“Chinatown Is Now a Mass of Ruins”: How the racial violence of 1880 was reported in Denver
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) recently reached 3 million digitized pages! The collection contains…
Michael Peever
Earth Day? How About Every Day!
Stories about climate change are going to come from conversations we have with friends, family,…
Chess is Booming and Library Workers Should Pay Attention
Chess is one of the oldest games still played today. It originated in the game…
War and Peace in the Library
Tolerance is not a moral absolute; it is a peace treaty. Tolerance is a social…
New Kits!
The CSL Kits program is a collection of tools and resources aimed at providing library…
Plan an Event with a Colorado Author
The Colorado Book Club Resource (BCR) has a growing collection of works by Colorado authors,…
When the Black Panthers Denver Chapter Leader Made TV History
The Black Panther Party (BPP) was a left-wing Black power political organization founded by Bobby…
Book Club Titles for Black History Month
During the Black Lives Matter protests, book clubs were seized on as a way to…
Longer Book Club Reads in the Colorado Book Club Resource
Winter is here, and what better way to escape the cold than with a good,…
Book Club Reads for People in a Hurry
Fact: between family, work, and hobbies, time is a hot commodity for a lot of…
LGBTQ+ Crisis Resources
Our hearts are so heavy with the recent mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado…
800+ Titles Now in the Book Club Resource!
In recent years, we have worked hard to expand the Colorado Book Club Resource collection,…
What is Critical Race Theory?
Critical race theory (CRT) is an academic legal theory that originated in the 1970-80s from the…
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Your Book Club!
What comes to mind when you think of poetry? Do you imagine rhyming verses in…
19th Century Colorado Feminist Newspapers, The Antelope and The Queen Bee
On August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution became law and American women…
Land Acknowledgements
A land acknowledgement is a statement that recognizes the history of colonization and the original…
Announcing our Collaborative Conversations Cohort!
Are you passionate about community engagement? Are you curious and eager to learn and explore…
Colorado Authors in the Book Club Resource Collection
In 2020, we resolved to include more of our state’s literary talent in our Book…
Next Draft: EDI digest – September 2021
Next Draft is a digest from EDIT, the Colorado State Library’s (CSL) equity, diversity, and…
Diversity and Diversity Audits
The Associated Press recently reported that, although whites remain the largest racial group in the…