De-escalation Skills Workshop

Join is for our De-escalation Skills Workshop on May 29, 2024, from 12-2 PM. This workshop is designed to equip you with the necessary skills and tools to confidently handle… (Search hits: 4 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 294.55)

Trustee Corner – February 2020

…The workshop is free and includes lunch. Bonus Day: if you attend the workshop you can also attend the second day of the Spring Workshop for $25, half off the… (Search hits: 13 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 40.37)

Using Emojis in Social Media – Good or Bad for Accessibility

…can lead to a loss of context for visually impaired users. Emojis can be ambiguous which leads to confusion, especially for users who are not used to certain symbols or… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 51)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

During the Depression of the 1930s many federal programs were set up to help get Americans back to work. One of these was the Works Progress Administration or WPA. Although… (Search hits: 1 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 278.18)

Jump Start Your New Year with the Book Club Resource!

…If your library doesn’t already have a book club, now is the perfect time to start one. Learn more about how the program works and enroll your library today! Then,… (Search hits: 4 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 57.97)

Navigating Waves of Censorship: Resources for Public and School Libraries

…Intellectual Freedom makes all the major intellectual freedom documents available on the ALA website. https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom ALA-OIF 800-545-2433, ext. 4223 http://www.ala.org/oif Freedom to Read Foundation 800-545-2433 ext. 4226 http://www.ftrf.org/ Colorado Chapter… (Search hits: 17 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 72)

Native American Tribal Membership

…Sovereignty Report of the Native American Sacred Lands Forum Sacred Objects and Sacred Places: Preserving Tribal Traditions State-Tribal Consultation Guide Twenty-Five Year Report of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs… (Search hits: 9 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 71.26)

800+ Titles Now in the Book Club Resource!

…is disfavored, disturbing, or vaguely feared to possibly contribute to some future harm. “Hate speech” censorship proponents stress the potential harms such speech might further: discrimination, violence, and psychic injuries…. (Search hits: 12 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 70.45)

Threatened and Endangered Species

…Endangered Wildlife (1993) Swimming Upstream: The Endangered Fish of the Colorado River (1993) Wildlife in Danger (video, 1992) The Prohibition Against Taking Endangered Wildlife In Section 9 of the Endangered (Search hits: 19 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 70.27)

Friday Grab Bag, January 19, 2024

Reducing and Responding to Staff Stress and Trauma (Colorado Only) January 23 & 30, 12:00 – 1:30 pm Registration required Adventure Begins at the Library Summer 2024 Workshops January 24… (Search hits: 13 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 69.16)

Save Money by Reducing Energy Use

The Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC) has just released 10 tips on how you can save money by reducing energy use in your home, reprinted here: No Cost: 1…. (Search hits: 7 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 62.87)

OCR Correction Makes Our Shared History More Accessible to All

We at the State Library are honored to be partnering with the cultural and civic organizations within our state to add so much interesting, unique, and entertaining historic content to… (Search hits: 2 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 61.31)

Friday Grab Bag, November 10, 2023

…1:00 pm Registration required; limited to Colorado library staff De-escalation Skills Workshop Thursday, November 16, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Registration required Moral Injury in Libraries: Nurturing Staff Well Being… (Search hits: 13 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 60.79)

Book clubs…en espaΓ±ol!

…español y se agregarán más con la disponibilidad de fondos. ¿Tiene recomendaciones de libros? Sugiera títulos enviándonos un correo electrónico a bookclub@coloradovirtuallibrary.org. Estos son algunos de los nuevos libros que… (Search hits: 5 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 60.1)

Licensing of Optometrists

…board’s Sunset Reviews, available from our library. The reviews from 2010 and 2001 are online; earlier reviews, done in 1978, 1984, and 1991, are available for checkout from our library…. (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 58.27)

Colorado’s Most Endangered Places

…involved storage. When Anglo growers first marketed potatoes they stored surpluses above ground in circular wire-frames encased with hay or in straw-covered trenches. However, the Rio Culebra farmers preferred to… (Search hits: 2 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 52)

State Website Redesign

Many of Colorado’s state agency websites have recently been redesigned to reflect the new Brand Colorado logos and designs. The State of Colorado’s main homepage, www.colorado.gov, is currently undergoing a… (Search hits: 2 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 57.87)