Touring Colorado’s Collections: Pines & Plains Libraries Digital Collection
Elbert County, named for Governor of the Territory of Colorado Samuel Hitt Elbert, was created in February of 1874 from eastern portions of Douglas County. To …
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Touring Colorado’s Collections: City of Thornton Archive Digital Collection
“Situated at the foot of the rockies, Thornton will rise majestically on the heights overlooking Denver” proclaims the marketing materials for a new planned community …
Closer to Free: Aspirations v. Legal Limitations in Public Libraries
Join us on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 12:00 pm MT for Closer to Free: Aspirations v. Legal Limitations in Public Libraries. Freedom of speech, …
Play, Learn, and Grow Video Launch
Growing Readers Together is proud to announce our video-based, caregiver workshop is ready to share with families and caregivers in your community! Intended for anyone caring …
New to CSL’s Resource Kit Collection: Media Conversion Kits!
The Colorado State Library is delighted to announce the roll out of three new resource kits to help you manage old media formats! Media storage …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Park County Local History Digital Archive
The Park County Local History Archive (PCLHA) represents one of the most valuable rural community archives in Colorado. It is currently located in Fairplay in …
PRISM Planning Project Resources for Independent Study
Currently, the prison library sector has no existing efforts to encourage and facilitate outcome measurement, which is why the Institutional Library Division of the Colorado …
CHNC Comes to Marmot
We are excited to announce that in December 2020, libraries that are part of the Marmot Library Network and Marmot’s Colorado discovery partners will enjoy …
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection: Exposing Newspapers in Your Library Catalog
*Please refer to the newer version of this post, published on December 8, 2022, for updated configuration information. Whether you have contributed digitized newspaper content …
Pomp & Circumstances That are Out of Our Control: Commencement 2020
Each year, as spring turns to summer, colleges and high schools hold graduation ceremonies to commemorate academic achievement and slide an educational book-end into place; …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Front Range Community College Digital Archive
Originally the North Campus of the Denver Community College system, which was created in 1967 by an act of the Colorado State Legislature, Front Range …
Pandemic Practices: Virtual Library Strategy
These days most of us are spending a lot more time at home, doing things that we’ve traditionally done in schools, offices, libraries, movie theaters, …
Pandemic Practices: Staff-Created Content
Though libraries had to cancel in-person programming and close their doors to the public in response to the coronavirus pandemic, they almost immediately reinvented themselves …
Webinar Archive: Virtual Storytimes: Filming Before, During and After COVID-19
Six great presenters from Colorado provided an excellent webinar on virtual storytimes on Friday, April 10! It was quite popular and the high attendance maxed …
Pandemic Practices: Mobile Hotspots
In response to the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing protocols, we are moving more of our lives online, including work for those lucky enough to …
Stories of Colorado: Social Distancing Diaries
Looking for an activity to keep you busy, and connect with friends and family? Consider creating an oral history via smartphone for the Stories of …
Colorado Libraries in the 2010s: Online Presence is Library’s E-Branch
Throughout January 2020, we will be taking a look back at the 10s and Teens in Colorado libraries. Our series continues today with Online Presense. …
Colorado Libraries in the 2010s: Computers, Technology, & Gadgets
This post was written by Sharon Morris, Director of Library Development for the Colorado State Library. Throughout January 2020, we will be taking a look …
Colorado Libraries in the 2010s: Libraries & Their Communities
Throughout January 2020, we will be taking a look back at the 10s and Teens in Colorado libraries. Our series continues with Libraries and Their …
Colorado Libraries in the 2010s: Children and Family Literacy Focus & Expansion
What are the major library trends across the state in 2010 and the teens? And where may things be heading in the 2020s? Throughout January …