Program Spotlight: Pueblo Community College Library’s Shelfie Day
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they …
Colorado Virtual Library
It’s That Time Again! – 2023 Summer Library Program Reports
As the end of summer programming emerges on the horizon and Colorado public libraries prepare for their grand finale celebrations, …
Check Out Colorado State Parks: The Life of the Library Parks Pass and Backpack Program
The Check Out Colorado State Parks program is the flagship program of the Colorado State Library and Colorado Parks & …
Restoring the Boreal Toad in Colorado
The boreal toad is Colorado’s only alpine toad species, living in mountain lakes, ponds, meadows, and wetlands at elevations between …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Arvada Historical Society
Arvada Begins The town of Arvada began as many Colorado towns did, in response to the gold rush 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 libraries through language access is …
Making Space for Treemaps
Happy summer to the library community! Though the days have already started to shorten again, hopefully you all can find …
Solar heating for the summer solstice
Now that we’ve reached the summer solstice, Coloradans can get over 14 hours of sunlight a day! With so much …
Program Spotlight: New Castle’s Posada Navideña
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they …
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 of genres and voices that …
Colorado’s Scenic & Historic Byways: Cache la Poudre – North Park
Our series on Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways continues with Cache la Poudre – North Park. The Cache la Poudre …
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 always growing, and this year …
“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 a breathtaking amount of news …
Building With Bubbles
Back in March, The Public Library Blueprints discussed both scatter plots and packed bubble charts and promised to follow up these two visualization methods with a …
The secret lives of miller moths
It’s the time of year when miller moths invade the Front Range on their annual migration from the eastern plains …
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month, celebrating the histories, contributions, and achievements of Americans hailing from across the Asian …
Program Spotlight: Arapahoe Libraries’ Higher Education in the US 3-Part Series
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they …
On the Colorado Library Trail
The Adult Library Services Senior Consultant position was a new addition to the Colorado State Library’s Library Development team in …
Calculating Percentage Change in Changing Times
Welcome back to The Public Library Blueprints! After a short hiatus in April, this post tackles a topic that can trip …
Colorado’s Governors: Julius C. Gunter
Our series on Colorado’s governors continues with Julius C. Gunter, Colorado’s 21st governor. Governor Gunter served one term from 1917-1919. …