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Welcome to the Penrose Community Library!

Read to Jewel the therapy dog; call or visit the front desk to sign up for a time slot

Ageless Grace fitness for body and brain Thursday at 10am

Knitting & Crochetting Club Thursdays 6-8pm

Bingo Family Fun Games 1st Saturday of the month at 1:00pm

Seed Library: grow, borrow, and donate seeds

Beginner Zentangle Class, Wednesday April 2nd at 10am; call the library to register

Storywalk at Penrose Park, beginning March 17th

Local History Resources

View yearbooks for 1948, 50-55, 57-60, and search a free online historic newspaper database on our Local History Resources page.

Events in March 2025

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2	3	4 FOL Bd Mtg 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm March 4, 2025 The Friends of the Library meets March 4th at 2 PM. More, Read Across America 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm March 4, 2025 Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!!! Read Across America Join us Tuesday March 4th at 4:15 PM to celebrate!!! Hear a Dr. Seuss story, play a game and enjoy birthday cake! Penrose Community Library 719-372-6017 More	5 Crane Blessing Chain 10:00 am – 11:30 am March 5, 2025 Join us a 10 AM on March 5th. Erin Davidson will instruct you on how to create an origami Crane Blessing Chain. Please call 719-372-6017 to register More	6 agelessGrace 10:00 am – 10:30 am March 6, 2025 Join us on Thursdays at 10 am for ageless Grace, which is timeless fitness for the body and the brain. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a water bottle. These exercises are designed to stimulate the five primary functions of the brain (strategic planning, memory & recall, analytical thinking, creativity and imagination & kinesthetic learning) Each of the brain changing tools also focus on a primary physical skill necessary for lifelong optimal function. Penrose Community Library 719-372-6017 More, Story Hour 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm March 6, 2025 Story Hour is for children 0-6 years old. This time together is packed full of reading readiness activities. We share books, poems, and stories through puppetry, finger play, games, songs and the felt board. A snack is also provided. Bring one item that relates to the one of the following: Number, Letter, Color, or Shape of the day. Story Hour Brochure with calendar and info is available at the library. Times: Tuesdays 10-11:30 am. and Thursdays 1-2:30 pm More, Knit & Crochet 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm March 6, 2025 Welcome knitters and crocheters of all levels! Hang out and share your creativity with others. Please bring your projects and supplies. Thursdays beginning January 16, 2025, from 6-8 pm/ If you are a beginner, some limited supplies will be provided while you learn and acquire personal tools and supplies. penrose.colibraries.org 719-372-6017 More	7	8
9	10	11 Story Hour 10:00 am – 11:30 am March 11, 2025 Story Hour is for children 0-6 years old. This time together is packed full of reading readiness activities. We share books, poems, and stories through puppetry, finger play, games, songs and the felt board. A snack is also provided. Bring one item that relates to the one of the following: Number, Letter, Color, or Shape of the day. Story Hour Brochure with calendar and info is available at the library. Times: Tuesdays 10-11:30 am. and Thursdays 1-2:30 pm More	12	13 agelessGrace 10:00 am – 10:30 am March 13, 2025 Join us on Thursdays at 10 am for ageless Grace, which is timeless fitness for the body and the brain. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a water bottle. These exercises are designed to stimulate the five primary functions of the brain (strategic planning, memory & recall, analytical thinking, creativity and imagination & kinesthetic learning) Each of the brain changing tools also focus on a primary physical skill necessary for lifelong optimal function. Penrose Community Library 719-372-6017 More, Story Hour 1:00 pm – 11:00 pm March 13, 2025 Story Hour is for children 0-6 years old. This time together is packed full of reading readiness activities. We share books, poems, and stories through puppetry, finger play, games, songs and the felt board. A snack is also provided. Bring one item that relates to the one of the following: Number, Letter, Color, or Shape of the day. Story Hour Brochure with calendar and info is available at the library. Times: Tuesdays 10-11:30 am. and Thursdays 1-2:30 pm More, Knit & Crochet 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm March 13, 2025 Welcome knitters and crocheters of all levels! Hang out and share your creativity with others. Please bring your projects and supplies. Thursdays beginning January 16, 2025, from 6-8 pm/ If you are a beginner, some limited supplies will be provided while you learn and acquire personal tools and supplies. penrose.colibraries.org 719-372-6017 More	14	15
16	17	18 Story Hour 10:00 am – 11:30 am March 18, 2025 Story Hour is for children 0-6 years old. This time together is packed full of reading readiness activities. We share books, poems, and stories through puppetry, finger play, games, songs and the felt board. A snack is also provided. Bring one item that relates to the one of the following: Number, Letter, Color, or Shape of the day. Story Hour Brochure with calendar and info is available at the library. Times: Tuesdays 10-11:30 am. and Thursdays 1-2:30 pm More	19 FOL Bk Club 11:00 am – 12:00 pm March 19, 2025 The Friends of the Library book club meets at 11 AM. The selection for March is "Fly Girls" by Keith O'Brien. More	20 agelessGrace 10:00 am – 10:30 am March 20, 2025 Join us on Thursdays at 10 am for ageless Grace, which is timeless fitness for the body and the brain. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a water bottle. These exercises are designed to stimulate the five primary functions of the brain (strategic planning, memory & recall, analytical thinking, creativity and imagination & kinesthetic learning) Each of the brain changing tools also focus on a primary physical skill necessary for lifelong optimal function. Penrose Community Library 719-372-6017 More, Story Hour 1:00 pm – 11:00 pm March 20, 2025 Story Hour is for children 0-6 years old. This time together is packed full of reading readiness activities. We share books, poems, and stories through puppetry, finger play, games, songs and the felt board. A snack is also provided. Bring one item that relates to the one of the following: Number, Letter, Color, or Shape of the day. Story Hour Brochure with calendar and info is available at the library. Times: Tuesdays 10-11:30 am. and Thursdays 1-2:30 pm More, Knit & Crochet 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm March 20, 2025 Welcome knitters and crocheters of all levels! Hang out and share your creativity with others. Please bring your projects and supplies. Thursdays beginning January 16, 2025, from 6-8 pm/ If you are a beginner, some limited supplies will be provided while you learn and acquire personal tools and supplies. penrose.colibraries.org 719-372-6017 More	21	22
23	24 Board Mtg 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm March 24, 2025 The Board of Trustees for the Penrose Community Library meets March 24th at 12 PM. Penrose Community Library 719-372-6017 More	25 Story Hour 10:00 am – 11:30 am March 25, 2025 Story Hour is for children 0-6 years old. This time together is packed full of reading readiness activities. We share books, poems, and stories through puppetry, finger play, games, songs and the felt board. A snack is also provided. Bring one item that relates to the one of the following: Number, Letter, Color, or Shape of the day. Story Hour Brochure with calendar and info is available at the library. Times: Tuesdays 10-11:30 am. and Thursdays 1-2:30 pm More	26	27 agelessGrace 10:00 am – 10:30 am March 27, 2025 Join us on Thursdays at 10 am for ageless Grace, which is timeless fitness for the body and the brain. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a water bottle. These exercises are designed to stimulate the five primary functions of the brain (strategic planning, memory & recall, analytical thinking, creativity and imagination & kinesthetic learning) Each of the brain changing tools also focus on a primary physical skill necessary for lifelong optimal function. Penrose Community Library 719-372-6017 More, Story Hour 1:00 pm – 11:00 pm March 27, 2025 Story Hour is for children 0-6 years old. This time together is packed full of reading readiness activities. We share books, poems, and stories through puppetry, finger play, games, songs and the felt board. A snack is also provided. Bring one item that relates to the one of the following: Number, Letter, Color, or Shape of the day. Story Hour Brochure with calendar and info is available at the library. Times: Tuesdays 10-11:30 am. and Thursdays 1-2:30 pm More, Knit & Crochet 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm March 27, 2025 Welcome knitters and crocheters of all levels! Hang out and share your creativity with others. Please bring your projects and supplies. Thursdays beginning January 16, 2025, from 6-8 pm/ If you are a beginner, some limited supplies will be provided while you learn and acquire personal tools and supplies. penrose.colibraries.org 719-372-6017 More	28	29
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