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Penrose Yearbooks

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Events in June 2025

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1	2	3 FOL Bd Mtg 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm June 3, 2025 The Friends of the Library board meets at 2 pm. More	4	5	6	7 Bingo 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm June 7, 2025 Join us for Bingo!!!! Saturday June 7th at 1 pm. It's FREE and there are Door Prizes!!! More
8	9 Free Lunch 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm June 9, 2025 Summer Food Service Program: Free Lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 12-1 PM at the patio in back of the library. Sponsored by the Food Bank of the Rockies. Ages: Children 0 - 18 years old Dates: June 9th - August 8th Time: 12 - 1 PM More	10 Summer Reading 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm June 10, 2025 COLOR OUR WORLD!!! is the theme for this summer's Summer Reading Program at the library. For children from 0 - 12 years old. Register your children at the library- each child's goal is to read, or to be read to, for 15 hours to receive a free t-shirt & certificate. Program Schedule: 6:30- 7:30 pm Tues. June 10th at Penrose Park Kick Off Foam party!! Let's all dance and play in safe foam fun! June 17th at the library: 10 am -Do Art Productions!!! Join Do Art Productions as they bring art and creativity to people of the world. June 24th at the library: 10 am-A Lake Pueblo State Representative will help us use the colors of the rainbow to discuss plants, wildlife and other natural resources that make our state so colorful!!!! July 1st at the library: 10 am -Tie Dye Party!!! Bring a t-shirt, socks or bandana to tie-dye!! July 8th at the Library: 10 am- Light it Up!! Ping Pong Ball Light!!! Make a ping pong ball light and create Fun Fingerprint Art! July 15th at Florence Pool: 5:30 - 7:30 pm Wrap-Up! Swim Party !!! Everybody jump in at the Florence Swimming Pool!!! Penrose Community Library 719-372-6017 More	11 Free Lunch 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm June 11, 2025 Summer Food Service Program: Free Lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 12-1 PM at the patio in back of the library. Sponsored by the Food Bank of the Rockies. Ages: Children 0 - 18 years old Dates: June 9th - August 8th Time: 12 - 1 PM More	12 Knit & Crochet 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm June 12, 2025 Welcome knitters and crocheters of all levels! Hang out and share your creativity with others. Please bring your projects and supplies. Thursdays 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	13 Free Lunch 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm June 13, 2025 Summer Food Service Program: Free Lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 12-1 PM at the patio in back of the library. Sponsored by the Food Bank of the Rockies. Ages: Children 0 - 18 years old Dates: June 9th - August 8th Time: 12 - 1 PM More	14
15	16 Free Lunch 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm June 16, 2025 Summer Food Service Program: Free Lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 12-1 PM at the patio in back of the library. Sponsored by the Food Bank of the Rockies. Ages: Children 0 - 18 years old Dates: June 9th - August 8th Time: 12 - 1 PM More, Library Bd Mtg 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm June 16, 2025 The Board of Trustees foe the Penrose Community Library meets at 12 pm. More	17 Summer Reading Prg. 10:00 am – 11:30 am June 17, 2025 COLOR OUR WORLD!!! is the theme for this summer's Summer Reading Program at the library. For children from 0 - 12 years old. Register your children at the library- each child's goal is to read, or to be read to, for 15 hours to receive a free t-shirt & certificate. Program Schedule: 6:30- 7:30 pm Tues. June 10th at Penrose Park Kick Off Foam party!! Let's all dance and play in safe foam fun! June 17th at the library: 10 am -Do Art Productions!!! Join Do Art Productions as they bring art and creativity to people of the world. June 24th at the library: 10 am-A Lake Pueblo State Representative will help us use the colors of the rainbow to discuss plants, wildlife and other natural resources that make our state so colorful!!!! July 1st at the library: 10 am -Tie Dye Party!!! Bring a t-shirt, socks or bandana to tie-dye!! July 8th at the Library: 10 am- Light it Up!! Ping Pong Ball Light!!! Make a ping pong ball light and create Fun Fingerprint Art! July 15th at Florence Pool: 5:30 - 7:30 pm Wrap-Up! Swim Party !!! Everybody jump in at the Florence Swimming Pool!!! Penrose Community Library 719-372-6017 More	18 Free Lunch 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm June 18, 2025 Summer Food Service Program: Free Lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 12-1 PM at the patio in back of the library. Sponsored by the Food Bank of the Rockies. Ages: Children 0 - 18 years old Dates: June 9th - August 8th Time: 12 - 1 PM More	19 Closed 10:00 am – 5:00 pm June 19, 2025 We are closed for Juneteenth. More	20 Free Lunch 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm June 20, 2025 Summer Food Service Program: Free Lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 12-1 PM at the patio in back of the library. Sponsored by the Food Bank of the Rockies. Ages: Children 0 - 18 years old Dates: June 9th - August 8th Time: 12 - 1 PM More	21 Learn to Weave 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm June 21, 2025 Learn to Weave on a simple loom. In this hands on class you will learn to weave a small piece, be introduced to weaving terms and receive resources. Class is 1-5 pm. This is a free introductory class and materials will be provided. This class is for adults, if you have yarn you'd like to use, feel free to bring it. Please register as space is limited, call Penrose Community Library at 719-372-6017 More
22	23 Free Lunch 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm June 23, 2025 Summer Food Service Program: Free Lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 12-1 PM at the patio in back of the library. Sponsored by the Food Bank of the Rockies. Ages: Children 0 - 18 years old Dates: June 9th - August 8th Time: 12 - 1 PM More	24 Summer Reading Prg 10:00 am – 11:30 am June 24, 2025 COLOR OUR WORLD!!! is the theme for this summer's Summer Reading Program at the library. For children from 0 - 12 years old. Register your children at the library- each child's goal is to read, or to be read to, for 15 hours to receive a free t-shirt & certificate. Program Schedule: 6:30- 7:30 pm Tues. June 10th at Penrose Park Kick Off Foam party!! Let's all dance and play in safe foam fun! June 17th at the library: 10 am -Do Art Productions!!! Join Do Art Productions as they bring art and creativity to people of the world. June 24th at the library: 10 am-A Lake Pueblo State Representative will help us use the colors of the rainbow to discuss plants, wildlife and other natural resources that make our state so colorful!!!! July 1st at the library: 10 am -Tie Dye Party!!! Bring a t-shirt, socks or bandana to tie-dye!! July 8th at the Library: 10 am- Light it Up!! Ping Pong Ball Light!!! Make a ping pong ball light and create Fun Fingerprint Art! July 15th at Florence Pool: 5:30 - 7:30 pm Wrap-Up! Swim Party !!! Everybody jump in at the Florence Swimming Pool!!! Penrose Community Library 719-372-6017 More	25 Free Lunch 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm June 25, 2025 Summer Food Service Program: Free Lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 12-1 PM at the patio in back of the library. Sponsored by the Food Bank of the Rockies. Ages: Children 0 - 18 years old Dates: June 9th - August 8th Time: 12 - 1 PM More	26 Knit & Crochet 6:00 pm – 12:00 am June 26, 2025 – June 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	27 Free Lunch 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm June 27, 2025 Summer Food Service Program: Free Lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 12-1 PM at the patio in back of the library. Sponsored by the Food Bank of the Rockies. Ages: Children 0 - 18 years old Dates: June 9th - August 8th Time: 12 - 1 PM More, Book Talk 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm June 27, 2025 Sherry Skye Stuart, local author, will present her newest book "Forgotten Female Felons" from 6 - 7:30 pm on June 7th. "Based on facts and woven with elements of history and human nature , these historical fiction short stories take the reader inside the reader inside the Female Department of the Colorado Territorial Prison from 1872-1910. Using original intake sheets and other historical documents, Stuart skillfully tells the female felons imagined stories and restores their dignity as women. The stories are an overlooked thread in the tapestry of the American West. Please join us for the presentation and book signing, copies will be available for purchase. Penrose Community Library 719-372-6017 More	28
29	30 Free Lunch 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm June 30, 2025 Summer Food Service Program: Free Lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 12-1 PM at the patio in back of the library. Sponsored by the Food Bank of the Rockies. Ages: Children 0 - 18 years old Dates: June 9th - August 8th Time: 12 - 1 PM More