Talking Book Library Named Network Library of the Year

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has named the Colorado Talking Book Library as Network Library of the Year. The award, which comes with a $1,000… (Search hits: 1 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 294.93)

Mindsource Brain Injury Network

If you’re looking for resources and information on brain injuries, the Colorado Department of Human Services has a new website that may be of help. The MINDSOURCE Brain Injury Network,… (Search hits: 1 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 294.93)

Why EDI Jargon Can Be Counterproductive

…web. Language & Polarization The internet, where so much content is written, makes for easy sharing, and through sharing and re-sharing, language itself evolves. A case in point is the… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 294.93)

Book Club Titles for Black History Month

…secret network of actual tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Cora embarks on a harrowing flight from one state to the next, encountering, like Gulliver, strange yet familiar iterations… (Search hits: 22 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 291.38)

Author Diversity in the Book Club Resource

…Puerto Rican; Russian; Russian American; Russian Jewish descent; Scottish; Scottish Italian; Scottish-American; Singapore-born American; Singaporean; South African; South Korean; South Korean American; Spanish; Swedish; Trinidadian British; Uruguayan; Venezuelan; Vietnamese; Vietnamese… (Search hits: 26 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 278.24)

Things to Do in South Central Colorado

…the South Central region. A sampling of these include: Colorado: The San Luis Valley (historical publication from 1926) Your Guide to Colorado Trails: South Front Range Valley of Lost Souls:… (Search hits: 6 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 319.35)

Free Online Learning Opportunities for January 2024

…25: I-Engage – Your Personal Engagement Roadmap: The talk about YOU. About how are YOU doing! (Training Mag Network) Jan 29: Modeling a Healthy Work-Life Balance (GovLoop) Jan 30: Networking… (Search hits: 41 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 267.09)

Friday Grab Bag, September 29, 2023

…like this selection from around Colorado. IT Operations Supervisor – Jefferson County Public Library Patron Experience Associate – Standley Lake Library – Jefferson County Public Library Public Services Supervisor –… (Search hits: 5 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 38.86)

Transportation Network Companies

How does the State of Colorado regulate digitally-networked transportation companies like Uber and Lyft? The Colorado Legislative Council has just published a new Issue Brief that explores this topic. Here… (Search hits: 2 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 300.71)

Celebrating Black Voices with the Book Club Resource

…conductors operate a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Cora and Caesar’s first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven…. (Search hits: 7 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 75.91)

Longer Book Club Reads in the Colorado Book Club Resource

…Losing her husband to Cora’s indiscretion is another hardship for stoic Nettie Mae. But as a brutal Wyoming winter bears down, Cora and Nettie Mae have no choice but to… (Search hits: 16 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 199.87)

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

…across the Middle East and the north of Africa where she encounters ferocious mythical beasts, epic battles, and real historical figures. Midnight’s Children – by Salman Rushdie Saleem Sinai is… (Search hits: 17 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 180.96)

Tips for Avoiding Scams Related to COVID-19

…https://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/march2020.html; https://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2020/pr20040.html; https://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2020/pr20037.html Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/03/ftc-coronavirus-scams-part-2; https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts Justice Department – https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus; https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-its-first-enforcement-action-against-covid-19-fraud; https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-urges-american-public-report-covid-19-fraud National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) – https://content.naic.org/article/consumer_alert_identifying_and_avoiding_covid_19_scams.htm From the Colorado Secretary of State:… (Search hits: 15 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 108.76)

Time Machine Tuesday: Old School Images

…Boulder, from the 1891-92 Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Floorplan of Denver’s Emerson School, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. From the 1883-84 report of the Superintendent of… (Search hits: 11 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 100.38)

Black History is Colorado History

…history as African American communities grew and shaped the cultural landscape of Colorado and the American West. Photo from the Denver Star December 28, 1912 Founded in 1888 and published… (Search hits: 6 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 99.2)

Treat your Book Club to a Feast for the Eyes with Graphic Novels

…whose extraordinary yard sale discovery turns them into superheroes. Tuck and Hudson are just two average suburban brothers—until their mother buys them a scarf and an umbrella at a yard… (Search hits: 8 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 92.84)

Book Club Reads for People in a Hurry

…Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe’s critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa’s cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes… (Search hits: 9 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 90.86)

Collecting All Things Book Clubs

…Community book club. South Routt Libraries – Book club page. Southwest LaPlata Library District – Sunnyside and Fort Lewis Mesa book clubs. Spanish Peaks Library District – Book club page…. (Search hits: 9 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 90.73)

Fourteen State Library Agencies Selected as NASA@ My Library Partners

…a hands-on learning network for libraries and their communities across the country (www.starnetlibraries.org). STAR Net focuses on helping library professionals build their STEM skills by providing “science-technology activities and resources”… (Search hits: 15 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 89.92)