How Wildfire Impacts Water Resources

instance, we’ve looked at how wildfire impacts wildlife species. Now that recovery from the wildfires has begun, the state is assessing the impacts on another significant natural resource, our watersheds…. (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

General Election Ballot Returns

…summary containing more detailed data such as county, party, age, and gender. The current data shows, for instance, unaffiliated voters lead the political party affiliations in number of ballots returned… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Colorado Public Libraries and COVID-19

…of the pandemic, libraries were also looking at other ways to provide protection, including reduction of library seating options, installation of plexiglass sneeze guards, and providing additional personal protective equipment… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Time Machine Tuesday: The Tabor Grand Opera House

…in 1881, prior to installation of the chandelier. Photo courtesy Denver Public Library Western History & Genealogy Department. Horace Tabor had already built an opera house in Leadville, but soon… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Time Machine Tuesday: The 1920 Denver Tramway Strike

A recent pandemic, economic instability, and protests in downtown Denver. Sound familiar? Only this was 1920, not 2020. Exactly one hundred years ago this week occurred one of the most… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Time Machine Tuesday: Furnishing a 1920s House

…period. For instance, by 1924 there was “a growing tendency to have bookcases with open shelves instead of enclosed with glass doors,” while “hair and cotton are the materials in… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Home Energy Tips

Looking for ways to improve your home’s energy efficiency? Take a look at Your Energy Colorado, a video series from the Colorado State University Extension. The eleven short videos in… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Time Machine Tuesday: Early Development of the Telephone in Colorado

…set up around the state, and looks at early reactions to the telephone. For instance, many stores initially did not want telephone service, says Vaille, because they were afraid customers… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

It’s That Time Again! – 2023 Summer Library Program Reports

…more than one branch are not required to submit separate reports per branch. Colorado military public libraries offering summer programs on their installations are also encouraged to complete a summer… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Time Machine Tuesday: Highway Safety

…deaths and injury on the nation’s highways and have long been utilized by racing car drivers.  Many states have adopted legislation requiring the installation of seat belts in passenger vehicles;… (Search hits: 2 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 18.06)

Studying Colorado’s hailstones

…State Records map offers a quick glance at record-holding extreme weather, including the biggest hailstone, high and low temperatures, and deepest snowfall. The Severe Weather Reports map shows instances of… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Home Modifications for People with Disabilities and the Elderly

…the Look Book offer ideas for modifications, but also guides readers through important considerations. For instance, where is the best location in the home for a modification? What areas/rooms does… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Descriptive Link Text – Website Accessibility – part 4

Descriptive links are weblinks disguised as descriptive text that is clicked on to go to the place described. For instance, in “Look for books in our Library Catalog” the word… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Colorado’s Small Mammals, Part III: Mustelids

…black-footed ferret, North America’s only native ferret species, is listed as federally endangered. The ferrets had completely disappeared from Colorado by the 1950s, but the state began reintroduction efforts in… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Colorado’s Small Mammals, Part I: Rodents

…species have unique characteristics. The grasshopper mouse, for instance, is a carnivore. In addition to hunting insects and worms, it has also been known to kill and eat lizards and… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

The Murals of Allen True

…Post, Collier’s Weekly, and other popular magazines of the era. His interest turned to murals around WWI, when he worked on an installation in San Francisco. Back in Colorado, over… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)