Spring is Here!
Hooray, today is the first day of Spring! Are you interested in learning about the plants and animals that Colorado …
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St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Kids
St. Patrick’s Day is a celebration of Irish heritage and culture. It’s also a holiday for all ages and therefore …
Time Machine Tuesday: Public Opinion on Water Quality
This week we’re only going back a decade, to 2007, but a lot has changed in ten years concerning today’s …
Colorado Governors: William Gilpin
The first governor of Colorado Territory, William Gilpin, was appointed by Abraham Lincoln and served 1861-62. Born in Pennsylvania in …
Colorado’s Pioneer Women
Everyone knows about Colorado’s famous women like Molly Brown and Baby Doe Tabor, but far less has been written about …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Railroads
In 1885, there were 2,840.51 miles of railroad track in Colorado. That year, W.B. Felker, the State Railroad Commissioner, issued …
March 5-11 is Consumer Protection Week
Many government agencies and nonprofits will be recognizing National Consumer Protection Week March 5-11, 2017. Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies …
Gardening with Native Plants
Spring is coming, and as you begin planning your yard and garden, consider the benefits of using native plants. Native …
Colorado Mountain College 50th Anniversary
To celebrate its 50th Anniversary this year, Colorado Mountain College has set up a new website to gather stories and …
Time Machine Tuesday: Public Welfare and Institutions, 1939
Our library collection contains many state reports about public welfare in the Great Depression. Among these is a report from …
Preventing Identity Theft When Filing Your Taxes
Tax season has arrived, and filing your taxes requires the disclosure of a significant amount of personal information — making …
Colorado Libraries Collaborate (CLC) Celebrates 25 Years of Sharing
Colorado Libraries Collaborate (CLC) has been Colorado’s reciprocal borrowing program since 1991. (You may know it by its older name, …
Medication Take-Back Programs
Beginning this year the State of Colorado has expanded its efforts to encourage consumers to “take back” their unwanted medications. …
Time Machine Tuesday: Old School Images
If you’re looking for early photos of Colorado’s schools, you may not think to look in government documents. But in …
Topics in History: Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s day has long been celebrated but who was Saint Valentine and when did the present day traditions of Valentine’s …
Animal Health
Did you know that Colorado has a State Veterinarian? The Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health Division, of which the …
Time Machine Tuesday: Avalanches
Avalanche danger is nothing new in Colorado. Forty years ago, the University of Colorado’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research …
Loan Repayment Program for Healthcare Professionals
The State of Colorado has found a clever way to encourage health care practitioners to move to rural and underserved …
Special Education Resources
Students with disabilities, gifted students, and culturally/linguistically diverse students are among the populations served by special education. Whether you are …
Time Machine Tuesday: Sugar Beets
A century ago sugar beets were one of Colorado’s most important agricultural industries. More than twenty sugar refineries could be …