2022 Fall Collaborative Summer Learning Program Workshops: Resources
In fall 2022, Colorado State Library and Growing Readers Together held four in-person workshops and one online workshop to support …
Colorado Virtual Library
Colorado State Parks: Lory
We’re starting the New Year exploring Lory State Park! Lory is a beautiful and diverse park located in the foothills …
Longer Book Club Reads in the Colorado Book Club Resource
Winter is here, and what better way to escape the cold than with a good, long book? The Colorado Book …
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection 2022 Fast Facts
Check out the first Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection Fast Facts report by LRS here! The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) lives up …
The K-12 Library Connection: Create Your 2023 Growth Plan
New Year, New Plan! We are all familiar with the proverbial wisdom that failing to plan is planning to fail. …
Hidden Gem: 211 Colorado’s Database and Community Resource Managers
Kasey Harlos is the Senior Director at 211 and Disaster Response for Mile High United Way. They’ve answered some questions …
Holiday Selections
Over one hundred years ago the Colorado Superintendent of Public Instruction published a series of “holiday books” for teachers. …
From Isolation to Conversation: Talking with Community Leaders
Now that the pandemic seems to have receded, many librarians are wondering what’s next. Do we go back to the …
The Digital Repository Top 5: the most popular newly digitized materials of 2022
As we near the end of 2022, we’re once again sharing the most popular items that the State Publications Library …
Weaving Together Mixed Methods
Happy holidays to library lovers and data enthusiasts everywhere! This post will take a festive approach to wrapping up our …
Hidden Gem: Media Literacy Programming from League of Women Voters Colorado
Karen Sheek coordinates Local League Support at League of Women Voters Colorado . They’ve answered some questions below to help …
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
Did you know that the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep is the official state animal of Colorado? The General Assembly made …
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection: Adding Newspapers to Your Library Catalog
Do you want to provide access to free historic newspapers directly from your library catalog? Meet Colorado State Library’s CHNC …
Program Spotlight: McElwain Elementary School Library’s “Power of Stories”
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they …
Transgender in the Workplace
Recently I attended a training held by the State of Colorado on how to understand and support employees who are …
Cloud seeding in Colorado
Did you know that Colorado has had modified weather since the 1950s? There are many ways that we modify weather, …
The Emergency Connectivity Fund Program
The Emergency Connectivity Fund Program will provide funding to schools and libraries for reasonably priced laptops, tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, routers, …
The K-12 Library Connection: Spotlight on School Libraries (December 2022)
What does a strong library program look like in action? A spotlight on Adams 12 Five Stars Schools library programs.
Book Club Reads for People in a Hurry
Fact: between family, work, and hobbies, time is a hot commodity for a lot of people. Another fact: book clubs …
Hidden Gem: Tax Rebate Resources and Support from Get Ahead Colorado
Isabel Dickson is the Economic Mobility Specialist at Get Ahead Colorado and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment …