Hidden Gems: My Friend Ben
Kathleen Bottagaro is the Manager of Research and Partnerships at MyFriendBen . They’ve answered some questions below to help librarians …
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Book Club Author Suggestion: John Green
Brief Bio: John Green is a highly acclaimed American author known for his young adult novels that explore themes of …
Colorado State Parks: Roxborough
Next up in our series exploring Colorado’s state parks is Roxborough! Roxborough State Park is a geologically and archaeologically significant …
Friday Grab Bag, February 7, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Leveling Up Our Mapping Tools
Introducing the 2025 PLB Expansion Pack! After two years (it’s been two years already?!) of Public Library Blueprints (PLB) posts, …
Summer Fun for Tweens and Teens on Sunshine & Stories!
What is Sunshine & Stories? Sunshine & Stories is a Colorado State Library podcast dedicated to all things summer in public …
Friday Grab Bag, January 31, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Free Online Learning Opportunities for February 2025
Thank you Maine State Library for the curation and sharing of this great resource. (All events have been converted to MST …
Let’s Copy Catalog a Book!
Cataloging is a professional skill that requires catalogers to apply multiple rule sets, encoding standards, local decisions, and their own …
20 Popular Book Club Sets
The Colorado Book Club Resource began life with just a small selection of book club sets in the late 2000s. …
A snapshot of homelessness through Colorado’s Point-in-Time Count
Each January, Colorado participates in the Point-in-Time (PIT) count, a snapshot of the people experiencing homelessness on a single night …
Friday Grab Bag, January 24, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection 2024 Fast Facts
Check out the third edition of the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection Fast Facts report by Library Research Service at LRS.org. The Colorado Historic …
Sunshine & Stories Takes On Summer Burnout!
What is Sunshine & Stories? Sunshine & Stories is a Colorado State Library podcast dedicated to all things summer in public …
Desperately Seeking High School Newspapers – for CHNC
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) houses over 875 newspaper titles from every corner of the state, including many created …
Friday Grab Bag, January 17, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Book Club Author Suggestion: Ellen Hopkins
Brief Bio: Ellen Louise Hopkins (born March 26, 1955) is an acclaimed American author and poet, best known for her …
Program Spotlight: Akron Library’s Teen Time: Yeet Art Program
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they …
Accessibility Quick Tip: Making Video Recordings Usable by All.
Making video recordings accessible ensures that all users, including those with disabilities, can engage with the content. Here are the …
New Resource Kit: Booktasting the 2024 Colorado Book Awards
Colorado State Library has partnered with Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book to create a “booktasting” kit for libraries …