New Kits on the Block
Commemorating US 250/CO 150, memory kits, and more!
Michael Peever
Colorado Libraries with Makerspaces
There are around 70 in libraries across the state!
Check Out Colorado State Parks – 2025 Statistical Report
2025 was another banner year for this popular program!
The Joy of Joining Book Clubs
Celebrate National Library Week (April 19-25) with this year’s theme: “Find Your Joy”
Quotation Canapés: No. 6 – Youth
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
Finding Fabulous Pictures in Historic Newspapers
From line drawings to spectacular color artworks, photos, and everything in between. Includes a video demo of searching in CHNC
Quotation Canapés: No. 5 – Black History Month
“Love quiets fear.” – Octavia E. Butler
Hot off the presses: 2025 Historic Newspapers Fast Facts!
2025 was huge for CHNC. Find out the most popular titles and other statistics.
Quotation Canapés: No. 4 – Coming of Age
Cerebral snacks from the book club stacks
Wintery Themes for Your Next Book Club Read
Just in case the real thing isn’t cutting it for you…suggestions for your next book club read!
Quotation Canapés: No. 3 – Hope
“Hope is a waking dream.” – Aristotle
An Appreciation of Colorado’s Underground Press
How “alternative” publications challenge the status quo with art, humor, and language.
Community Project Ideas for Libraries
Interactive suggestions for building community at your library!
Quotation Canapés: No. 2 – Book Banning
Cerebral snacks from the book club stacks, just in time for Banned Books Week
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with Memories of South Conejos & Adobe
“ADOBE is of the earth, just as our people are of the earth.”
Quotation Canapés: No. 1 – All About Food
Cerebral snacks from the book club stacks…
Fascinating Recipes to Celebrate 6 Million CHNC Pages!
How about a few comestibles and libations to celebrate?
The Secret Lives of Book Club Sets
Unwanted sets find new life in the Colorado Book Club Resource collection
Book Clubs Can Be Prideful
Consider one of these titles for your next book club read!
Fast Facts – Kits and Book Club Sets
The Colorado Book Club Resource and the CSL Kits collection is contained within the same CSL Resources catalog – these …