Pikes Peak Library DistrictLibGuidesEducator ResourcesHome Search this Guide Search Educator Resources This guide outlines services and resources for the teachers and educators in the community Home Elementary School Resources Homeschool Hub Middle & High School Resources College & Career Readiness Homework & Tutoring Databases Tours & Classroom Visits Search the Library Catalog SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT LIBRARIAN Betty McDonald CONTACT ME Did You Know? There are no overdue fines on most PPLD items. Books, audiobooks, movies, games, and music no longer accrue daily overdue fines. Items such as Hotspots, eReaders, and Laptops do still accrue overdue fines, however. Items more than 21 days overdue are automatically billed to your account as lost materials. For more information CLICK HERE. Ask us now Content is loading... Welcome Are you a teacher, program provider, or educator? This guide outlines some of the resources and services Pikes Peak Library District offers to the educators in our community. Click on the blue boxes on the left side of the page for in-depth information. If you would like to speak to a librarian about PPLD's resources and services for educators, please contact either of the following librarians depending on the age of your students: Elementary Schools: Middle Schools, High Schools, & Colleges: Betty McDonald Mikaela Fortune School Engagement Librarian Young Adult Services Outreach Librarian bmcdonald@ppld.org mfortune@ppld.org NEW! Local Educational Resource Bank for your K-12 Classroom Interested in knowing what organizations around Colorado Springs offer programming for your classrooms? Take a look! How Do I... Get Library Cards for My Students? Schedule a Visit to a PPLD Library? Bring PPLD to Your Classroom? Find the Nearest Library? Alert my Local Library About an Upcoming Assignment? Find Books and Articles? Pikes Peak Library District understands that it not always easy to get to the library. We offer a Library Card Application for Schools that allows K-12 students to get library cards without having to visit the library. Here's the Process: Print out the library card application for each student. It is available HERE in English and HERE en Espanol. If the students are 15 or younger, the application goes home to the parent to sign OR if the student is 16 or over they can fill it out and sign it. The teacher or librarian looks at each application and signs it to make sure that all the information is on the application and that it is legible (to folks who don’t read students' handwriting for a living!). Drop off the applications at a library location with "Attention: Children's Services - East Library" for grades K-5 or “Attention: Young Adult Services- East Library" for grades 6-12. It is helpful to have the applications in packets by class. We will enter in the applications and issue or update cards. When they are ready for pick up we will transfer them to a library that is convenient for you to pick them up. OR, we could bring them when we come if we have scheduled a visit to your classroom. If you have any questions about this process, please contact Betty McDonald (bmcdonald@ppld.org) for grades K-5 or Mikaela Fortune (mfortune@ppld.org) for grades 6-12. Last Updated: Oct 13, 2021 5:34 PM URL: https://research.ppld.org/educators Print Page Contact Us PPLD Home Login to LibApps Report a problem Subjects: Children, College, Education, Homeschooling, Homework Help, Teens Tags: children, education, parent and teacher, research, teacher, teens