Friday Grab Bag, July 11, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes …
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.
Heat (Map) of Summer Library Hours
Did you know that some library locations change their hours in the summer? When school is out, summer reading is …
Celebrating Colorado’s immigrant heritage
In June, Colorado celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month! Immigrant Heritage Month was created in 2014 to recognize the cultures and accomplishments …
The Secret Lives of Book Club Sets
Unwanted sets find new life in the Colorado Book Club Resource collection
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 …
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!
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 …
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 …
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 …
Art Exploration Kits
Capture your patrons’ art curiosity with these traveling pop up exhibits!
Colorado’s governors: Teller Ammons
Our series on Colorado’s governors continues with Teller Ammons, Colorado’s 28th governor. Governor Ammons served one term from 1937-1939. As part …
Valuing Your Library
How do you begin to put a price tag on a library and its services? While many of us may …
SWIFT 2025 Fast Facts
Check out the inaugural edition of SWIFT Fast Facts by Library Research Service at LRS.org! SWIFT is a service of …