National Breastfeeding Month
August has been designated National Breastfeeding Month. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) encourages breastfeeding as the …
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.
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Prison Populations
How much has Colorado’s prison population grown in 40 years? As of July 31, there are 17,497 inmates in Colorado …
New Rain Barrel Law Going Into Effect
Starting tomorrow, Colorado residents can now collect rainwater to use on their gardens and lawns. Previously rain barrels were unlawful …
School Transportation
Teachers and students aren’t the only ones gearing up for back-to-school. School bus drivers are currently training, testing, and brushing …
Georgetown’s Hotel de Paris
If you’re headed to the mountains this summer and are looking for some interesting history, stop in Georgetown — right …
Guest Post: Communicating Value Through a Shared Vocabulary
This guest post was written by Amie Pilla, Library CEO of Berthoud Community Library District. It’s no secret that a …
Colorado’s Engineering Marvels
From bridges to dams to tunnels and beyond, Colorado has some fine examples of structural engineering. Awe-inspiring bridges such as …
Time Machine Tuesday: 1903 Bird Protection Act
Yesterday I wrote about humans’ effects on wildlife. This issue is nothing new. In 1903, the Colorado Legislature passed an …
Human Population Growth and its Effect on Wildlife
You can go practically anywhere in the state and see that Colorado’s population is booming. The I-25 corridor, including Fort …
Colorado’s Earliest Inhabitants
Much has been written about the Native Americans in Colorado in the nineteenth century, particularly in relation to the whites …
Time Machine Tuesday: Buffalo Creek, 20 Years Later
In July of 1996 — twenty years ago this month — the town of Buffalo Creek was hit by a …
Colorado Artists
Our library collection contains a number of biographies on Colorado fine artists. Titles of interest in our collection include: “The …
Statewide Transportation Plan
A couple of years ago I posted an entry about the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)’s Statewide Transportation Plan, which …
Time Machine Tuesday: State Audit Reports
Throughout Colorado’s history the State Auditor’s Office, an office of the Legislative branch, has been conducting audits of Colorado state …
Colorado Medicaid is now Health First Colorado
Medicaid in Colorado has a new name — Health First Colorado. The name change was implemented in part to help …
New College and Career Website
Last month Colorado debuted the new Launch My Career Colorado website. This site provides a searchable tool that prospective college …
Garden Pests
If you’re experiencing some unwelcome visitors in your yard or garden, you can use information found in our library collection …
Time Machine Tuesday: Predicting Disaster
In 1998 the University of Colorado’s Natural Hazards Center issued a paper entitled What Hazards and Disasters Are Likely in …
4th of July in Colorado
In 1983 Gov. Richard Lamm penned an article for Colorado Heritage magazine entitled “The Fourth of July in Colorado: A …
Veterinary Medicine in Colorado
Animals are very important to us here in Colorado, from the pets we love to the livestock that work for …