Share Your Take and Make Activities
During the pandemic, take and make activities for all ages have been very popular in…
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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…
Spotlight on Sharing: Mailing Lists 101
Consider the humble mailing list: it may look like regular email, but this communications workhorse…
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…
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…
Spotlight on Sharing: Computer Science Education Week 2016
Computer Science Education Week and Hour of Code are global initiatives from Code.org to raise…
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…
Spotlight on Sharing: International Games Day @ Your Library 2016
Games have never been more popular. Whether played around a table or on a screen,…
Spotlight on Sharing: NaNoWriMo Spells Fun for Writers
Libraries and writers have always been great partners, but each November libraries can do even…
Spotlight on Sharing: Celebrating Teens Reading
Teen Read Week™ is an annual event started in 1998 and sponsored by the Young…
Spotlight on Sharing: Library-Created Apps
In 2016, two new apps were launched through the collaborative efforts of Colorado libraries and…
Spotlight on Sharing: Walking Dogs Outside the Lines
Last week, hundreds of libraries around the world celebrated Outside the Lines (OTL), a campaign…
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…
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…
Spotlight on Sharing: A Movable Book Club
Are you looking for ways to shake up your traditional book club? Take it on…
Spotlight on Sharing: Crafting, Creating, and Making
The rise of the library makerspace, a popular emblem of the DIY culture, is often associated…
Spotlight on Sharing: Celebrate Summer with Music and Dance
Summer is a time for concerts, festivals, and generally getting your groove on. Libraries are…
Spotlight on Sharing: Resources for Writers
Colorado is rich with stories and people who want to tell them. And while we…
Spotlight on Sharing: Therapy Dogs Help Struggling Readers
Children who struggle with reading can find it stressful to read aloud in front of their…
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…