CoCoRaHS: The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network

2018 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS. The network began on June 17, 1998 with just a handful of volunteer meteorological… (Search hits: 1 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 51)

Public Utilities Commission investigats Xcel Energy

…of the outages, the length of time of the outages, and the poor communications the company provided to the people who called to report outages. Xcel’s reports and the PUC’s… (Search hits: 1 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 51)

Colorado Academic Libraries – The State Library Wants to Hear From You!

Colorado State Library wants to know how we can support academic libraries in colleges and universities around the state. The state library can provide support for developing programs to engage… (Search hits: 0 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50)

Land Acknowledgements

…BEYOND LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT: A GUIDE https://nativegov.org/news/beyond-land-acknowledgment-guide/ https://nativeland.info CSU Land Acknowledgement https://landacknowledgment.colostate.edu/ Northwestern Land Acknowledgement https://www.northwestern.edu/native-american-and-indigenous-peoples/about/Land%20Acknowledgement.html Colorado College Land Acknowledgment https://www.coloradocollege.edu/other/indigenous-community/land-acknowledgement.html Read about the history of Indigenous peoples in Colorado https://www.uncovercolorado.com/native-american-tribes-in-colorado/… (Search hits: 14 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 48.64)

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Environmental Commission

Governor John Love and the Colorado General Assembly created the Colorado Environmental Commission in 1970 to study the state’s environmental quality and identify action needed to improve or preserve Colorado’s… (Search hits: 1 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 51)

When the Black Panthers Denver Chapter Leader Made TV History

…Remembering Lauren Watson, Force Behind Denver’s Black Panther Party https://www.westword.com/news/denver-black-panthers-legend-lauren-watson-dies-11441984 FADE TO BLACK (from 1995) https://www.westword.com/news/fade-to-black-5055530?showFullText=true Community Control: Civil Rights Resistance in the Mile High City https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=psi_sigma_siren Read about Black… (Search hits: 16 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50.64)

Geeking on Spreadsheets – Bag of Tricks

…sharing in case you or a patron end up playing with a spreadsheet. The first tutorial is Excel Easy (https://www.excel-easy.com/). The tutorial itself is okay, but the feature I like… (Search hits: 11 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50.59)

Coming Face to Face with Interview Bias

Throughout the Between a Graph and A Hard Place blog series, we’ve often spoken of bias and controlling bias. From keeping your own bias in check during qualitative data analysis… (Search hits: 0 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50)

CHNC Comes to Marmot

We are excited to announce that in December 2020, libraries that are part of the Marmot Library Network and Marmot’s Colorado discovery partners will enjoy access to MARC records for… (Search hits: 0 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50)

Mosquitos are coming for you!

If you are planning spend time outside this holiday weekend, make sure to take some bug spray with you. Cases of West Nile Virus are on the rise this year…. (Search hits: 0 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50)

Adventures in Summer Programming

Download the Adventure Summer Workshops 2024 PDF to get all our content and the hyperlinks to resources. Below are some of the topics we discussed and some of the resources… (Search hits: 0 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50)

Elections are coming soon- Make sure to Vote

November 2nd is just around the corner. This year’s general election includes a race for governor, and several ballot measures that may dramatically change the services provided by local and… (Search hits: 0 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50)

New Book Club Titles to Help You Combat the Cold Weather

Is the snow getting you down already? Well, then find a good book, five of your bestest new friends and make a book club happen. That’s the best way I… (Search hits: 0 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50)

Mapping Colorado: Libraries Supporting Their Communities

Happy holidays, data detectives! At Library Research Service (LRS), we’re wrapping up our posts this year by charting libraries that took an extra step for their community in 2022 by… (Search hits: 0 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50)

Careful Color Combos for All

…help libraries stay compliant with current accessibility guidelines such as WCAG (web content accessibility guidelines). However, even after recognizing the prevalence of color vision deficiencies, it can be challenging to… (Search hits: 0 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50)

Changes Coming for Colorado Drivers

Under a new program called Colorado DRIVES (Colorado Driver License, Record, Identification, and Vehicle Enterprise Solution), the Division of Motor Vehicles will be implementing several changes that will affect Colorado… (Search hits: 0 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50)

Find and Compare Health Facilities

Health facilities such as assisted living centers, clinics, dialysis centers, hospices, nursing homes, and other facilities, in addition to hospitals, are required to be licensed by the State of Colorado…. (Search hits: 0 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50)

Not Just Preaching to the Choir: How to Communicate Across Party Lines

…personal bias and find common ground. In order to deliver clear, compelling reasons for supporting libraries, it is critical to identify what messages may resonate with the intended audience and… (Search hits: 0 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 50)

Colorado Colleges and Universities: Colorado Northwestern Community College

Continuing our series on Colorado’s state institutions of higher education, today we turn the spotlight on Colorado Northwestern Community College. CNCC serves northwestern Colorado with two campuses, one in Craig… (Search hits: 2 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 52)