The Science Behind Our Burnout: Compassion Fatigue in Libraries

Join us for our next CSL in Session, The Science Behind Our Burnout: Compassion Fatigue in Libraries, on Tuesday April 9, 2024 from 12-1 PM. “Literature shows the growing phenomena… (Search hits: 5 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 105)

Hidden Gem: Community Dialogue Guide from Space Science Institute

…  How does the Community Dialogue Guide help libraries address needs and challenges in serving their communities? The Community Dialogue framework was originally created for our Discover Health travelling exhibit… (Search hits: 30 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 2 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 180)

Hidden Gem: Living Room Conversations

…related to community conversations. What needs or challenges can Living Room Conversations help libraries address for their communities? Living Room Conversations helps libraries offer and support community dialogue programming, deepening… (Search hits: 13 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 3 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 163)

From Isolation to Conversation: Talking with Community Leaders

…for developing your community interview project: Field Guide to Community Conversations Check out the brief video preview below. https://www.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2minute-CAPTIONS-Community-Convo-Promo.mp4 About the Presenters: Jamie LaRue, Garfield County Libraries, has traveled the… (Search hits: 6 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 2 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 156)

Colorado Libraries in the 2010s: Libraries & Their Communities

…Libraries as Community Living Rooms – Libraries have always been centers of their schools, campuses and communities, yet the shifts in 2010 – 2019 make them even more so today…. (Search hits: 20 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 120)

Hidden Gem: 211 Colorado’s Database and Community Resource Managers

…agency, and/or services. Below, you’ll learn about 211 Colorado’s Database and Community Resource Managers, and their potential to help you serve your community. In addition, at the end of this… (Search hits: 17 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 117)

Program Spotlight: Pueblo Community College Library’s Shelfie Day

…Shelfie Day! in their own words. Library Name: Pueblo Community College Library City/ Town: Pueblo Program Name: National Library Shelfie Day! Date/ Date Range of Program: January 25, 2023 Intended… (Search hits: 9 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 109)

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Front Range Community College Digital Archive

…instance the Construction Site Evaluation collection, which depicts administrators and community leaders evaluating the land before construction started. In addition to the wide-open and relatively empty landscapes that will drop… (Search hits: 6 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 106)

Pomp & Circumstances That are Out of Our Control: Commencement 2020

…via a web form. Steps: Complete the online Stories of Colorado Online Content Submission Form. Upload your digital content though the online form, or send via external storage device to… (Search hits: 2 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 102)

Time Machine Tuesday: The Colorado Conservation Commission

…online through our library. The report includes the official proceedings of the commission; resolutions they adopted and state legislation they suggested; and several essays from local notables advocating for conservation…. (Search hits: 4 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 54)

Time Machine Tuesday: 1950s Comic Books

…Colorado actually had an interim committee in the Legislature to deal with the “problems” brought about by comic books!  The 1956 Report of the Committee on Comic Books is available… (Search hits: 9 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 59)

Updating the Colorado Public Library Standards

…and revising the CPL Standards. You can be involved: Provide comments (through Sept. 30, 2023) Serve on a task force (see below for details) Attend an online meeting, and/or Join… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 2 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 101)

Free Online Tools

…Has basic editing capability. Jing http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html Download. Capture basic video, animation, and still images, on your computer screen and share them on the web. ScreenSnapr http://screensnapr.findmysoft.com/ Download. Take snapshots of… (Search hits: 69 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 69)

How to Comply with Colorado’s New Accessibility Rules

…that) what complaints you received, when, from whom, and what changes you made in response, and any other communication you had with the person who lodged the complaint. Things You… (Search hits: 15 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 65)

Community Corrections in Colorado

…Report to the Joint Judiciary Committee Presumptive Parole Report Colorado Community Parole Officer Time and Workload Assessment Study Community-based Offender Treatment Services: Approved Treatment Provider Program Services Community-based Offender Treatment… (Search hits: 14 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 64)

Durango’s Library Community Champion Award

This is a guest post contributed by William LeMaire, Chair of the Durango Public Library Advisory Board. In 2017, the Library Advisory Board (LAB) for the Durango Public Library launched… (Search hits: 12 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 62)

Colorado Libraries in the 2010s: Computers, Technology, & Gadgets

…websites for employment, business development, and other economic development. Particularly those who had less computer skills and experience relied on library computers and staff to support them. In addition, library… (Search hits: 12 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 62)

Census 2020 + Libraries = Complete Count for Colorado

…Bickford of the State Demography Office, Census 2020 + Libraries = Complete Count in Colorado. Get involved in your community. Find information on who to contact about local complete count… (Search hits: 10 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 60)