Libraries Invested in Our Planet
Happy Earth Day! The theme for this Earth Day is “Invest in Our Planet,”…
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Showing the Impact of School Libraries
April is School Library Month! Celebrated since 1983, School Library Month marks the celebration of the “essential role that strong …
Income Tax Time!
Colorado has been collecting income tax from individuals since 1937. A brief history of the tax system in Colorado and …
The K-12 Library Connection, April 11, 2022
Vol. 1, Issue 5 COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT – AN IMPORTANT BEHIND-THE-SCENES COMPONENT OF OUR WORK This issue of the K-12 School …
Play, Learn, and Grow Videos in Spanish
Growing Readers Together program is excited to announce the availability of Spanish language videos and activity sheets for their Play, …
Construction Season – How to stay informed
Spring is in the air and it seems like construction projects are springing back into action. Some of them go …
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Your Book Club!
What comes to mind when you think of poetry? Do you imagine rhyming verses in flowery language about Nature? Do …
How a Long Bill Becomes a Budget
It’s budget season in Colorado! The Colorado General Assembly is busy preparing the state’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year …
Colorado Governors: James H. Peabody
We are continuing our series introducing Colorado’s governors with James H. Peabody, Colorado’s 13th (and, briefly, 15th) governor. He served …
Equal Pay Day and Wage Transparency in Colorado
This year, Equal Pay Day falls on March 15 in the United States. Equal Pay Day marks how far into …
Drug Overdose Prevention
It seems like every day there is a story on the news about fentanyl, drug overdoses and naloxone. According to …
The K-12 Library Connection, March 2022
Vol.1, Issue 4 Welcome to March, all, and our newsletter this month focuses on a variety of different topics that …
Colorado State Parks: Jackson Lake
This installment of our state parks series takes us to the “oasis in the plains”: Jackson Lake State Park.
Locally Created Primary Source Education Set – Notable Colorado Women
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC), an online portal of digitized historic collections from …
Kids Count in Colorado!
“Kids Count in Colorado!” is an annual publication of the Colorado Children’s Campaign that provides state and county-level data to measure …
“Hidden Voices” in the American Music Research Center
One of the perks of working in a library is stumbling across intriguing new resources. The American Music Research Center …
The K-12 Library Connection, February 2022
Vol. 1, Issue 3 We’re excited to bring you this short-bytes newsletter focused on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) ideas …
Navigating Waves of Censorship: Resources for Public and School Libraries
We’ve all seen the recent headlines highlighting a startling rise in censorship: legislation banning teachers from discussing racism, lists of …
Coal Mine Fires in Colorado
Investigations continue in an effort to determine the cause of the Marshall Fire in Boulder County. One potential cause may …
Roses are red…and in Colorado, pink and yellow and purple too
The State Publications Library’s digital repository has many resources from the Colorado State University Extension that can help you grow your own roses all year long!