Book Club Author Suggestion: Maggie O’Farrell
Brief Bio: Maggie O’Farrell (born May 27, 1972, in Coleraine, Northern Ireland) is a celebrated contemporary novelist and memoirist known …
Colorado Virtual Library
Free Online Learning Opportunities for June 2026
Thank you Maine State Library for the curation and sharing of this great resource. (All events have been converted to MDST …
Colorado State Parks: Staunton
Our series exploring Colorado’s state parks continues with Staunton! Staunton State Park was the 43rd park added to the state …
Friday Grab Bag, May 29, 2026
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Friday Grab Bag, May 22, 2026
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Today (May 21) is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, intended to increase the awareness of accessibility issues among Web developers and …
Tales from a Model Makerspace
Ron Schermacher, the Idea Lab Educator at Ignacio Community Library in southwest Colorado, was once a regular library user who …
West Salt Creek Landslide
Each May marks the anniversary of Colorado’s largest landslide, which occurred on May 25, 2014 in Mesa County. Two successive …
Colorado Libraries with Makerspaces
There are around 70 in libraries across the state!
Hidden Gems: Tales & Travel
Mary Beth Riedner is the creator of Tales & Travel Memory Programs. She has answered some questions below to help …
Friday Grab Bag, May 8, 2026
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Book Club Author Suggestion: David Grann
Brief Bio: David Grann (born March 10, 1967) is an American journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author, widely …
The United Farm Workers in Colorado: Huelga!
Colorado’s growth was built on the backs of migrant workers, evolving from 19th-century rail and mine labor to 20th-century farming. …
Free Online Learning Opportunities for May 2026
Thank you Maine State Library for the curation and sharing of this great resource. (All events have been converted to MDT …
Friday Grab Bag, May 1, 2026
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Check Out Colorado State Parks – 2025 Statistical Report
2025 was another banner year for this popular program!
Colorado’s Governors: Walter W. Johnson
Our series on Colorado’s governors continues with Walter W. Johnson, Colorado’s 32nd governor. Governor Johnson served for nine months in …
Friday Grab Bag, April 24, 2026
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
The Joy of Joining Book Clubs
Celebrate National Library Week (April 19-25) with this year’s theme: “Find Your Joy”
Life in Camp: Colorado Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Newspapers
The CHNC team at the Colorado State Library recently added 52 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp newspapers to the CHNC …