May is Mental Health Awareness Month
The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) estimates that about 1 million Coloradans struggle with mental, behavioral, and emotional health …
Colorado Virtual Library
Discover the Collections of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
As one of Colorado’s top museums, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) hosts over a million visitors annually. …
Gardening in the Mountains
Much of the gardening advice you will find online for Colorado is geared toward the Front Range. …
Reapportionment, Redistricting, and the Census
This week, the Census Bureau released reapportionment data from the 2020 census. What is reapportionment? The population data …
Spring is Severe Weather Season in Colorado
If you’re new to Colorado, you may not realize that springtime is when we see some of the wildest weather …
April 23: CHNC Reaches 2 Million Pages and Celebrates Historic News
April 23, 1859 proved to be one of the most exciting days in the history of Colorado journalism. On this …
April 2021 SWIFT Migration Project Update
Spring has sprung and the SWIFT migration to the Prospector Interlibrary Loan Service continues to make steady progress. Out of …
April 24 is Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Chances are, your medicine cabinet probably contains some medications that are either expired or no longer needed. Discarding these medications …
Closer to Free: Aspirations v. Legal Limitations in Public Libraries
Join us on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 12:00 pm MT for Closer to Free: Aspirations v. Legal Limitations in …
Colorado Governors: Albert W. McIntire
Colorado’s governor from 1895 to 1897 was Albert Wills McIntire, who served a single two-year term. McIntire, a Republican, defeated …
New Handbook on Colorado Marijuana Laws
Colorado voters approved the legalization of medical marijuana in 2000 and retail (recreational) marijuana in 2012. Both came with a …
A Window to History: Hate in America
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection’s (CHNC) over 550 newspaper titles are broken down by categories: from Ghost Town publications to …
Digital Fishing Licenses Now Available
Fishing season in Colorado has arrived, and now, Colorado anglers have a new option for obtaining a fishing license – …
Uncommon Raptors of Colorado
Official counts show that as of this date, 514 different bird species have been identified in Colorado. This includes about …
Virtual Learning for Library Trustees, April-June 2021
There is an abundance of spring training opportunities for public library boards. Here is a list of some that might …
Time Machine Tuesday: I-70 Glenwood Canyon
The Glenwood Canyon highway construction project still ranks as one of the most ambitious engineering projects in our state’s history. …
Play, Learn, and Grow Video Launch
Growing Readers Together is proud to announce our video-based, caregiver workshop is ready to share with families and caregivers in …
National Library Week 2021: Welcome to Your Library
First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a chance for us to celebrate and support the value libraries bring …
Ten-Digit Dialing for Area Codes 719 and 970 Begins This Month
Those of us in the Denver metro area who use the 303 and 720 area codes have long been accustomed …
The Colorado Recovery Plan
This month the Governor’s office, along with House and Senate leadership from both parties, issued The Colorado Recovery Plan, the …