Penguin Random House – Creative Writing Awards Program
Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books launched their annual Creative Writing Awards program…
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
The Colorado State Library’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Team (EDIT) is dedicated to raising awareness about both contemporary and historical EDI issues, and spotlighting the EDI work that is being done in Colorado’s cultural heritage profession. Volunteer State Library staff provide these resources for library and other cultural heritage workers as it is crucial for them to have to this knowledge and understanding in order to better serve their patrons and communities. For an archive of the occasional Next Draft newsletter, click here. Questions? Feedback? Contact edit@coloradovirtuallibrary.org.
Careful Color Combos for All
One of the first times I gave much thought to what makes color I was…
Signs of Welcome at Your Library
Colorado State Library has created “In the Library…” posters and “Yo hablo” button templates for…
Resources for Book Clubs on Indigenous Peoples’ Day…and beyond!
October 9th is the third Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the US, a holiday that was…
Book clubs…en español!
Introducción en español ¿Alguna vez ha considerado iniciar un programa de club de lectura para…
Mastering Design and Accessibility with Pictograms (MLS Not Required)
We say a picture is worth a thousand words, but when it comes to data…
Games Galore at Your Library!
The CSL Kits collection has expanded yet again with even more games kits: two new…
Digital Equity Survey for ALL Coloradans
From our partners at Colorado’s Office of Future of Work: The CDLE Office of the…
Community Snapshot: Colorado by the Numbers, Your Community by the Numbers
Supporting services to our emerging English speakers, AKA Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals, in our…
Program Spotlight: New Castle’s Posada Navideña
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that…
These Book Club Titles are the Pride of Our Collection
The Colorado Book Club Resource includes an ever-growing selection of titles from a broad range…
These Games Kits Will Be a Sure Hit at Your Library!
Bingo, Spanish & English board games, outdoor games, and chess! The CSL Kits collection is…
“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…
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month, celebrating the histories, contributions, and achievements of Americans…
Autism is Welcome Here Webinar Recording
CSL’s Suzi Tonini offers insights, guidance, and strategies for working with neurodivergent youth Last week,…
Resilient Communities: How Library Programming Can Fight The Climate Crisis
Resilience is and always has been an essential trait for overcoming each generation’s greatest challenges….
War and Peace in the Library
Tolerance is not a moral absolute; it is a peace treaty. Tolerance is a social…
Common Content Accessibility Problems, Part 2: Images and Text Alternatives
Accessible content will always have a good text equivalents for images.
Common Content Accessibility Problems, Part 1: Headings and Links
Content-writers should be alert to these common problems, and know how to avoid or fix them.
Book Club – Inside and Out
It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside…