Nuts, Bolts, and Other Summer Planning Tools on Sunshine & Stories

…Use Guide  Colorado Virtual Library website  Colorado Youth Services Network mailing list  Quick Bites: 20-Minute Early Literacy Talks  CSL Kits program kit collection  CSL Book Club Resource  Reach Kate Brunner… (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 1 in categories, 2 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 247.5)

Sunshine & Stories Captures the Art of Capturing Impact

…Mediavilla, and Virgina A. Walter  5 Steps of Outcome-Based Planning & Evaluation for Youth Services by Melissa Gross, Cindy Mediavilla, and Virgina A. Walter Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL) 12 Months… (Search hits: 2 in body, 0 in title, 1 in categories, 2 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 245.88)

Check Out Our New Sunshine & Stories Podcast!

…resource for you. Episode 101: Creative Takes on Coloring Our World: Episode Summary: The Colorado State Library’s Youth and Family Services Team, Kate Brunner and Kate Compton, explore all the… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 1 in categories, 2 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 244.69)

Sunshine & Stories in Both Public and School Libraries

…Color the Sky by David Elliot (author) Evan Turk (illustrator)  Colorado Virtual Library Mailing Lists 101  Join Libnet (All things libraries in Colorado) here  Join cys-lib (our Colorado Youth Services… (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 1 in categories, 2 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 247.5)

Language Resources: Translation and Interpretation Services and Beyond

…with healthcare, legal and court services, elections, and other government or social services. Beyond translation and interpretation services… Language translation or interpretation services may not be available for your library… (Search hits: 13 in body, 1 in title, 1 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 185.49)

Book Club Reads for People in a Hurry

…with two new essays of this national bestseller book features that now-classic essay as well as “#YesAllWomen,” an essay written in response to 2014 Isla Vista killings and the grassroots… (Search hits: 19 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 227.51)

Free Online Learning Opportunities for May 2024

…proposal writing (Candid Learning) Are you new to proposal writing or want a quick refresher? If so, you don’t want to miss one of our most popular classes! This class… (Search hits: 38 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 223.35)

Sustainable Building Best Practices

Architects, builders, and homeowners taking on construction projects, whether new-build or renovations, should check out the University of Colorado Real Estate Center’s Sustainable Building Best Practices for the Rocky Mountain… (Search hits: 2 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 208.15)

Book Club Author Suggestion: Stephen King

…teaching GED classes. He asks his students to write about an event that changed their lives, and one essay blows him away—a gruesome, harrowing story about the night more than… (Search hits: 23 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 201.03)

Customer Service, Policy, and Technology: The Library Trifecta

…customer service tool helps us stay focused on our fundamental mission: inspiring lifelong learning, advancing knowledge, and strengthening our communities with our resources and our service. Sometime this service is… (Search hits: 13 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 192.26)

Free Online Learning Opportunities for August 2024

…to be more comfortable teaching? Do you want to know how to use this FREE online curriculum—2X winner of AASL’s Best Digital Tool award? Join our C&C Ambassadors (fellow teachers!)… (Search hits: 23 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 186.08)

Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection 2022 Fast Facts

…State Library’s Library Research Service and Networking and Resource Sharing departments partnered to create the first fast facts infographic for CHNC. This infographic charts CHNC’s growth from 2016 to 2022… (Search hits: 3 in body, 1 in title, 1 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 686.21)

Book Club Author Suggestion: Salman Rushdie

…Literature (2010) Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award: Awarded in 2014 European Union’s Aristeion Prize: The Moor’s Last Sigh (1995) Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (Best Book): The Enchantress of Florence (2009) Prix… (Search hits: 18 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 125.95)

Martin Luther King Day of Service

Colorado’s Lieutenant Governor and the Governor’s Commission on Community Service are promoting the Martin Luther King Day of Service, to encourage Coloradans to spend their day off volunteering. Their website… (Search hits: 3 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 85.88)

Latino Poetry Grants: $1200 for Programs, Info and Application

…through a groundbreaking new anthology edited by Rigoberto González, events around the country, an online media archive, and a wealth of library resources meant to spur in-depth reflection and discussion… (Search hits: 5 in body, 0 in title, 1 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 182.79)

Book Club Author Suggestion: Percival Everett

…background has deeply influenced his writing. His works often engage with philosophical ideas, questioning the nature of reality, identity, and morality. Everett is an extraordinarily prolific writer, with over 30… (Search hits: 21 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 173.77)

Free Online Learning Opportunities for September 2024

…challenges libraries face in providing technology resources and services? Visit: https://www.ala.org/pla/education/onlinelearning/webinars/ondemand/2023techresults PROGRAMS BY TOPIC: ACCESSIBILITY Sep 5: Accessible eLearning: Why It Matters and How to Achieve It (TrainingIndustry) Sep 25:… (Search hits: 20 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 172.58)

Book Club Author Suggestion : Haruki Murakami

…or as part of the surreal elements in his stories. Murakami decided to become a writer after having a sudden epiphany while watching a baseball game. He began writing his… (Search hits: 23 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 172.14)