Friday Grab Bag, May 23, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
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Book Club Author Suggestion: Kristin Hannah
Brief Bio: Kristin Hannah (born September 25, 1960) is a bestselling American author renowned for her emotionally powerful novels that …
Program Spotlight: High Plains Library District Riverside’s Deadly Disinformation
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they …
Updating the Colorado Interlibrary Loan Best Practices
Colorado’s Interlibrary Loan Best Practices (developed in 2004 and revised in 2015) are in need of an update to fix …
Who is protecting Colorado’s pollinators?
Colorado’s incredible natural resources depend on pollinators – small animals like bees, moths, butterflies, hummingbirds, and bats that visit flowers …
Friday Grab Bag, May 16, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Friday Grab Bag, May 9, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Parks and Libraries: Another Year of Access to the Outdoors, and Enrichment and Education for All
Many patrons come in for the Colorado State Park Pass. They appreciate the opportunity the pass provides. Some have even …
Cultivating Library Joy: Finding Fulfillment in Everyday Work
Join us for our next Mental Health & Wellness panel, Cultivating Library Joy: Finding Fulfillment in Everyday Work, on Tuesday …
Fast Facts – Kits and Book Club Sets
The Colorado Book Club Resource and the CSL Kits collection is contained within the same CSL Resources catalog – these …
How Well Do You Know Your Library’s Community?
An LRS tool can help you track down community data and test your knowledge. At Library Research Service (LRS) we …
Friday Grab Bag, May 2, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Colorado state parks: Spinney Mountain
Next up in our series exploring Colorado’s state parks is Spinney Mountain! Spinney Mountain State Park features a 2,500 surface …
Free Online Learning Opportunities for May 2025
Thank you Maine State Library for the curation and sharing of this great resource. (All events have been converted to MDT …
Book Club Author Suggestion: Ian McEwan
Brief Bio: Ian McEwan (b. June 21, 1948) is a British novelist, short story writer, playwright, and screenwriter perhaps best …
Hidden Gem: Literacy Coalition of Colorado’s Adult Literacy Provider Map
Betsy Winchester is the Board Chair at Literacy Coalition of Colorado (LCC). They’ve answered some questions below to help librarians …
Friday Grab Bag, April 25, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Classification & Call Numbers
Classification is the process of arranging based on shared characteristics. Libraries use classification systems to arrange their collections by related …
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 …