The Secret Lives of Book Club Sets
Unwanted sets find new life in the Colorado Book Club Resource collection
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Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways: Guanella Pass
Our series travelling Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways continues over Guanella Pass! The Guanella Pass Scenic and Historic Byway climbs …
Socialism and a Denver Suburb: New Additions to CHNC
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) is fast approaching 6 million pages. Generally, the content added to CHNC is funded …
Celebrating Audiobooks from Our Libraries!
Libraries are updating their audiobook collections, so let’s take a deep dive into the data tracking these changes.
Book Clubs Can Be Prideful
Consider one of these titles for your next book club read!
MarcEdit
MarcEdit is a unique and powerful multitool that can streamline nearly any cataloging workflow, from remediating existing bibliographic data to …
Accessibility Quick Tip: Accessibility Law for Colorado State and Local Government Update
Rule Amendments Are Adopted This article is a re-post from the OIT newsletter article by Alice Huyler, Senior Policy Advisor, …
Book Club Author Suggestion: Kristin Hannah
Brief Bio: Kristin Hannah (born September 25, 1960) is a bestselling American author renowned for her emotionally powerful novels that …
Program Spotlight: High Plains Library District Riverside’s Deadly Disinformation
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they …
Updating the Colorado Interlibrary Loan Best Practices
Colorado’s Interlibrary Loan Best Practices (developed in 2004 and revised in 2015) are in need of an update to fix …
Who is protecting Colorado’s pollinators?
Colorado’s incredible natural resources depend on pollinators – small animals like bees, moths, butterflies, hummingbirds, and bats that visit flowers …
Parks and Libraries: Another Year of Access to the Outdoors, and Enrichment and Education for All
Many patrons come in for the Colorado State Park Pass. They appreciate the opportunity the pass provides. Some have even …
Fast Facts – Kits and Book Club Sets
The Colorado Book Club Resource and the CSL Kits collection is contained within the same CSL Resources catalog – these …
How Well Do You Know Your Library’s Community?
An LRS tool can help you track down community data and test your knowledge. At Library Research Service (LRS) we …
Colorado state parks: Spinney Mountain
Next up in our series exploring Colorado’s state parks is Spinney Mountain! Spinney Mountain State Park features a 2,500 surface …
Book Club Author Suggestion: Ian McEwan
Brief Bio: Ian McEwan (b. June 21, 1948) is a British novelist, short story writer, playwright, and screenwriter perhaps best …
Hidden Gem: Literacy Coalition of Colorado’s Adult Literacy Provider Map
Betsy Winchester is the Board Chair at Literacy Coalition of Colorado (LCC). They’ve answered some questions below to help librarians …
Classification & Call Numbers
Classification is the process of arranging based on shared characteristics. Libraries use classification systems to arrange their collections by related …
Identifying common aspen ailments
It’s that time in spring when trees all over Colorado (depending on the altitude) are sprouting new leaves! While it’s …
Program Spotlight: Broomfield Library’s Memoir-Writing Workshop Series
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they …