Colorado Libraries Collaborate – Still Going Strong in 2023
As we settle into the new year, we’d like to take a moment to reacquaint you with a program that …
CSL News
The Colorado State Library (CSL) helps libraries, schools, museums, and other organizations improve their services, and makes it easier for all Coloradans to access and use the materials and information they need for lifelong learning. The State Library is part of the Colorado Department of Education.
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection: Adding Newspapers to Your Library Catalog
Do you want to provide access to free historic newspapers directly from your library catalog? Meet Colorado State Library’s CHNC …
SWIFT Migration Project Update – October 2022
Hope everyone had a great summer and that things are “falling” up in your neck of the woods. Since our …
SWIFT/Prospector Reconciliation Process
The Prospector Reconciliation Process is an annual activity that all Prospector participants complete in order to identify items that were …
Helping Your Community with Internet
With all the scams that exist, it is getting harder to distinguish between things that are too good to be …
SWIFT Migration Project Update – April 2022
Since our last update in January, we’ve been busy working on new resources for SWIFT users, school/public library partnerships for …
Libraries Invested in Our Planet
Happy Earth Day! The theme for this Earth Day is “Invest in Our Planet,”…
Play, Learn, and Grow Videos in Spanish
Growing Readers Together program is excited to announce the availability of Spanish language videos and activity sheets for their Play, …
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Your Book Club!
What comes to mind when you think of poetry? Do you imagine rhyming verses in flowery language about Nature? Do …
Locally Created Primary Source Education Set – Notable Colorado Women
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC), an online portal of digitized historic collections from …
SWIFT Migration Project Update – January 2022
I want to start this update by acknowledging the passing of our dear colleague Lori Smith. As more than one …
The Denver Public Library Brings the Rocky to CHNC
The Rocky Mountain News (RMN) was Colorado’s oldest newspaper. Founded by William Byers during the 1859 Colorado Gold Rush, the …
New Online Discovery Tool to Search and Explore Colorado-Wyoming’s Historic Collections
The Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC) recently launched a new search and discovery interface (ppc.dp.la) providing a single point of …
October 2021 SWIFT Migration Project Update
It’s been a while since our last SWIFT migration update, but we’ve been busy behind the scenes and have big …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Pines & Plains Libraries Digital Collection
Elbert County, named for Governor of the Territory of Colorado Samuel Hitt Elbert, was created in February of 1874 from …
April 2021 SWIFT Migration Project Update
Spring has sprung and the SWIFT migration to the Prospector Interlibrary Loan Service continues to make steady progress. Out of …
Closer to Free: Aspirations v. Legal Limitations in Public Libraries
Join us on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 12:00 pm MT for Closer to Free: Aspirations v. Legal Limitations in …
Play, Learn, and Grow Video Launch
Growing Readers Together is proud to announce our video-based, caregiver workshop is ready to share with families and caregivers in …
National Library Week 2021: Welcome to Your Library
First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a chance for us to celebrate and support the value libraries bring …
Check Out Colorado State Parks 2021 Updates
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the Colorado State Library (CSL) are pleased to announce the continuation of the Check …