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Share Your Take and Make Activities

During the pandemic, take and make activities for all ages have been very popular in…

Beth Crist, August 27, 2020
CSL News, Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing Webcast: Memory Care at the Library

The number of Americans living with dementia, Alzheimer’s, or other forms of memory loss is…

Amy Hitchner, February 8, 2017
CSL News, Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Mailing Lists 101

Consider the humble mailing list: it may look like regular email, but this communications workhorse…

Amy Hitchner, January 27, 2017
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Library Resources for Local Businesses

Libraries and local businesses—both cornerstones of their communities—often form lasting and mutually beneficial partnerships. Local…

Amy Hitchner, December 14, 2016
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Lessons from the Library Marketing and Communications Conference 2016

I recently returned from the second annual Library Marketing and Communications Conference (LMCC), which was…

Amy Hitchner, December 8, 2016
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Computer Science Education Week 2016

Computer Science Education Week and Hour of Code are global initiatives from Code.org to raise…

Amy Hitchner, November 30, 2016
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Making and Giving Holiday Gifts at the Library

With holiday season is right around the corner, it’s a great time for making and…

Amy Hitchner, November 9, 2016
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: International Games Day @ Your Library 2016

Games have never been more popular. Whether played around a table or on a screen,…

Amy Hitchner, November 1, 2016
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: NaNoWriMo Spells Fun for Writers

Libraries and writers have always been great partners, but each November libraries can do even…

Amy Hitchner, October 25, 2016
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Celebrating Teens Reading

Teen Read Week™ is an annual event started in 1998 and sponsored by the Young…

Amy Hitchner, October 13, 2016
Lifelong Literacy, Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Library-Created Apps

In 2016, two new apps were launched through the collaborative efforts of Colorado libraries and…

Amy Hitchner, October 7, 2016
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Walking Dogs Outside the Lines

Last week, hundreds of libraries around the world celebrated Outside the Lines (OTL), a campaign…

Amy Hitchner, September 21, 2016
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Colorado Libraries Go Outside the Lines, 2016

Libraries around the world will be participating in Outside the Lines (OTL) during the week of…

Amy Hitchner, September 9, 2016
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Back to School, Back to the Library

It’s back-to-school time! And while that means the end of summer reading programs for the…

Amy Hitchner, August 26, 2016
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: A Movable Book Club

Are you looking for ways to shake up your traditional book club? Take it on…

Amy Hitchner, August 10, 2016
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Crafting, Creating, and Making

The rise of the library makerspace, a popular emblem of the DIY culture, is often associated…

Amy Hitchner, August 2, 2016
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Celebrate Summer with Music and Dance

Summer is a time for concerts, festivals, and generally getting your groove on. Libraries are…

Amy Hitchner, July 27, 2016
Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Resources for Writers

Colorado is rich with stories and people who want to tell them. And while we…

Amy Hitchner, July 13, 2016
Lifelong Literacy, Resource Sharing

Spotlight on Sharing: Therapy Dogs Help Struggling Readers

Children who struggle with reading can find it stressful to read aloud in front of their…

Amy Hitchner, June 21, 2016
Resource Sharing

How do I… Become a comic book pro in my library?

Written by Ashley Kazyaka, Project Manager and comic book lover at the Colorado State Library. With Denver…

Amy Hitchner, June 16, 2016
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