LITERARY EVENTS Manitou Springs BYO Book Club for Adults — 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Manitou Springs, 701 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; ppld.org/events. Paws to Read Children’s Program — Practice reading with a Paws to Read therapy dog, 4-5 p.m., Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive and Ea st Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd., Wednesday; ppld.org/events. Toddler Time — Songs, rhymes and stories for ages 1-2 with an adult, 9:30-9:45 a.m. and 10:30-10:45 a.m. Thursday, Fountain Library, 230 S. Main St., Fountain; ppld.org/events. Storytime — For ages 3-7 with an adult, 9:30-10:15 a.m. or 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m., East Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd.; 10:30-11 a.m., High Prairie Library, 7035 Old Meridian Road, Falcon, Thursday; ppld.org/events. Open Mic Night for the Literary Arts — 6:45-8:30 p.m. Friday, Cottonwood Center for the Arts, 427 E. Colorado Ave.; [email protected]. Paws to Read Children’s Program — Practice reading with a Paws to Read therapy dog, 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Fountain Library, 230 S. Main St., Fountain; ppld.org/events. Toddler Time — Songs, rhymes and stories for ages 1-2 with an adult, 10:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Sand Creek Library, 1821 S. Academy Blvd.; ppld.org/events. Friends of the Pikes Peak District Library Annual Meeting — With authors PJ Anderson and Patrick Anderson, 10:30 a.m.-noon Jan. 24, Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive; ppld.org/events. Winter Adult Reading Program — Program engages ages 18 and older in activities and brain-healthy reading habits for a chance to win prizes, through Feb. 28; ppld.org/winter-reading. Toddler Time — For ages 1-3 with an adult, 10-10:45 a.m. Tuesdays, Reading at the Rock Library, 950 Vindicator Drive; readingattherock.org/programs. Paws to Read for Children — With a handler and therapy dog from Go Team Therapy Dogs, 4-5 p.m., Thursdays, Reading at the Rock Library, 950 Vindicator Drive; readingattherock.org/programs. Adult Nonfiction Book Club — Sci-fi, nonfiction and more, 4-5 p.m., second Thursdays, Reading at the Rock Library, 950 Vindicator Drive; readingattherock.org/book-club-information#scifiandmore. Storytime — For ages 3-7 with an adult, 10-10:30 a.m., second and fourth Saturdays, Reading at the Rock Library, 950 Vindicator Drive; readingattherock.org/programs. CONTESTS Jean Ciavonne Poetry Contest — For El Paso County students in grades 4 and 5. Entries must be postmarked by Feb. 28. Go online for information: ppld.org/poetrycontest. TUTORS NEEDED Children’s Literacy Center — 719-471-8672, childrensliteracycenter.org. AVAILABLE Chromebooks to Go — To check out for 21 days for patrons ages 12 and over who have had a PPLD library card for at least 90 days; ppld.org/chromebooks-to-go. Hoopla Digital — Pikes Peak Library District patrons can use Hoopla Digital for free access to videos, music and audiobooks from smartphones, tablets, PCs and Apple TV; hoopladigital.com. LIBRARY LISTINGS Pikes Peak Library District: ppld.org. • 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive • Calhan, 600 Bank St., Calhan • Cheyenne Mountain, 1785 S. 8th St. • East, 5550 N. Union Blvd. • Fountain, 230 S. Main St. • High Prairie, 7035 Old Meridian Road, Falcon • Manitou Springs, 701 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs • Monument, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Drive • Old Colorado City, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave. • Palmer Lake, 66 Lower Glenway • Penrose, 20 N. Cascade Ave. • Ruth Holley, 685 N. Murray Blvd. • Sand Creek, 1821 S. Academy Blvd. • Ute Pass, 8010 Severy Ave., Cascade — CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE ...read more read less