A Trauma-Informed Lens: Communities, Libraries and Research
This post will delve into trauma-informed practices for research and everyday interactions for library workers. With that in mind, the …
Colorado Virtual Library
Climate Equity and Environmental Justice
Climate change has been on our minds a lot lately. Long stretches of hot days and record setting temperatures this …
Colorado State Parks: Lake Pueblo
This week we’re featuring Lake Pueblo State Park. Lake Pueblo is a large reservoir located just west of Pueblo, CO …
Understanding Ozone
Ozone alerts seem to be a fact of life nowadays. We have been battling issues with air quality in Colorado …
2021 Library Jobline Fast Facts
Check out the latest 2021 Library Jobline Fast Facts report! The Network and Resource Sharing unit of the Colorado State …
Colorado’s Governors: Henry A. Buchtel
We are continuing our series introducing Colorado’s governors with Henry Augustus Buchtel, Colorado’s 17th governor.
50 years of Title IX in Colorado
June 23, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, part of the Education Amendments of 1972. It reads, No …
Grab your bike! June is Colorado Bike Month
Get ready to hit the roads and the trails! June is Colorado Bike Month. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) …
DEI in Libraries and Archives: Lessons Learned from a Reparative Description Project
This guest post is written by Nancy Henke. Henke earned her MA in Literature from Colorado State University and taught …
Colorado graduation rates
Graduation season is upon us! Over the past few weekends, high school and college seniors across Colorado have been celebrating …
The history of Chinese and Japanese Americans in Colorado
Every May, Colorado celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month to recognize the contributions of AAPI communities to …
University of Colorado Receives Grant to Digitize Colorado Daily Student Newspaper
This guest post was written by University of Colorado Boulder, University Libraries Archives. The University of Colorado Boulder, University Libraries …
Colorado’s new accessibility law HB21-1110 and your library’s website
House Bill 21-1110 makes it a state civil rights violation for a government agency to exclude people with disabilities from receiving services or benefits because of lack of accessibility.
Colorado State Parks: John Martin Reservoir
This week we’re featuring John Martin Reservoir State Park, a large reservoir in southeastern Colorado otherwise known as the “sapphire of the plains.”
Colorado Governors: Jesse Fuller McDonald
We are continuing our series introducing Colorado’s governors with Jesse Fuller McDonald, Colorado’s 16th governor.
Gold!
On May 6th, 1859, John Gregory discovered the first gold lode in Colorado on a hill near the current town …
The K-12 Library Connection, May 2022
Vol.1, Issue 6 Hello, wonderful K-12 library staff, and happy spring! I’m hopeful by now many of your schools have …
Historical Lesson Plans for Arbor Day
In honor of this year’s 150th celebration of the first American Arbor Day, let’s take a look back at how Arbor Day was celebrated in Colorado’s schools at the turn of the 20th century.
SWIFT Migration Project Update – April 2022
Since our last update in January, we’ve been busy working on new resources for SWIFT users, school/public library partnerships for …
Colorado State Parks: James M. Robb – Colorado River
This week we’re featuring one of Colorado’s most unique state parks: the James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park.