Colorado’s Governors: Raymond H. Talbot
Our series on Colorado’s governors continues with Raymond H. Talbot, Colorado’s 27th governor. Governor Talbot had the unique honor of …
Colorado Virtual Library
Friday Grab Bag, January 10, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Library Research Service Blog Survey
To kick off 2025, Library Research Service (LRS) wants to hear from you! If you have a minute to spare, …
Summer, Sunshine, and Stories are for Adults Too!
What is Sunshine & Stories? Sunshine & Stories is a Colorado State Library podcast dedicated to all things summer in public …
Accessibility Quick Tip: What is a VPAT? What does it do?
What is a VPAT? A VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) is a document used by organizations to describe how their …
Friday Grab Bag, January 3, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
CVL Collections: 2024 Year in Review
The CVL Collections program began in 2016 to help organizations in Colorado and Wyoming share their unique historic collections online …
Free Online Learning Opportunities for January 2025
Thank you Maine State Library for the curation and sharing of this great resource. (All events have been converted to MST …
Digital Repository Top 5: the most popular newly digitized materials of 2024
As we near the end of 2024, we’re sharing the most popular items that the State Publications Library added to …
Friday Grab Bag, December 20, 2024
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
I <3 Colorado Libraries!
Colorado Department of Education, wherein the Colorado State Library is housed, has shown their love for your library and your …
Summer 2025 Resources for Libraries: Fireworks Safety with the Bucket Brigade Program
Summer is a time when families and kids look to libraries to provide fun, enriching, and engaging activities and we …
‘Remember the Milky Way’ by Elisa Kuriyagawa
“…Do you remember that I couldn’t figure out what that great big cloud was? It was so dark out but we could still see it. It was huge. And bright.”
‘Desert Spirits’ by Claire Ibarra
“…The moon was always full, and the twinkling stars were like cloaks of jewels adorning the dark spirits…”
Stories for Library Spaces
Happy holidays, library world! This time of year when we gather with family and friends, which can be both joyful …
Friday Grab Bag, December 13, 2024
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Book Club Author Suggestion: Fredrik Backman
Brief Bio: Fredrik Backman is a Swedish author and blogger known for his heartwarming and insightful novels that explore complex …
Accessibility Quick Tip: What is Universal Design and how does it relate to accessibility?
Universal design (UD) is a term coined by American architect Ronald L. Mace (1942-98). Universal design is design that is …
Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways: Gold Belt
Our series travelling Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways continues along the Gold Belt! The Gold Belt Scenic and Historic Byway …
Friday Grab Bag, December 6, 2024
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …