Time Machine Tuesday: Public Schools and the Great Depression
Amidst the Great Depression of the 1930s, “[t]he citizens of Colorado face[d] the problem of finding from some source or …
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.
Parent and Family Resources
The Colorado Department of Education has put together a webpage, entitled Parent and Family Resources, which is a great place …
Time Machine Tuesday: Diamonds in Colorado
Did you know that Larimer County had a diamond mine? The Kelsey Lake Mine was operational from 1996 to 2001. …
Golf in Colorado
As the weather gets warmer people are beginning to head to the golf course. If you’re interested in the history …
Planning and Planting Trees and Flowers
The season for planting trees and flowers has arrived. If you’re planning a garden, or looking to update an established …
Marijuana Laws and Health Effects
In anticipation of 4/20 the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has posted a news release with helpful reminders …
Retirement Planning Tips
April 11-15 is National Retirement Planning Week, and April is also Financial Literacy Month [broken link removed 19 May 2022] …
Time Machine Tuesday: Arbor Day
Coming up on Friday, April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. …
Estes Park
Due to its proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park is one of Colorado’s best-known tourist towns. But how …
Colorado Ski History
Skiing has been an important part of Colorado’s history, from the Tenth Mountain Division “Soldiers on Skis” in WWII to …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Agricultural College, 1919
Last week I posted about some of the many resources our library offers for researching the histories of the state’s …
K-12 Education Fact Sheets
Is your head spinning with all of the state’s K-12 education acronyms? Are you curious about the difference between various …
College and University Histories, Continued
A couple of years ago I posted a blog entry about our library’s many resources on the histories of the …
Time Machine Tuesday: Denver Air Pollution
Remember the “brown cloud”? This visible air pollution was the embarrassment of our city for several decades. The City of …
Traffic Data
Are you looking for Colorado traffic counts and other data? If so, you can find them at the Colorado Department …
Library Linked Data
Why do libraries have catalogs? If you work in libraries the answer seems obvious: we have catalogs because our patrons …
Winter Weather and Insurance
Three days after the coming of spring, Colorado returned to winter today with a major blizzard. If you find yourself …
Time Machine Tuesday: College Catalogs
The State Publications Library collects college catalogs for all state-funded colleges and universities, and these can provide a fun look …
Colorado Mining Towns
In our library’s collection you can find a number of books and websites that tell the story of Colorado’s mining …
Kit Carson and Fort Garland
Frontiersman Kit Carson once commanded Fort Garland, a southeastern Colorado fort set up to provide military protection to early settlers …