Colorado State Parks: Barr Lake
If you’re looking for a quick getaway near the Denver metro area, check out Barr Lake State Park, located …
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Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Facts and Figures
One hundred years ago the State of Colorado began publishing its annual Year Book, featuring of all kinds of facts …
2018 is Year of the Bird
All this year, conservation and wildlife organizations across the US have been celebrating Year of the Bird, a campaign to …
Safe Holiday Shopping and Giving
This is the week when many people start their holiday shopping. ‘Tis also the season for charitable giving. Unfortunately, both …
Bag of Tricks – Money, Money, Money.
Basic financial literacy can be a great topic for a library program or class. But sometimes it can be intimidating …
The “Maverick” of Carpenter Ranch
Farrington “Ferry” Carpenter was a Harvard- and Princeton- educated rancher whose autobiography, Confessions of a Maverick, is one of the …
Book Club Updates: You Spoke and We Listened!
The Colorado State Library’s Book Club Resource would like to thank everyone who participated in our partner library survey and to …
Resources on Colorado’s Groundwater
Water is our state’s most important natural resource, and therefore the State of Colorado has published numerous resources on its …
Time Machine Tuesday: Penmanship Lessons
Many schools are no longer prioritizing the teaching of cursive penmanship. Yet a century ago, it was a different story. …
Bag of Tricks – NewsGuard
Looking for unbiased and legitimate news sources on the internet can be a vexing task even for experienced reference librarians. …
Colorado’s Role in World War I
Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War. Colorado had reason to be proud …
Topics in History: Colorado’s Homegrown History
As Thanksgiving approaches, there’s a chance you may be swapping recipes with friends, recreating an old family dish, or doing …
Tips for Flying Drones in Colorado
Whether for fun or for business, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, are a hot new tool that’s …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Constitutional Convention
This Election Day, as we vote on changes to our Colorado Constitution, you might be wondering how the original state …
Colorado State Parks: Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA), located just outside of Salida, is a popular spot for kayaking and whitewater rafting. …
Resources on Affordable Housing
With housing prices and rent so high these days, many people are talking about the need for more affordable housing …
Fiscal Impacts of Ballot Measures
How will this year’s ballot measures affect state taxes and spending if passed? While much of this information is detailed …
DU’s Weekly Peanut and The Hesperus Student Newspapers Join the CHNC!
As our list of university newspapers continues to grow, the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection is pleased to welcome some very …
Amendments Y and Z, Congressional and Legislative Redistricting
Two of the amendments on this year’s ballot are Amendments Y and Z, which deal with how congressional and legislative …
Serving the Underserved: Homelessness and Library Service in Trinidad, Colorado
Mallory Pillard, Director of the Carnegie Public Library in Trinidad, received a National Library of Medicine scholarship through the Colorado …