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Kits

CSL Kits Logo showing 3 boxes with colored pyramids insideCSL Kits are bundled tools and materials that enable you to provide new and exciting programming that engages with your community in new and interesting ways. Whether you are looking for activities for babies and toddlers to promote literacy at an early age, or want to help your young patrons learn more about archaeology and fossils, the kits will provide a doorway to learning and experiences that are new and fun, as well as educational.

Library staff can also take advantage of the kits to gain awareness of social issues facing our communities, and become more aware of identified under-served populations and how to work with these patrons more successfully. Our kits are loanable, usable, and help you not only learn something new – but pass that learning on to your patrons. Check out the kits and see how they might be useful in your library at the kits website. To download a pdf of the CSL Resource Kits program brochure, click here.

Kits

Earth Day? How About Every Day!

Stories about climate change are going to come from conversations we have with friends, family,…

Michael Peever, April 24, 2023
Kits

Chess is Booming and Library Workers Should Pay Attention

Chess is one of the oldest games still played today. It originated in the game…

Michael Peever, April 20, 2023
Book Club Resource, CSL News, Kits

April is Earth Month – How Well Do You Know Our Amazing Planet?

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around…

Regan Harper, April 10, 2023
Kits

New Kits!

The CSL Kits program is a collection of tools and resources aimed at providing library…

Michael Peever, March 22, 2023
Book Club Resource, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, Kits

Book Club – Inside and Out

It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside…

Regan Harper, March 12, 2023
CSL News, Digital Colorado, Kits

New to CSL’s Resource Kit Collection: Media Conversion Kits!

The Colorado State Library is delighted to announce the roll out of three new resource…

Marisa Wood, March 11, 2021
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, Kits

Let’s Talk About It: Homelessness Resource Kits are Available for Loan

In 2019 it was reported that homelessness in Denver was up 8.2% from 2018. Although…

Michael Peever, February 3, 2020
CSL News, Kits

CSL’s Resource Kit Collection Continues to Grow with New Technology Kits

The Colorado State Library is delighted to announce the roll out of two new technology…

Marisa Wood, November 18, 2019
CSL News, Digital Colorado, Kits

“Let’s Share!” – Digital Creation Kits are Here!

Preservation through digital archive creation, and the ability to access archival materials plays a major…

Marisa Wood, August 7, 2019
CSL News, Kits

Borrowing Resource Kits from the Colorado State Library

Over the years, the Colorado State Library has been offering Resource Kits to help library staff…

Regan Harper, June 16, 2019
Kits, Technology

Oral Histories and Audio recording – Bag of Tricks

I saw a meme the other day that said, “I’m sorry I didn’t answer my…

Kieran Hixon, May 9, 2019
CSL News, Kits

CSL Resource Kits and How to Borrow Them

You have been hearing a lot lately about programming resource kits being available from the…

Regan Harper, April 23, 2019
CSL News, Kits, Lifelong Literacy

NASA@ My Library kits are here!

The Colorado State Library (CSL) is so excited to participate in NASA@ My Library! This…

Regan Harper, April 10, 2019
Kits, Technology

Stuff Online and in a Box! – CSL Kits – Bag of Tricks

Generally my Bag of Tricks series concentrates on online tools you can use in some…

Kieran Hixon, April 9, 2019
CSL News, Kits, Learning

National Week of Conversation – April 5-13, 2019

National Week of Conversation, which takes place from April 5-13, 2019, is an annual occasion when…

Marisa Wood, April 5, 2019
CSL News, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, Kits

New “Let’s Talk About it: Big Red Resource Kit” available for Colorado Libraries.

Back in July – we announced the launch of the first Let’s Talk About It:…

Regan Harper, December 3, 2018
Kits, Resource Sharing

“Let’s Talk About It!” – Community Conversations in a Big Red Box.

The Colorado State Library is delighted to announce the roll out of a new resource…

Regan Harper, July 31, 2018
Kits

State Library Announces Resource Kits for Library Programming

Looking for some new programming ideas for your library, or wanting to learn more about…

Regan Harper, July 20, 2018

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