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ALL PIKES PEAK READS: A GLANCE BACK AS WE LOOK AHEAD
Comments 0 | Recommend 0Community focuses on literacy, city's future
People gathered Sunday afternoon at America the Beautiful Park for a peek back in time and a look at the city's future.
The Pikes Peak Library District launched this year's All Pikes Peak Reads, the theme of which centers on the 1930s with John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" and Timothy Egan's "The Worst Hard Time."
While children played with marbles, jacks, paper dolls and other relics, community leaders announced the Dream City: Vision 2020 project, which in the coming months will be soliciting input from various segments of the community to form a cohesive goal for what Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas will look like in 12 years.
Susan Saksa, executive director of Leadership Pikes Peak, said that in the 1930s, community members would have gathered in a town square to discuss the challenges ahead.
"Now it is a bigger challenge for us to get all of the voices of our community included," she said.
Jim Bergacker, 11, said he imagines that in 2020, Colorado Springs will be a host for new technologies and power its residents with solar and wind power.
Sherrill Wyeth, the literacy source coordinator for the Pikes Peak Library District, hopes that by 2020, every resident will be able to read and write.
"An educated, literate citizenry is imperative," Wyeth said.
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Timothy Egan
Library district foundation fundraiser
• When:. 11:30 a.m. Oct. 2.
• Where:. Garden of the Gods Country Club, 3220 Mesa Rd.
• Cost:. $65 per plate, includes lunch, speaking event, and signed copy of "The Worst Hard Time." Tables for 10 are available for $650 and table sponsorships for $1,200.
• RSVP:. 531-6333, Ext. 2205, ghuber@ppld.org, or send a check payable to the PPLD Foundation to P.O. Box 1579, Colorado Springs, CO 80901.
Lectures
• When: 3:30 p.m. Oct. 2.
• Where: Pikes Peak Community College, Rampart Range Campus, 11195 Hwy 83.
• Cost: Free
• Contact: 531-6333, Ext. 1212
• When: 7 p.m. Oct. 2.
• Where: Colorado College at Armstrong Theater
• Cost: Free
• Contact: 531-6333, x1212
