmask!” had over 5,000 participants.

Regular programming included knitting clubs, writing groups, teens on laptop times, anime groups, gaming days, movie nights, craft programs and teen advisory council meetings. One of the more successful new programs is AfterMath, an after-school math tutoring program. Many special events were also held throughout the year.

Escape Velocity, a local comic book store, donated comics for Free Comic Book Day in May and also donated raised funds to the PPLD Foundation in support of Teen Services programming.

The District-wide Teen Art Contest continues to be successful. The theme for the eighth year of the contest was “Out of This World.” Many creative and artistic pieces were entered into the contest and displayed at Penrose, East, and Library 21c during the month of April.

Cheyenne Mountain Library staff member Danielle Smith started a book club at Cheyenne Mountain High School that has been a huge success and a great way for the library to become even more relevant to teens.

Teen Services staff went out to schools in the Pikes Peak region and booktalked to 4,300 students and teachers over the course of 120 sessions. They also gave library resource classes to nearly 900 students and teachers.

Teen Volunteers contributed over 16,476 hours to the Summer Reading Programs, Teen Advisory councils and doing other volunteer activities across the District. That’s a 119% increase from 2013!

If all of this isn’t proof enough that the Library is a great place for teens, The Colorado Springs Gazette’s Best of the Candy Sushi Springs named PPLD “Voter’s Choice for Teen Hangout.”

17 10 Here are some highlights from over 800 projects that took place in the C3 makerspaces in 2015. 3D Scanning and Printing • A patron with a broken faucet part scanned and printed a duplicate copy. The faucet was 18 years old and no longer available on the market. • A local engineer has intermittent jaw pain and is working with his dentist to create a mold of his jaw and teeth. He plans to re-create the lower half of his skull so that he can The Creative Computer Commons (C3) at Library apply his engineering knowledge to find out more about 21c is a unique combination of spaces and resources the friction and motion effects of his mandibular joints. We dedicated to building skills, developing content, and helped by 3D scanning a plaster cast of his teeth so that he encouraging enterprise. C3 has a Business and can assemble a CAD model of his jaw. Entrepreneurial Center, Center for Public Media, • Two teens were working on inventing a phone case that Makerspaces, gaming labs, art galleries, and a large, would convert body heat to energy to be able to charge a cell multi-purpose venue. It is populated by the latest phone. They came in to 3D print a prototype for the case. technologies, exceptional professional staff, and cutting edge materials. Laser Cutter Over 3,000 people attended C3 programming in 2015, • A patron created with favorite programs including Quilting Basics, Crochet a scroll box using Basics, Intro and Intermediate 3D Modeling with 123D the laser. The Design, Intro to GIMP (free photo editing software), Intro details on each to Stencyl (free video game creation software), Hands on side of the box 3D Printing, and Simple Circuits. are amazingly beautiful. The makerspaces in C3 contain many machines and tools, including sewing machines, 3D printers, a laser • We helped cutter, and a CNC machine. A makerspace with similar restore an old equipment opened at East Library in 2015, and another puzzle that a patron used to work on with will be coming to Sand Creek Library in the coming year. her grandmother. Several pieces had been lost, so she scanned the puzzle to create SVG files of the missing pieces. She cut them out of wood and painted them to match the rest of the puzzle. CNC Machine • Plaques for many events were made, including a test piece for the Royal Manticoran Navy Fan Association in Colorado Springs. • Brass gears for a pocket watch/GPS device that is a hybrid of a mechanical clock and Arduino system were created. • Prototype parts were made for a type of perpetual motion machine derived from a “bessler wheel,” a kind of flywheel.

11 16 for Center Public Media Programs produced by the public through the center will be selected for broadcast, streaming, and dissemination through PPLD TV, PPLD.TV, Rocky Mountain PBS, and other local media outlets. In 2015, the CPM offered 126 classes to 1,200 patrons in video production, audio production, and photography. Almost 200 patrons checked out audio and video equipment for their own use, and the video/audio studio was reserved 150 times.

The Center for Public Media (CPM) at Library 21c provides a collection of resources dedicated to the public production of multimedia, the development of multimedia skills, and public exhibition and performance. These aspects of Library 21c are comprised of a video Two years ago we had an idea for a TV show, and with production center and studio, an audio booth, audio and broadcast quality equipment available to us from the video editing stations, classroom facilities, a portable Center for Public Media, we set out to film our TV series video story booth, traditional and multimedia exhibit Hittin’ the Road. The show made its debut on PPLD TV space, and a large performance venue with professional not long afterwards. sound, lighting, and presentation capabilities. Today, Hittin’ the Road is completing its second season PPLD has operated a Video Production Center for on Rocky Mountain PBS and beginning work on its third more than twenty years, producing award winning season. And we are happy to report our show is still being programs for broadcast, archival, and community shown on PPLD TV. We enjoy our relationship with CPM involvement purposes. The audio/video studio and and feel we would never have been able to get to where editing bays at Library 21c allow PPLD to expand the we are without the amazing people and the resources scope of producing, directing, and editing digital video available to us at CPM. to encompass the general public. Use of the center’s Donna Vessey state of the art equipment and software is facilitated by Adventurista, staff and accompanied by hands-on training and virtual Hittin’ the Road tutorials.

15 12 Maker/Artist Adult Literacy and ESL PPLD’s Adult Literacy and comprehension English classes in and ESL (English as skills. Participants can were held at multiple Residence a Second Language) choose from a variety of libraries. programs in which they program offers free A naturalization tutoring and English can practice reading and speaking with a group, or ceremony was held language learning for in July at Library adults. Using trained get individual guidance from a tutor, and more. 21c. Individuals Bookbinding volunteers, the program from 22 countries provides a friendly and We served over 500 became naturalized helpful environment individuals last year citizens; 41 immigrants represented the following for people who are through individual countries: Brazil, Canada, People’s Republic of China, just learning English, tutoring, seven ESL Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, as well as native classes, five General Kim Hetherington Lebanon, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, English speakers Education Development Philippines, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey and who need to improve (GED) classes, and one Vietnam. their reading, writing, Adult Basic Education class. Also, Speak The makerspaces of PPLD are

generating creativity, innovation, Puppets Shadow and learning. To foster such Patti Smithsonian endeavors, PPLD created a Maker/ Artist in Residence program. A call Stone Soup for makers and artists generated Every spring, PPLD publishes Stone Soup, comprised of entries written by the participants

Those selected each spent six-week, Beginners for Acrylic in the Adult Literacy & ESL program. Here are excerpts from the 19th edition. You can pick submissions from a wide variety of Erin Gillespie creative types. paid tenures as PPLD’s Maker/Artist up a copy of Stone Soup at any PPLD location. in Residence, during which time they taught classes in their specialized They also hosted studio hours by Marina D. fields throughout the Library District. How Have the ESL Classes My GED Story! when patrons could watch them Helped You? by Vladimir Butorin I am Marina. At the age of 26 I’m still work and talk to them about their Ukraine 1953 by Igor ESL classes give me great pleasure. coming to the GED class because I craft. Hi! I was born in 1953 in I began to better understand their started my life the other way around. I Ukraine near Black Sea. I American friends and relatives. was in high school, but I got married. Canvas Fractals married beautiful girl in 1975, Lessons in grammar made Then I had my two kids and it was we have only one daughter. my writing more accurate and impossible to finish high school because making She married American military, interesting. Communication with the I had to take care of my children. But  on and went to USA. They have teacher helps me to overcome the after a few years my kids grew up and I two beautiful sons, Antony psychological barrier in conversation decided to return to finish and complete and Daniel. I and my wife with people on the street and at my GED because I would like to get a came to Colorado Springs and home. The listening lessons helped better job or maybe go to college, and want to help our daughter with also because I want to be prepared and Paper me to better understand American Folding the boys. I know about many English on television, on radio, in the help my kids when they need help with

Origami things and wish to teach our movies. ESL classes helped me to their homework and be an example for Collage Collage Art Journaling grandsons about them. find new friends among the students. them and have them feel proud of me. Kristina Winnett RoxAnne Krute Michelle Lim Daria Wilbur Sarah Withee

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