At the Legislature: Housing
One of the hot topics this session is housing, especially with regard to the issues of affordable housing and landlord-tenant …
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Solving Cold Cases
Recent news has carried several stories about new evidence and arrests for murders that have gone unsolved for decades. These …
Colorado’s White-tailed Ptarmigan: Changing with the Seasons
If you were to visit Colorado’s highest elevations during the winter, you would most certainly dress in warm clothing and …
February 2021 SWIFT Migration Project Update
If you have started gathering data for your annual PLAR report, and realized that because the old SWIFT system went …
COVID-19 and Organized Sports
With COVID-19 numbers on the decline, many people — especially high school and collegiate athletes and their families — are …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Park County Local History Digital Archive
The Park County Local History Archive (PCLHA) represents one of the most valuable rural community archives in Colorado. It is …
Avalanche Danger and Safety
This has been a deadly and dangerous year for avalanches in Colorado. This past weekend alone, the Colorado Avalanche Information …
“State of the Judiciary” Speeches
Every odd-numbered year, the Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court delivers a “State of the Judiciary” address to the …
Trustee Corner – February 2021
The Trustee Corner is a monthly series featuring information of interest to public library boards. Topics include training opportunities, legal …
PRISM Planning Project Resources for Independent Study
Currently, the prison library sector has no existing efforts to encourage and facilitate outcome measurement, which is why the Institutional …
Historic Streetcar Systems of Colorado
A century ago, streetcars were used across America as one of the primary modes of transportation, particularly during the period …
Borderlands of Southern Colorado
A new exhibit on view at the History Colorado Center “explores the shifting geopolitical history of southern Colorado.” While examining …
Get To Know CSL: Nicolle Davies on Libraries and Librarianship
This chapter of Get To Know the Colorado State Library (CSL) is a conversation with none other than the State …
Crime Classification in Colorado
Wondering if a particular crime is a felony, misdemeanor, or petty offense in Colorado? Or the difference between a Class …
Wildlife Discovery for Kids
Kids love learning about animals, and we’re fortunate to live in a state with an amazing variety of mammals, birds, …
New StoryWalk Resources
A StoryWalk® is a fun activity that places laminated pages from a picture book mounted on posts along an outside …
Intellectual Freedom & Public Library Policy
A version of this post originally appeared in the December 2020 issue of the Trustee Corner. Intellectual freedom is a core value of …
LGBTQ History Now Included in CHNC
The Colorado State Library (CSL) and History Colorado (HC) are excited to announce the addition of the first 15 years, …
Interview with OUT FRONT Magazine Co-owner, Addison Herron-Wheeler
Addison Herron-Wheeler is the editor-in-chief and co-owner of OUT FRONT Magazine (OFM), an LGBTQ magazine and daily online publication based …
Vote for Colorado’s New Driver License Design
Colorado driver licenses are changing again. Starting this fall, licenses will be issued with a new design – which you …