The Ins and Outs of Check Out Colorado State Parks for Libraries
On August 8, 2024, program administrator and Adult Library Services Senior Consultant for the Colorado State Library, presented an hourlong …
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Friday Grab Bag, August 9, 2024
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
INN-Reach Modernization Project Update for SWIFT Libraries
Earlier this summer, I shared information about the INN-Reach modernization project, which will require SWIFT libraries that currently use the …
Check Out Our New Sunshine & Stories Podcast!
Welcome to Sunshine & Stories Sunshine & Stories is a Colorado State Library podcast dedicated to all things summer in …
The road to safety: Colorado school bus driver training
How many people remember their favorite school bus driver? I still remember mine from elementary school – her name was …
Enjoy Colorado’s 2024 National Book Festival Selections with Your Book Club!
We recently partnered with Colorado Humanities to help spotlight Colorado’s two selections for the 24th annual Library of Congress National …
Welcome to the Tourism Community Library Designation
Read up on the recent changes to the Tourism Community Libraries designation…
Friday Grab Bag, August 2, 2024
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Introduction to Authority Control
Authority Control is a foundational concept in cataloging and bibliographic access. The goal of authority control is to improve precision …
Accessibility Quick Tip: Who were the Gang of 19?
“The Gang of 19 started shocking the world. It was the beginning of a protest that was nationwide in scope…” …
Friday Grab Bag, July 26, 2024
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Program Spotlight: Club de Lectura de Cuentos Cortos/ Short Stories Book Club at Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they …
Colorado State Parks: Ridgway
Next up in our series exploring Colorado’s state parks is Ridgway! Ridgway State Park is located along the Uncompahgre River …
Friday Grab Bag, July 19, 2024
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Accessibility Quick Tip: Accommodation Plans
With the passing of HB21-1110 (Colorado Laws for Persons with Disabilities) and HB24-1454 (Grace Period, Non-Compliance Digital Accessibility), we are …
On the Library Trail: Eastern Plains Edition
For two days and through hours of corn fields, feed lots, cattle, and wind farms, I ventured through the Eastern …
Remembering, Recovering, and Reuniting: Commemorating International Overdose Awareness Day
Every year on August 31st, the world unites for International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD). This powerful day transcends borders, languages, …
Book Club Author Suggestion: Salman Rushdie
Brief Bio: Salman Rushdie, born Ahmed Salman Rushdie on June 19, 1947, in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, is a prominent …
A Search Through Local Revenue Sources
Explore the many ways that Colorado public libraries are funded and the factors to consider when working with this data.
Friday Grab Bag, July 12, 2024
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …