Longer Book Club Reads in the Colorado Book Club Resource
Winter is here, and what better way to escape the cold than with a good, long book? The Colorado Book …
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.
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection 2022 Fast Facts
Check out the first Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection Fast Facts report by LRS here! The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) lives up …
Holiday Selections
Over one hundred years ago the Colorado Superintendent of Public Instruction published a series of “holiday books” for teachers. …
The Digital Repository Top 5: the most popular newly digitized materials of 2022
As we near the end of 2022, we’re once again sharing the most popular items that the State Publications Library …
Weaving Together Mixed Methods
Happy holidays to library lovers and data enthusiasts everywhere! This post will take a festive approach to wrapping up our …
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
Did you know that the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep is the official state animal of Colorado? The General Assembly made …
Cloud seeding in Colorado
Did you know that Colorado has had modified weather since the 1950s? There are many ways that we modify weather, …
Book Club Reads for People in a Hurry
Fact: between family, work, and hobbies, time is a hot commodity for a lot of people. Another fact: book clubs …
Holiday Shopping Safety
The day after Thanksgiving is a popular shopping holiday. It is also a popular time for scammers hoping to take advantage of people caught up in frenzied gift shopping. Luckily the Colorado Attorney General’s Office has pulled together some good tips that will help you shop safely this season.
Colorado’s Governors: Elias M. Ammons
Our series on Colorado’s governors continues with Elias M. Ammons, Colorado’s 19th governor. Governor Ammons served one term from 1913-1915. …
Directions for Research Design: Mixed Methods
Have you ever come to a trail intersection and had a hard time deciding which way to choose, not because …
Colorado State Parks: Lone Mesa
Have you heard of Lone Mesa State Park? Don’t worry if you haven’t – it’s currently only open to a …
Pronunciation guide for Colorado
Have you ever wondered how to pronounce Buena Vista, or Saguache? Iliff or Nathrop? Del Norte or Uncompahgre? Look no …
SWIFT Migration Project Update – October 2022
Hope everyone had a great summer and that things are “falling” up in your neck of the woods. Since our …
Camp Hale: Colorado’s new national monument
Colorado’s newest national monument is the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument, covering nearly 54,000 acres in the White River National …
SWIFT/Prospector Reconciliation Process
The Prospector Reconciliation Process is an annual activity that all Prospector participants complete in order to identify items that were …
Pouncing on Prejudice: Mitigating Assumptions and Bias in Research
It is often stated that, “If you have a brain, you have bias.” Along these same lines, while exploring the …
Voting Information: What you need to know
You may have already guessed by all of the political ads on tv and the many flyers in your mailbox that election time is coming soon. November 8th is election day this year.
Treat your Book Club to a Feast for the Eyes with Graphic Novels
Want to try something a little different for your next book club read? Why not try a graphic novel. Graphic …
It’s time to plant fall bulbs for spring flowers
September and October are the best months to plant bulbs in Colorado! The Colorado State University Extension has several resources …