Fracking: Risk to Homes and the Environment
Today’s Denver Post headlined “Colorado residents push to protect homes, river from fracking,” which discusses the use of state rules …
Colorado State Publications Blog
The Colorado State Publications Library provides Coloradans FREE permanent public access to state government documents.
Licensing of Optometrists
If you or your child needs glasses, you may have questions regarding who to see — an ophthalmologist, an optometrist, …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Highway Maps
What was it like to travel around Colorado before I-25, I-70, and the other major highways? Colorado had a network …
Buying or Selling a Motor Vehicle
If you’re in the market for a new car or truck, there are many questions to think through besides just …
University Faculty/Staff Salaries
At our library we often get questions about where to find a listing of salaries for state-funded university faculty and …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado's Coal Mines
While Colorado was founded on gold and silver, coal mining became the state’s most significant mining industry by the turn …
Denver’s Cheesman Park
Denver’s Cheesman Park is a great place to walk, jog, picnic, sunbathe, and relax. But did you know that it …
Colorado Small Business Week
May 1-7 is Colorado Small Business Week. “With over 560,000 small businesses and half our workforce employed by small businesses, …
Find and Compare Health Facilities
Health facilities such as assisted living centers, clinics, dialysis centers, hospices, nursing homes, and other facilities, in addition to hospitals, …
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 …
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 …