April is Earth Month – How Well Do You Know Our Amazing Planet?
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have …
book clubs
Book Club – Inside and Out
It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how …
Book Club Titles for Black History Month
During the Black Lives Matter protests, book clubs were seized on as a way to respond to the racialized violence and iniquities that prompted the …
Longer Book Club Reads in the Colorado Book Club Resource
Winter is here, and what better way to escape the cold than with a good, long book? The Colorado Book Club Resource has over 800 …
Book Club Reads for People in a Hurry
Fact: between family, work, and hobbies, time is a hot commodity for a lot of people. Another fact: book clubs are as popular as ever, …
Treat your Book Club to a Feast for the Eyes with Graphic Novels
Want to try something a little different for your next book club read? Why not try a graphic novel. Graphic novels are known to be …
800+ Titles Now in the Book Club Resource!
In recent years, we have worked hard to expand the Colorado Book Club Resource collection, which now stands at a massive 800+ available sets! This …
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Your Book Club!
What comes to mind when you think of poetry? Do you imagine rhyming verses in flowery language about Nature? Do you picture the poet as …
Colorado Authors in the Book Club Resource Collection
In 2020, we resolved to include more of our state’s literary talent in our Book Club Resource (BCR) collection. Since then, the BCR has reached …
New Titles in the Book Club Resource Collection
Since August 2019, we have added around 200 titles to the Colorado Book Club Resource (BCR), bringing the total to over 450 titles, most of …
Diversifying the Colorado Book Club Resource Collection
We are working to broaden our Book Club Resource collection by deliberately including more nonfiction and fiction titles by diverse authors, and/or titles about race …
Calling Colorado Authors! The Book Club Resource Has an Opportunity for You
[Note, the numbers relating to the collection below have since changed, but the guidance on submitting titles is the same. See the full list of …
New additions to the Book Club Resource
This last month or so has seen an influx of new (and in my opinion, excellent) additions to the Book Club Resource collection. See below …
Five Fall Favorites for Your Book Club
It’s autumn, Keats’ “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,” and while we may be short on mist here in the State Library, I can share …
The Colorado State Library Book Club Resource: Taking Stock
Greetings! As the new King of the Book Club (not a title bestowed by me, but one I shall accept), I’m impressed by how excellent …
New Book Club Resource Contact at the Colorado State Library
All you Colorado Book Club Resource enthusiasts will be pleased to know that we have a new King of the Book Club in the house. Michael Peever …
Celebrating Black Voices with the Book Club Resource
The Colorado State Library would like to invite everyone to celebrate Black History Month with our newly updated Book Club Resource! Over the past year, …
The Book Club Guide to Literary Libations
You’ve finally done it. You’ve formed your book club. Congratulations, because just getting more than two people together in a room that they’re not getting …
Jump Start Your New Year with the Book Club Resource!
2019 is just around the corner and the Colorado State Library’s Book Club Resource wants to help your book club ring in the New Year …
Book Club Updates: You Spoke and We Listened!
The Colorado State Library’s Book Club Resource would like to thank everyone who participated in our partner library survey and to let you know that we …