Arthur Carhart and the Wilderness Movement
The first decades of the twentieth century were the height of the wilderness movement in the United States. Following the …
Amy Zimmer
Denver Entertainments and Amusements
The history of Denver’s entertainments and amusements is a colorful one. From diving elks to advertising elephants, Denver’s amusements went …
Changes Coming for Colorado Drivers
Under a new program called Colorado DRIVES (Colorado Driver License, Record, Identification, and Vehicle Enterprise Solution), the Division of Motor …
Time Machine Tuesday: Filing for Water Rights
In 1903 Colorado passed a law requiring …every person, association or corporation hereafter constructing or enlarging any reservoir or reservoirs, …
Offender Database and Information
Did you know that you can search a database for information on Colorado corrections inmates? On the Department of Corrections’ …
Colorado Tourism Office
Have ideas about how Colorado can enhance tourism? The Colorado Tourism Office is holding public input sessions for development of …
Time Machine Tuesday: State Industrial Schools
In the nineteenth century Colorado established industrial schools for girls and boys who were in trouble. A State Industrial School was …
May is Building Safety Month
Governor Hickenlooper has declared May, 2016 as Colorado Building Safety Month. This month brings recognition to the work of architects, …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado in 1976
A lot was going on in Colorado in the year 1976. First of all, while the nation celebrated its bicentennial, …
Fracking: Risk to Homes and the Environment
Today’s Denver Post headlined “Colorado residents push to protect homes, river from fracking,” which discusses the use of state rules …
Licensing of Optometrists
If you or your child needs glasses, you may have questions regarding who to see — an ophthalmologist, an optometrist, …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Highway Maps
What was it like to travel around Colorado before I-25, I-70, and the other major highways? Colorado had a network …
Buying or Selling a Motor Vehicle
If you’re in the market for a new car or truck, there are many questions to think through besides just …
University Faculty/Staff Salaries
At our library we often get questions about where to find a listing of salaries for state-funded university faculty and …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado's Coal Mines
While Colorado was founded on gold and silver, coal mining became the state’s most significant mining industry by the turn …
Denver’s Cheesman Park
Denver’s Cheesman Park is a great place to walk, jog, picnic, sunbathe, and relax. But did you know that it …
Colorado Small Business Week
May 1-7 is Colorado Small Business Week. “With over 560,000 small businesses and half our workforce employed by small businesses, …
Find and Compare Health Facilities
Health facilities such as assisted living centers, clinics, dialysis centers, hospices, nursing homes, and other facilities, in addition to hospitals, …
Time Machine Tuesday: Public Schools and the Great Depression
Amidst the Great Depression of the 1930s, “[t]he citizens of Colorado face[d] the problem of finding from some source or …
Parent and Family Resources
The Colorado Department of Education has put together a webpage, entitled Parent and Family Resources, which is a great place …