Classification & Call Numbers
Classification is the process of arranging based on shared characteristics. Libraries use classification systems to arrange their collections by related …
Colorado Virtual Library
Identifying common aspen ailments
It’s that time in spring when trees all over Colorado (depending on the altitude) are sprouting new leaves! While it’s …
Friday Grab Bag, April 18, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Program Spotlight: Broomfield Library’s Memoir-Writing Workshop Series
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they …
Friday Grab Bag, April 11, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Health Education, Financial Access, and Social Services Webinars for Colorado Libraries: April and May
The landscape of our economy and social services networks shifts beneath our feet, neighbors will increasingly turn to their most …
Art Exploration Kits
Capture your patrons’ art curiosity with these traveling pop up exhibits!
Colorado’s governors: Teller Ammons
Our series on Colorado’s governors continues with Teller Ammons, Colorado’s 28th governor. Governor Ammons served one term from 1937-1939. As part …
Friday Grab Bag, April 4, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Valuing Your Library
How do you begin to put a price tag on a library and its services? While many of us may …
SWIFT 2025 Fast Facts
Check out the inaugural edition of SWIFT Fast Facts by Library Research Service at LRS.org! SWIFT is a service of …
Free Online Learning Opportunities for April 2025
Thank you Maine State Library for the curation and sharing of this great resource. (All events have been converted to MST …
Friday Grab Bag, March 28, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Growing container gardens in Colorado
It’s officially spring! Which means that many people around Colorado are beginning to plan out their gardens. If you’ve got …
Friday Grab Bag, March 21, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Program Spotlight: Jefferson County Public Library’s Glitter and Gay Dance
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they …
Accessibility Quick Tip: Invitation from OIT
Call For Feedback: Draft Amendments to the Technology Accessibility Rules Reposted from the OIT State of Colorado Accessibility Newsletter – …
Broadband Access & the Universal Service Fund
SHLB is hosting two different webinars that discuss current hurdles with the USF and the role it plays in bridging the digital divide. Learn more about the March 19th and April 2 webinars and register here.
Book Club Author Suggestion: Julia Alvarez
Brief Bio: Julia Alvarez (b. March 27, 1950) is a Dominican American novelist, poet, essayist, and children’s author who is …