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May 18 Book Release Event for Bigwigs & Benefactors of the Pikes Peak Region

4/22/2017

 
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PPLD's Special Collections will release the 16th book in its Regional History Series: Bigwigs & Benefactors of the Pikes Peak Region.

Joyce B. Lohse will speak on "The Penrose Legacy: Ventures, Vogue, and Vagary."

No reservations are required for this free event. Light refreshments will be served. The book will be 15% off the retail price on this first day of release!

For more information, call (719) 531-6333, x2253.
  • When: Thu., May 18 from 2 - 3 p.m. Book signing 3 - 4 p.m.
  • Where: 1905 Carnegie Reading Room at Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903

March 23 Book Release Event for Disasters of the Pikes Peak Region

2/28/2017

 
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PPLD's Special Collections will release the 15th book in its Regional History Series: Disasters of the Pikes Peak Region.

John E. Putnam will speak on "Pikes Peak Region Disasters: Interesting History or the New Normal?"

No reservations are required for this free event. Light refreshments will be served. The book will be 15% off the retail price on this first day of release!

For more information, call (719) 531-6333, x2253.
  • When: Thu., Mar. 23 from 2 - 3 p.m. Book signing 3 - 4 p.m.
  • Where: 1905 Carnegie Reading Room at Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Massacre, Murder, & Mayhem Book Release

11/8/2016

 
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PPLD's Special Collections will release the 14th book in its Regional History Series: Massacre, Murder, and Mayhem in the Rocky Mountain West.

Katherine Scott Sturdevant will speak on "Daughters and Fathers: A Family Secret Behind the Sand Creek Massacre."

No reservations are required for this free event. Light refreshments will be served. The book will be 15% off the retail price on this first day of release!


For more information, call (719) 531-6333, x2253.
  • When: Thu., Nov. 17 from 2 - 3 p.m.
  • Where: 1905 Carnegie Reading Room at Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave.

Candy Makers' Manual released

12/26/2013

 
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New release of the
Regional History Series book
Candy Makers’ Manual for
the Household
originally published in Colorado City in 1905


$9.95 plus tax

Available at:

Clausen Books

Old Colorado City History Center

Manitou Springs Heritage Center
Heather Norris demonstrates how to make two recipes from the Candy Makers' Manual

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