Resilient Communities: How Library Programming Can Fight The Climate Crisis
Resilience is and always has been an essential trait for overcoming each generation’s greatest challenges. From international conflicts to the …
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Chess is Booming and Library Workers Should Pay Attention
Chess is one of the oldest games still played today. It originated in the game of Chaturanga which is traced …
Program Spotlight: West Custer County Library’s DMV2GO Program
Colorado libraries share programs they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and want the rest of us to see and celebrate.
Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways: Alpine Loop
First up in our series exploring Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways is the Alpine Loop!
April is Earth Month – How Well Do You Know Our Amazing Planet?
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes …
Hidden Gem: Colorado Department of Education’s Adult Education Initiatives
Ally Garcia is the State Director at Colorado Department of Education’s (CDE) Adult Education Initiatives . They’ve answered some questions …
The K-12 Library Connection: Spotlight on School Libraries (April 2023)
Spotlight on School Libraries: Steamboat Springs School District April is School Library Month, and on behalf of the Colorado State …
Libraries Faced a Flood of Challenges to Books and Materials in 2022
Libraries are built to provide access to information. According to the American Library Association (ALA), “Intellectual freedom is the right of …
Springtime rockfall in Colorado
With the spring weather finally warming things up in Colorado, it’s the time of year when rockfall becomes a major …
Common Content Accessibility Problems, Part 2: Images and Text Alternatives
Accessible content will always have a good text equivalents for images.
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Alamosa Public Library Digital Archive
In 1847, the first group of Mormon pioneers, led by Brigham Young, settled in Salt Lake City after departing from …
New Kits!
The CSL Kits program is a collection of tools and resources aimed at providing library staff with easy-to-use, interesting, and …
Program Spotlight: Sterling Correctional Facility’s Art Journal Program
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they …
Bringing in the Money: How Friends and Foundations Can Find Funding & Grants
FREE fundraising series Bringing in the Money: How Friends and Foundations Can Find Funding & Grants – April 13 and …
Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways
The State Publications Blog is excited to introduce a new series highlighting Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways! Colorado is home …
Common Content Accessibility Problems, Part 1: Headings and Links
Content-writers should be alert to these common problems, and know how to avoid or fix them.
Celebrating Pi Day with Pie Charts (and other circular data visualizations)
Happy Pi Day! I hope everyone looking to celebrate today eats a yummy piece of pie or at least momentarily …
Book Club – Inside and Out
It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should …
HESTL EdCON: School Library Ideas Worth Spreading!
What is HESTL EdCON? HESTL EdCON is a one-day, hybrid conference for sharing innovative ideas in school librarianship and networking …
Plan an Event with a Colorado Author
The Colorado Book Club Resource (BCR) has a growing collection of works by Colorado authors, and we are always looking …