SWIFT 2025 Fast Facts
Check out the inaugural edition of SWIFT Fast Facts by Library Research Service at LRS.org! SWIFT is a service of the Colorado State Library that …
Colorado Virtual Library
Free Online Learning Opportunities for April 2025
Thank you Maine State Library for the curation and sharing of this great resource. (All events have been converted to MST time – but please verify …
Friday Grab Bag, March 28, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes news from the Colorado State …
Growing container gardens in Colorado
It’s officially spring! Which means that many people around Colorado are beginning to plan out their gardens. If you’ve got the gardening bug but no …
Friday Grab Bag, March 21, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes news from the Colorado State …
Program Spotlight: Jefferson County Public Library’s Glitter and Gay Dance
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they want the rest of us …
Accessibility Quick Tip: Invitation from OIT
Call For Feedback: Draft Amendments to the Technology Accessibility Rules Reposted from the OIT State of Colorado Accessibility Newsletter – By Alice Huyler, Senior Policy …
Broadband Access & the Universal Service Fund
SHLB is hosting two different webinars that discuss current hurdles with the USF and the role it plays in bridging the digital divide. Learn more about the March 19th and April 2 webinars and register here.
Book Club Author Suggestion: Julia Alvarez
Brief Bio: Julia Alvarez (b. March 27, 1950) is a Dominican American novelist, poet, essayist, and children’s author who is regularly published in English and …
‘Some Who Cannot’ by Susan E. Quinlan
Aldo Leopold, often regarded as the father of conservation, once wrote: “There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot.”
Friday Grab Bag, March 14, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes news from the Colorado State …
Upcoming Webinars for Adult Services
Demystifying Genre (Colorado Library Staff Only) Nothing is scarier than trying to help a fan of a genre you yourself don’t enjoy. You want to …
Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways: Grand Mesa
Our series travelling Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways continues around the Grand Mesa! The Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway crosses what is locally known …
Friday Grab Bag, March 7, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes news from the Colorado State …
The Latest Cartography for Colorado Library Systems
LRS has combined the boundaries of all Colorado public library systems onto one map using the latest data available…
Today’s Teen Volunteer, Tomorrow’s Future Librarian on Sunshine & Stories
What is Sunshine & Stories? Sunshine & Stories is a Colorado State Library podcast dedicated to all things summer in public libraries. During our 2024-25 season, …
Effective “Debriefing” in the Workplace: Supporting Staff Who Experience High-Stress Events
The Colorado State Library is partnering again with Beth Wahler to provide Effective “Debriefing” in the Workplace on Tuesday April 8, 2025 from 12 – …
Free Online Learning Opportunities for March 2025
Thank you Maine State Library for the curation and sharing of this great resource. (All events have been converted to MST time – but please verify …
Friday Grab Bag, February 28, 2025
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes news from the Colorado State …