Friday Grab Bag, July 12, 2024
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings…
Accessibility Quick Tip: July is Disability Pride Month!
Disability Pride Month is celebrated each July to honor the achievements, identities, and contributions of…
Finding gold on the Fourth of July
Along with marking Independence Day in the United States, the Fourth of July takes on…
Accessibility Quick Tip: Best Practices for Keeping Numbers Accessible in Online Communications
Ensuring numbers are accessible in online content is crucial for making your information understandable and…
Catch Up on Webinars for Adult Services from Colorado State Library
Among the many services that Colorado State Library provides for our state, we provide access…
Should book clubs watch screen adaptations?
This post is about all the book club sets (8 or more copies of the…
Colorado’s Governors: William H. Adams
Our series on Colorado’s governors continues with William H. Adams, Colorado’s 25th governor. Governor Adams…
Colorado Library Law on Book Bans
Senate Bill 24-216 On May 31, 2024, Governor Polis signed into law Senate Bill 24-216,…
Program Spotlight: Grand County Library’s Outdoor Adventurers
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that…
Pigeon Loves Libraries and Libraries Love Pigeon!
Inaugural Pigeon Week saw Mo Willems’ notoriously intrepid and famously friendly Pigeon venture through Colorado,…
Book Club Author Suggestion: Stephen King
Brief Bio: Stephen Edward King (born 1947) is a prolific American author known for his…
Bears, beetles, and bugling: teaching Colorado kids about nature and the environment
With the weather warming up and kids out of school for the summer, it’s a great time for Coloradans of all ages to get outside!
Sparking Interest in Summer Reading
Learn how to use sparklines to your advantage while exploring data on summer reading programs across Colorado.
Accessibility Grace Period
On May 24th Governor Polis signed into law House Bill 24-1454, which delays liability for…
Free Online Learning Opportunities for June 2024
Thank you Maine State Library for the curation and sharing of this great resource. (All…
MARC Control Fields
Control fields are the group of coded fields that appear like strings of characters at…
Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways: Flat Tops Trail
Our series travelling Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways continues along the Flat Tops Trail!
Program Spotlight: Teen D&D and Ladies D&D at Lone Cone Library
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that…
Advancing Your Public Library Career: Workshop & Panel on Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviews
Join the CAL New Professionals Committee for a two-day journey dedicated to enhancing your career…
Book Club Author Suggestion: Louise Erdrich
Brief Bio: Louise Erdrich (born June 7, 1954) is a highly regarded American author known…