Child Care Provider Resources
If you are involved in child care in Colorado, there are many laws and regulations you must be aware of. …
Colorado State Publications Blog
The Colorado State Publications Library provides Coloradans FREE permanent public access to state government documents.
Time Machine Tuesday: Governor Lamm’s Executive Orders
Colorado governors’ executive orders are divided into three categories: 1) A Orders, which appoint individuals to boards and commissions, judges, …
Tastes of Fall
October is a commemorative month for many of our favorite fall foods. Publications from our library collection can help you …
Campus Security Reports
The Clery Act is a federal law passed in 1990 that requires campuses to collect and report campus crime and …
Time Machine Tuesday: Molybdenum
When most people think of Colorado mining, they think of gold or silver, or maybe coal. But one of Colorado’s …
Business Tools & Resources
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) just completed a major overhaul of their website, which includes …
Finding Historic Colorado Photographs
There are many places to go if you are looking for historic photographs of Colorado. A number of libraries and …
Colorado's Biodiversity
The concept of biodiversity refers to conservation of plant and animal species in their natural environments to ensure a wide …
Banned Books Week
Libraries across the U.S. are commemorating Banned Books Week September 25-October 1. Activities during this week are designed to promote …
Sights and Sounds of Autumn
It’s officially fall, which can be a great time to head outdoors. It’s still warm enough to hike, and in …
Time Machine Tuesday: Hayden Survey
For something a little different today, instead of profiling a historic document that has been digitized, I’m instead going to …
Recollections of Early Colorado
In the 1920s and 1930s, many early Colorado pioneers were still alive, and a number of them were able to …
September is Baby Safety Month
Each year since 1983, September has been recognized as “Baby Safety Month” to promote safe use of baby products and …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Educational Directory
If you’re researching teachers, faculty, or other school personnel in Colorado, or are doing your genealogy and have an educator …
Check Out Colorado State Parks
This summer the Colorado State Library and Colorado Parks & Wildlife have teamed up to offer Check Out Colorado State …
Suicide in Colorado
Colorado’s suicide rate is climbing. Since 2009 the suicide death rate has increased each year. To put things in perspective, …
Time Machine Tuesday: Worker’s Compensation
What were worker’s compensation laws like a century ago? You can find out in the 1915 publication Workmen’s Compensation Laws …
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. This annual observance strives to bring attention to the growing numbers of overweight …
StudyColorado
The Colorado Department of Higher Education has teamed up with local businesses to create StudyColorado, an initiative to promote Colorado …
School Required Vaccines
Colorado law requires students to be vaccinated before attending school. This includes day care and college. The Colorado Department of …