About Screen Readers

A brief introduction to screen readers for authors of digital content.

…Screen reader demonstrations Don’t take my word for it, check them out for yourself. You can install a free, open-source screen reader such as NVDA today. You might be shocked… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

Friday Grab Bag, May 16, 2025

…Delta County Libraries invites you to a Ribbon Cutting for Seth Weber Art Exhibit on May 16 at Paonia Library. They will be unveiling his art installation that is part… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

program spotlight with crowd cheering

Program Spotlight: Arapahoe Library’s Community Conversation “Peace & War”

…about their Community Conversation series which started with the “Peace & War” installment in February 2024.   Library Name: Arapahoe Library District City/ Town: Englewood, CO Program Name: Community Conversation:… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

Cover of My Sister, the Serial Killer A Novel Braithwaite, Oyinkan

800+ Titles Now in the Book Club Resource!

…more bleach), the best way to move a body (wrap it in sheets like a mummy), and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures to Instagram when she should be mourning… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

Collecting All Things Book Clubs

Book groups to join near and far, websites, articles, discussions, and more... here’s a compendium of All Things Book Clubs!

…303 Magazine list (2024) Mike High book Club (Instagram) Online/international book clubs/groups Here, the term “book club” may sometimes refer to groups that are in any way about books, not… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

Speech bubble with the word "SHARE" and a background of library shelves.

The K-12 Library Connection: Sharing School Library Impact

Strategies and Tools for Sharing the Impact of Your School Library Program

…a Google Form to collect and connect library data to Looker Studio and instantly update your library data dashboard. Looking for ideas? Check out Allen’s sample library data dashboard. Sign… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

An open book with two speech bubbles.

The K-12 Library Connection: Connecting with Colorado Creatives

The Power of Author and Illustrator Visits in Schools

…on the page of a book brings books to life and generates instant excitement about reading! The author or illustrator can share their journey to writing or illustrating books, explain… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

A close-up photo of a scientist holding a tape measure around a very large hailstone. The tape measure around the circumference of the hailstone reads ten inches.

Studying Colorado’s hailstones

…State Records map offers a quick glance at record-holding extreme weather, including the biggest hailstone, high and low temperatures, and deepest snowfall. The Severe Weather Reports map shows instances of… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

Get To Know CSL: Katie Fox on Library Research, Education, and Creativity 

…successes they have experienced. In this fourth installment of #GetToKnowCSL we have Katie Fox, the Research Analyst for the Library Research Service (LRS), a unit of the State Library. LRS… (Search hits: 2 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 16.94)

Descriptive Link Text – Website Accessibility – part 4

Descriptive links are weblinks disguised as descriptive text that is clicked on to go to the place described. For instance, in “Look for books in our Library Catalog” the word… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

New College and Career Website

…desired majors, industries, jobs, and schools. For instance, if you search library science as a major, you first receive a screen that gives the percentages regarding career satisfaction in the… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

Colorado’s Small Mammals, Part III: Mustelids

…species; for instance, wolverines’ faces have some resemblance to bears, but they are much smaller than bears and have longer tails. Additional information on wolverine habitat and life-cycles can be… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

New Email Scam Affecting Home Buyers and Sellers

…buying or selling a home. In other instances, they create alternative email accounts with just minor changes to the name of the email account, which typically goes unnoticed by the… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

Colorado Newspapers

In the days before social media and instant online news, the newspaper served as a vital community link and source of not only news, but entertainment, advertisements, and more. The… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

Time Machine Tuesday: Education Standards, Yesterday and Today

…fascinating to see how other subjects are emphasized at different points in time. For instance, the 1912 Course of Study includes subjects such as agriculture, cooking, hygiene, industrial arts, nature… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

Time Machine Tuesday: Public Opinion on Water Quality

…floods, the 2015 Animas River spill, and increased interest in fracking, all of which may have caused opinions to change.  For instance, according to the 2007 report, just 71% of… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

Time Machine Tuesday: Old School Images

…places to find other photos and architectural drawings, as well; for instance, many reports contain photos or drawings of the State Capitol, such as the image below from the 1892-94… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado License Plates

…about the history of license plates in Colorado by viewing the digital Colorado Session Laws. For instance, you can view the original law from 1913 establishing a license plate system… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)

Time Machine Tuesday: The White Ash Mine Disaster

…some survivors. Water was not the only deadly issue they had to contend with, however. “By three o’clock on the morning of the tenth instant, I lowered a light with… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.47)