All library programs are free unless otherwise noted.For more information, visit ppld.org.Library art exhibits and displays in AprilEast Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd.Photographs taken for “As Far as the Eye Can See: A High Plains Documentary,” a Colorado Centennial-Bicentennial project to document 50,000 square miles between the Arkansas and Platte Rivers, will be on exhibit at East Library through April. The images were taken by photographers Andrew Gulliford and Randall Teeuwen during the 1976 effort to preserve the character and natural beauty of Colorado’s eastern plains.Call for ArtThe Pikes Peak Library District Art Evaluation Committee will be jurying hanging art to exhibit in Library galleries. Interested artists are asked to submit five pieces of art – exactly as they would look in a show (matted, framed, and wired). Drop off art at Penrose Library in the Carnegie Reading Room on Wednesday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to noon. Pick up items at Penrose Library from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Artwork is approved based on the quality of each individual artist’s talent. Applicants will receive a letter within two weeks if the committee has approved their work for exhibit. Contact charnish@ppld.org or 531-6333, x2332 for more information.SENIOR CONNECTION programs in April Check out the Library’s new and improved Senior Connection web page! Go to ppld.org and click on Senior Connection.AARP Mature Safe Driving ProgramThe AARP Mature Safe Driving Program is the nation’s first and largest classroom driver refresher course specially designed for motorists age 50 and older. Upon successfully completing the course, graduates may present their course completion certificate to their insurance agents for a discount. A minimum of 10 students is required for the class to be held. Charge for the eight-hour course is $10. Class size is limited and registration is required. Bring a lunch for classes longer than four hours.Thursday, April 3 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Ruth Holley BranchSaturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Sand Creek BranchTuesday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 16 from noon – 4 p.m. – Briargate BranchColorado Springs Senior Center Book Club“A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini. Call 531-6333, x1371, x1314, or 385-5933 for more information.Thursday, April 10 from 1:30 – 3 p.m. at the Colorado Springs Senior Center, 1514 N. Hancock Ave.County Bookmobile ScheduleMONDAYEllicottEllicott Elementary School 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.FalconFalcon Retail Center 1:45 – 4 p.m.TUESDAYCalhanCalhan School 10 a.m. – noonPeytonPeyton Elementary School 1:15 – 3:30 p.m.WEDNESDAYRushMiami-Yoder School 10 a.m. – noon and 1 – 3 p.m.THURSDAYFalconFalcon Retail Center 9:45 – 10:45 a.m.Black Forest12002 Vollmer Road 11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.Black Forest and Shoup Roads 1:30 – 4:45 p.m.SATURDAYCalhanCalhan Town Hall 10 – 12:30 p.m.FalconFalcon Retail Center 1:45 – 4 p.m.
