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Nominate a Local Author for the Golden Quill Award
Nominate a Local Author for the Golden Quill Award

The Golden Quill Award is presented by the Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District to recognize and celebrate outstanding literary achievement and exemplary community service. The recipient will be honored at an award ceremony and receive a $500 stipend.

The judges may present the award based on an author’s accomplishment of writing and publishing a single book, several books, or a lifetime achievement in the literary arts.

Click here for more information and the nomination form.

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Regional History Symposium: Massacres of the Mountain West

The Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium is an annual event hosted by PPLD's Special Collections department that focuses on historical people, events, and trends in the Pikes Peak region. The theme for 2013 is Massacres of the Mountain West.

This year’s Symposium will be held on Saturday, June 8 at East Library. For a complete schedule and descriptions of the day’s presentations, click here.

Registration for this year’s Symposium is already full. However, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the presentations. You can watch a live simulcast on PPLD TV (Comcast 17, Falcon Broadband 75) or streaming online at ustream.tv/channel/ppld-history.

In the PPLD TV video below, Chris Rein gives a preview of his presentation about the Sand Creek Massacre.

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Big Library Read eBook Event

PPLD invites the public to take part in the Big Library Read, a pilot program in which libraries worldwide offer a single eBook to their cardholders. The program is designed to unite library patrons from all around the world.

From May 15 to June 1, 2013, anyone with a valid Pikes Peak Library District library card can borrow the eBook The Four Corners of the Sky by New York Times bestselling author Michael Malone for free from the Library’s website at ppld.org/cybershelf and read on all major devices, including Kindle® and iPad®.

Over 7,500 libraries in 10 countries from five continents are participating. Readers are invited to join the book discussion on Twitter using #BigLibraryRead.

For more information about the Big Library Read, please visit www.overdrive.com/big-library-read/.

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Save the Date! Kids Summer Reading Program starts on June 1!
Save the Date! Kids Summer Reading Program starts on June 1!

What: Children’s Summer Reading Program 2013 - Dig Into Reading
When: June 1 - July 31

The Library’s Summer Reading Program is fun, free, and builds reading skills. Read with us this summer and win cool prizes! Register online or at your local library starting June 1.

Here's how to play:

  1. Go to your nearest library and register for Dig Into Reading, our free summer reading program, or register online at ppld.org starting June 1.
  2. Read books!
  3. Record your reading on our Dig Into Reading game card!
  4. Win prizes, prizes, prizes!
  5. Enjoy our special free programs – performers, stories, crafts, live animals, and more.

Happy Reading!

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Breaking the Mold: Michael Garman
Michael Garman and Magic Town

What can you learn from a vagabond? To find out, join Michael Garman as the 75-year-old artist discusses his half-century career as America’s Storyteller Sculptor. This interactive event will include an audiovisual demonstration and Q&A session with the artist.

Retrace Michael Garman’s early hitchhiking journey through Central and South America where he learned to sculpt. Follow him through the streets of San Francisco, Dallas, and Philadelphia as he honed his craft. And then discover how he built his masterpiece — Magic Town — a 3,000 square foot sculptural theater that combines handmade sculpture with magical illusions.

His lifelong ambition has been to honor the everyday heroes all around us. With over 500 different sculptures depicting firefighters, cowboys, and soldiers side by side with his downtrodden street characters — down but never out — he has achieved a story worth telling.

Seating is limited, so reservations are recommended. To register, contact Mary Koehler at (719) 963-6900 or publicrelations@michaelgarman.com.

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