Mike Torreano -- "The Return," 2-5 p.m. Thursday, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 13990 Gleneagle Drive; [email protected].
Rachel Hetrick -- "Forged By Flames & Fury," noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument; 719-481-2665, coveredtreasures.com.
LITERARY EVENTS
Visiting Author Series -- With Lee Horikoshi Roripaugh, "unMothered, unTongued: Lyric Essays," 7 p.m. Wednesday, Heller Center for Arts & Humanities, 1250 N. Campus Heights; 719-255-6277, heller.uccs.edu/events.
Toddler Time -- Songs, rhymes and stories for ages 1-2 with an adult, 9:30-9:45 a.m. Thursday, Fountain Library, 230 S. Main St., Fountain; ppld.org/events.
Sensory Storytime -- For ages 3-12 with an adult, 10:30-11 a.m. Friday, Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave. Registration: ppld.org/events.
Storytime -- For ages 3-7 with an adult, 10:30-11 a.m., Palmer Lake Library, 66 Lower Glenway, Palmer Lake and Cheyenne Mountain Library, 1785 S. 8th St.; 10:30-11:15 a.m., Old Colorado City Library, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave., Friday; ppld.org/events.
Paws to Read Children's Program -- Practice reading with a Paws to Read therapy dog, 10-11 a.m., Fountain Library, 230 S. Main St., Fountain; 10:30-11:30 a.m., Old Colorado City Library, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave., Saturday; ppld.org/events.
Sensory Storytime -- For ages 3-12 with an adult, 10:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive. Registration: 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.
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.
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