Impact of wildfire smoke on Colorado’s air quality
Colorado summers are often marked by smoky skies from wildfires burning in-state and in other parts of western North America. …
Resource Sharing
Information on activities and initiatives that promote the sharing of materials, programming, skills, and talents among Colorado’s library and cultural heritage communities.
Friday Grab Bag, June 12, 2026
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Welcome to the Curiosity Center
As we entered Meadowlark School in Erie, Colorado, we were greeted by several eighth grade students and Marnie Steele, Curiosity …
Friday Grab Bag, June 5, 2026
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Book Club Author Suggestion: Maggie O’Farrell
Brief Bio: Maggie O’Farrell (born May 27, 1972, in Coleraine, Northern Ireland) is a celebrated contemporary novelist and memoirist known …
Colorado State Parks: Staunton
Our series exploring Colorado’s state parks continues with Staunton! Staunton State Park was the 43rd park added to the state …
Friday Grab Bag, May 29, 2026
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Friday Grab Bag, May 22, 2026
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Tales from a Model Makerspace
Ron Schermacher, the Idea Lab Educator at Ignacio Community Library in southwest Colorado, was once a regular library user who …
West Salt Creek Landslide
Each May marks the anniversary of Colorado’s largest landslide, which occurred on May 25, 2014 in Mesa County. Two successive …
Colorado Libraries with Makerspaces
There are around 70 in libraries across the state!
Friday Grab Bag, May 8, 2026
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Book Club Author Suggestion: David Grann
Brief Bio: David Grann (born March 10, 1967) is an American journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author, widely …
Friday Grab Bag, May 1, 2026
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Check Out Colorado State Parks – 2025 Statistical Report
2025 was another banner year for this popular program!
Colorado’s Governors: Walter W. Johnson
Our series on Colorado’s governors continues with Walter W. Johnson, Colorado’s 32nd governor. Governor Johnson served for nine months in …
Friday Grab Bag, April 24, 2026
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
The Joy of Joining Book Clubs
Celebrate National Library Week (April 19-25) with this year’s theme: “Find Your Joy”
Friday Grab Bag, April 17, 2026
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
Where Art and Research Meet
When entering Peak to Peak Charter School’s library building in Lafayette, Colorado, visitors are met with a colorful floor-to-ceiling mural. …