Collecting All Things Book Clubs

…Clubs. Rampart Library District – Book clubs around Woodland Park and Florissant. Red Father Mountain Library District – Listing of local book groups. Ruby M. Sisson Memorial Library – Ruby’s… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

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

…and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny’s life with his yearly visits. Their lives and stories come… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

Touring Colorado’s Collections: The Art of Eugene George Standingbear

generations the value of respect for others who may come from different backgrounds, and served as a reminder that people, even from different cultures, traditions, and religions, can learn something… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

Five Fall Favorites for Your Book Club

…and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California’s Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families–the Trasks and the Hamiltons–whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

March is Music In Our Schools Month

…helping kids stay engaged in school. The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) says that by studying music, students continue the generational conversation and become fluent in the language of music… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

The Book Club Guide to Literary Libations

…simply tricking an entire generation into thinking they invented self-expression. You want to place death front and center at every turn, but in a way that makes your fellow book… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

Time Machine Tuesday: Germans from Russia in Colorado

Between 1975 and 1978, Colorado State University undertook a study of the progress and achievements of Germans from Russia in Colorado. According to the study, The Germans from Russia are… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

New Kits!

…of material for setting up temporary displays and promoting patron awareness and engagement in the topic. Kitchen Math Hot Chocolate Kit This kit was designed for small and rural libraries… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

Denver Entertainments and Amusements

…amusement parks such as Elitch’s are gone but not forgotten. The original Elitch’s on 38th and Tennyson entertained generations of Denverites from 1890 to 1995, when it closed and a… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

Resources for Book Clubs on Indigenous Peoples’ Day…and beyond!

…Pawnee perspective to capture the outlook of the Echo-Hawk ancestors. The oral tradition from ten generations of Echo-Hawk’s family tell the stories of the spiritual side of Native life, and… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

Program Spotlight: New Castle’s Posada Navideña

We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they want the rest of us to see and celebrate. Sharing… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

On the Colorado Library Trail

…exists. Dolores is feet from the Dolores River that’s rushing and running thanks to a generous snowpack coming off the mountains. The river may make holding outdoor programs like storytimes… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

Free Access to Digitized Historic Newspapers: Colorado and Beyond

…newspaper collections in other states? There are many generations of transplants in Colorado and many are conducting genealogical research outside of the state. Without one comprehensive US newspaper collection it… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

What is Critical Race Theory?

…areas, neighborhoods with higher levels of people of color. This practice impacted the generational wealth and prosperity of minorities that has ramifications to this day. Anti-CRT activists and pundits have… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

A Trauma-Informed Lens: Communities, Libraries and Research

…person to also include an event or repeated acts that affect entire communities or generations. Dr. Laura Quiros gives an example of this in her post “How is trauma connected… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

800+ Titles Now in the Book Club Resource!

…on the first rung of that ladder to success, he can’t seem to get a break. But then things start to change for Mike, and after a raucous, jarring, and… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

Book Club Reads for People in a Hurry

…the betrayed promise of the Russian Revolution, Orwell lays out a vision that, in its bitter wisdom, gives us the clearest understanding we possess of the possible consequences of our… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)

Colorado Libraries in the 2010s: Children and Family Literacy Focus & Expansion

…systems added whole early literacy departments (e.g., Denver Public Library, Arapahoe Library District), and several Colorado public libraries created early literacy librarian positions. In addition, rural public libraries in areas… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 12.01)