Book Club Author Suggestion: James Baldwin

price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.” The Price of a Ticket “Does the law exist for the purpose of… (Search hits: 5 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 53.96)

These Book Club Titles are the Pride of Our Collection

…work, now a classic of American poetry, was condemned as immoral upon publication. Included in this edition are some of the greatest poems of modern times, works that continue to… (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 43.68)

Health and Wellness at School

…Milk Program ORAL HEALTH: School-Based or School-Linked Oral Health Programs Considerations for School Districts PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: Bicycle Safety Lesson Plans: 3rd through 6th Grade Colorado Kids Outdoors Initiative Physical Activity… (Search hits: 5 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 53.06)

Time Machine Tuesday: 50th Anniversary of Earth Day

…many to become concerned about the increase in pollution and other effects on the environment. EarthDay.org, the official website, describes the origins of Earth Day: Senator Gaylord Nelson, a junior… (Search hits: 5 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 52.4)

Where to start if you’re a technology beginner

…ins and outs of all this new stuff (computers, smartphones, tablets, and eReaders, to name a few). Maybe a part of you wishes this day didn’t have to come, and… (Search hits: 4 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 51.99)

War and Peace in the Library

Tolerance is not a moral absolute; it is a peace treaty. Tolerance is a social norm because it allows different people to live side-by-side without being at each other’s throats…. (Search hits: 8 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 51.55)

Time Machine Tuesday: Creative Spaces

As housing prices go up and more and more people want to live in the city, the space available to artists has become scarce. In the mid-twentieth century, however, things… (Search hits: 4 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50.57)

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Arvada Historical Society

…6, 2023, https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&sp=AVP Arvada Historical Society, accessed July 6, 2023, https://historyarvada.org/ “The Founding of Our Community,” City of Arvada, accessed June 20, 2023, https://www.arvadaco.gov/589/The-Founding-of-Our-Community “The History of Arvada High,” Arvada… (Search hits: 10 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50.04)

LGBTQ History Now Included in CHNC

…Associate Curator of LGBTQ History at History Colorado. The first issue hit stands on April 2, 1976. Phil Price, a student at the University of Colorado, launched the newspaper out… (Search hits: 4 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 48.43)

The Emergency Connectivity Fund Program

The Emergency Connectivity Fund Program will provide funding to schools and libraries for reasonably priced laptops, tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, routers, modems, and broadband Internet connections for use by students, school… (Search hits: 2 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 47.44)

New Book Club Sets by Colorado Authors!

…of Colorado and sometimes spills into other western states. Falling Forward: A Woman’s Journey West, by Pat Benedict Jurgens How far will she follow her dreams? Ohio farm country, 1897…. (Search hits: 2 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 45.58)

The 1876 Presidential Election

…was because he believed that, with Colorado’s Republican party fighting, Colorado would give its three electoral votes to the Democrats. But here Patterson made his error. Because Colorado became a… (Search hits: 5 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 44.73)

Topics in History: Presidential Election of 1872

…a result, his electoral votes were split among the other candidates. It is so far the only election in which a Presidential candidate died during the electoral process. Ulysses S…. (Search hits: 5 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 44.73)

Fourteen State Library Agencies Selected as NASA@ My Library Partners

…(STAR Net), a hands-on learning program for libraries and their communities (www.starnetlibraries.org). “The NASA@ My Library program advances public libraries as community centers and critical hubs for lifelong learning,” said… (Search hits: 8 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 61.91)

Time Machine Tuesday: Katherine Craig, Colorado Educator

…Derek Everett believes the woman is Katherine L. Craig, who served several terms as Colorado’s Superintendent of Public Instruction. In her time, Craig was well-known in Colorado political circles; she… (Search hits: 7 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 62.9)

Eliminating Fines FAQs

…fines, check out our resources – https://www.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/resource-sharing/eliminating-fines-resources/ Have other questions? Please contact us! First, we’ll define some terms as not everyone uses the same language when talking about fines and… (Search hits: 5 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 40.04)

Protecting Our Environment

…for the Surface Coating Industry Fact Sheet on Mercury in Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) A Guide to Environmental Regulations for Abrasive Blast Cleaning Operations Oil and Gas Industry Spills and… (Search hits: 2 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 42.55)

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado’s Past Picks for President

Colorado became a state in 1876, which means that this year’s presidential election will be the 37th since Colorado statehood. True to its reputation as a “purple” state, Colorado’s electoral (Search hits: 4 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 42.45)

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Remembering Salida

…home. For the inaugural Touring Colorado’s Collections post, I’m highlighting the Salida Oral History Project, which was recently made available through the Salida Regional Library’s online digital archive. The Salida… (Search hits: 4 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 42.45)

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Students Capture Routt County History

…includes the digitized oral history interviews, articles and magazines. The collection includes 69 oral history interviews including an interview with Billy Kidd, a former World Cup alpine ski racer and… (Search hits: 4 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 42.45)