4 MILLION+ Pages of Colorado Historic Newspapers!
Less than a year ago, we celebrated the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) reaching 3 million…
Here’s a Hand with Histograms
Hello again, data folks! I’m excited to introduce a type of chart that we haven’t…
Colorado State Parks: North Sterling
Next up in our series exploring Colorado’s state parks is North Sterling! North Sterling State…
Program Spotlight: Pikes Peak Library District’s Life-sized Game Night (Intergenerational Edition)
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that…
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection 2023 Fast Facts
Check out the second Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection Fast Facts report by Library Research Service…
Curious and Curiouser…New Kits for the New Year!
It’s been awhile since we posted an update here on the CSL Kits program, but…
Book Club Author Suggestion: Toni Morrison
Brief Bio Toni Morrison (1931–2019) was an American writer who hailed from Lorain, Ohio. Winner…
Memories of Colorado’s historic blizzards and big snows
Colorado has witnessed its fair share of intense winter weather. The state’s history is peppered…
Organizing Your Cataloging Toolkit
Part of being a new cataloger is being confronted by an abundance of rules, tools,…
Tracking Changes Through Time
Happy (belated) new year, library world! This time of year I often have to hesitate…
The K-12 Library Connection: The School Librarian Solution to 2024 Education Challenges
School and district leaders face significant challenges in 2024. Here’s how a highly effective school librarian can help.
CVL Collections: 2023 in Review
Since 2016, the CVL Collections program has been helping organizations in Colorado (and now Wyoming!)…
Program Spotlight: Summit County Libraries’ The Wine & True Crime Book Club
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that…
Web Accessibility: Getting Started
While the specifics of Colorado’s web accessibility laws are ironed out, Marmot and the State…
Digital Repository Top 5: the most popular newly digitized materials of 2023
As we near the end of 2023, we’re sharing the most popular items that the…
Author Diversity in the Book Club Resource
The table below shows all the authors whose work is in the Book Club Resource…
Guest blog: “Things have really changed…”
This was authored by Maria DeHerrera, Library Director at Conejos Library District, recipient of the…
The K-12 Library Connection: Sharing School Library Impact
An overview of strategies and tools for telling the story of your library program through data, research, and anecdotal feedback using resources in the Colorado State Library’s School Libraries Communication Toolkit and school library reports,
Growing the Digital Historic Newspaper Footprint of Colorado
Giving to the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection grows access to Colorado history for everyone! Our…
Certification Opportunity: Brain Fitness with Ageless Grace
Demographic trends in Colorado are indisputable: we’re getting older and we’re staying put. According to…