Equal Pay Day and Wage Transparency in Colorado

…wage gap through legislation. On January 1, 2021 the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act went into effect. While many states have passed equal pay laws, Colorado’s is unique because… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

Beware of Roofing Scams

…Fraud, Telemarketing Fraud, and Is That a Reputable Home Repair Contractor At Your Door? Additionally, the Better Business Bureau has some excellent information on their website [broken link removed 2021-10-19]… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

Borrowing a Book Club Set from the Colorado State Library

Have you got patrons who want to host book clubs for their friends? It can be hard to find enough books for these events – but there is a service… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

Christo’s Colorado Art

…his energies on a mega-sculpture project in Abu Dhabi. His studio still plans to complete his final work in progress, wrapping Paris’s Arc de Triomphe in September 2021.    … (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

BIG News About SWIFT!

…out in phases, beginning in fall 2020 and continuing into winter 2021. We will be individually contacting libraries to create a migration plan that works best for each library and… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

Schools and COVID-19: In-Person, Remote, or Hybrid?

…funding, and planning for the 2021 school year. Some schools and districts may choose to do a combination of remote and in-person learning. For these, CDE has produced a Hybrid… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

Interview with OUT FRONT Magazine Co-owner, Addison Herron-Wheeler

…ad heavy. Since then we have transitioned more into just being a magazine. And going into 2021, transitioning from twice a month to monthly, it’s going to be a heavier… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

New StoryWalk Resources

…notes from a Feb 4, 2021 youth services meeting on the topic for much more. Why StoryWalks®? Pikes Peak Library District’s StoryWalk at Shreiver Air Force Base StoryWalks® can fill… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Park County Local History Digital Archive

…photographs and oral histories. This process required digitizing, minimally processing, and creating metadata records for each. Although this project is not complete, the Digital Archive by early 2021 includes over… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month

…Influence of Drugs and Alcohol Traffic Stop Summary Enforcement Period Reports (DUI checkpoints) Colorado Drugged Driving Fact Sheet WEBSITES http://www.noduicolorado.org/ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/csp/alcohol-drugs https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/csp/traffic-safety-statistics https://www.codot.gov/safety/alcohol-and-impaired-driving https://www.codot.gov/safety/impaired-driving/druggeddriving [added 3 June 2021; was https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/marijuana/driving-and-traveling]… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

Digital Fishing Licenses Now Available

…See CPW’s new 2021 Colorado Fishing brochure & directory for important information, regulations, tips, and lots of ideas for places to go. The Colorado Fishing Atlas is another great place… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

Ten-Digit Dialing for Area Codes 719 and 970 Begins This Month

…and 970 begins on April 24, 2021. However, because it will take some time for customers to get used to it, there is a grace period of six months while… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

April 24 is Prescription Drug Take Back Day

…program, Lift the Label, focuses specifically on opioid addiction. The State of Colorado has also published several studies on prescription drug abuse in Colorado, including a new (February 2021) report… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

New Handbook on Colorado Marijuana Laws

…find this publication, issued in March 2021, to be a helpful reference for understanding the state’s many laws on this topic. For additional resources, search “marijuana” in the State Publications… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

April 23: CHNC Reaches 2 Million Pages and Celebrates Historic News  

…the gold fields to seek his fortune. Today, April 23, 2021, we celebrate Merrick’s Cherry Creek Pioneer marking its front page CHNC’s 2 MILLIONTH page! The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

Closer to Free: Aspirations v. Legal Limitations in Public Libraries

Join us on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 12:00 pm MT for Closer to Free: Aspirations v. Legal Limitations in Public Libraries. Freedom of speech, freedom to assemble, freedom to… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

Discover the Collections of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science

…of Nature & Science The newest addition to the library’s collection, this 2021 title explores the history and scientific analysis behind one of the museum’s most popular exhibits. Two ancient… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

I-70 Construction and Closures through Denver

…I-270 (see map [broken link removed 21 Jul 2021].) The closure is happening for what Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is calling the “Mile High Shift.” This will re-route traffic… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)

How an Initiative Gets to the Ballot

…filed for the 2021 and 2022 ballots. A list of these initiatives, along with associated documents, can be viewed on the General Assembly’s website. Prior years’ initiatives can also be… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10.49)