Fascinating Recipes to Celebrate 6 Million CHNC Pages!
How about a few comestibles and libations to celebrate?
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Accessibility Quick Tip: Captions and Subtitles: What’s the Difference?
In this Accessibility Quick Tip, we’re exploring the definitions of and differences between captions and subtitles. These terms are often …
Colorado state parks: St. Vrain
Our series exploring Colorado’s state parks continues with St. Vrain! St. Vrain State Park is a wonderland for water-lovers, providing …
Was That a Reference Question?
Many frontline library workers are asked to count certain interactions with patrons, such as the number of reference questions they …
Friday Grab Bag, August 8, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Friday Grab Bag, August 1, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Touring US Collections: Free Access to History
Free online access to history is an important tool for understanding our past, present and future. Cultural heritage organizations work …
Book Club Author Suggestion: Caitlin Doughty
Brief Bio: Caitlin Doughty (born August 19, 1984, in Oʻahu, Hawaii) is a prominent American mortician, author, blogger, and YouTuber, …
Peach production in Colorado
Have you noticed peaches being sold in roadside stands and taking over your local farmer’s market? According to the Department …
Friday Grab Bag, July 25, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Friday Grab Bag, July 18, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Navigating Loss Through the Power of Shared Stories
Loss is a universal part of life. Whether it’s the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, …
Colorado’s Governors: Ralph L. Carr
Our series on Colorado’s governors continues with Ralph L. Carr, Colorado’s 29th governor. Governor Carr served two terms from 1939-1943. As …
Friday Grab Bag, July 11, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Heat (Map) of Summer Library Hours
Did you know that some library locations change their hours in the summer? When school is out, summer reading is …
Celebrating Colorado’s immigrant heritage
In June, Colorado celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month! Immigrant Heritage Month was created in 2014 to recognize the cultures and accomplishments …
It Takes a Village: New News for Weld and Pitkin Counties
We have long said that the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) is truly a statewide collection – not grown by …
New Cataloger Camp
A Learning Cohort for Beginning and “Accidental” Library Catalogers The Colorado State Library announces the launch of New Cataloger Camp, …
Digital Collections Stewardship 2025-26
For the second year, CSL is leading participants through Digital Collections Stewardship, a free online course from OCLC/Webjunction designed specifically to support the needs of small cultural institutions.
Pigeon Loves Libraries So Much He Visits AGAIN in 2025!
Last year, Pigeon visited Colorado libraries during the inaugural Pigeon Week hosted by Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department …