Colorado State Parks: Cheyenne Mountain
Located just south of Colorado Springs, Cheyenne Mountain State Park offers nearly 28 miles of trails, 41 picnic areas, and …
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Restoration of Library Services During COVID-19: Resources for Decision Makers
This list of resources related to the restoration of library services may be useful to library administrators and other decision …
Get To Know CSL: Katie Fox on Library Research, Education, and Creativity
In a series of conversations, we are finding out about how the people of Colorado State Library derive meaning from …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado’s Carnation Industry
No flower is more associated with Mother’s Day than the carnation. But did you know that Colorado was once one …
The Colorado WIC Program
Colorado’s WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program helps moms, babies, and young children access healthy foods and helpful resources on …
Colorado Day by Day
Looking for a “this-day-in-history” resource for Colorado? A new addition to our library collection is Colorado Day by Day, which …
Pandemic Practices: Virtual Library Strategy
These days most of us are spending a lot more time at home, doing things that we’ve traditionally done in …
Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
The weather is warming up, and that means road construction season is underway. Road and highway construction can cause dangers …
Being a Library Champion During a Time of Crisis
A version of this post originally appeared in the April issue of the Trustee Corner. During the COVID-19 pandemic, libraries …
Transcribing Women’s Suffrage in Colorado
Many libraries, archives and museums are supported by a volunteer workforce. During this time of social distancing many of these volunteers …
Time Machine Tuesday: 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
Tomorrow, April 22, is Earth Day. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. In the years following …
Trustee Corner – April 2020
The Trustee Corner is a monthly series featuring information of interest to public library boards. Topics include training opportunities, legal …
Pandemic Practices: Staff-Created Content
Though libraries had to cancel in-person programming and close their doors to the public in response to the coronavirus pandemic, …
Planning and Planting a Vegetable Garden
One of the things I look forward to every spring is planting my vegetable garden. It is so fun and …
Time Machine Tuesday: The Colorado Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home
In 1889 the State of Colorado established a home for aging Civil War veterans and their wives at Monte Vista, …
Webinar Archive: Virtual Storytimes: Filming Before, During and After COVID-19
Six great presenters from Colorado provided an excellent webinar on virtual storytimes on Friday, April 10! It was quite popular …
April is Stress Awareness Month
Perhaps appropriately, given the times we find ourselves in, the month of April is recognized as Stress Awareness Month. It’s …
New Resources on Federal and State Laws Pertaining to COVID-19
Several new memos and Issue Briefs have recently been released by Colorado Legislative Council Staff that provide some guidance on …
Pandemic Practices: Mobile Hotspots
In response to the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing protocols, we are moving more of our lives online, including work …
How Did Colorado’s Counties Get Their Names?
Colorado has 64 counties. The 17 original counties were established in 1861, when Colorado was still a territory. The most …