You may have missed the September 12 official unveiling of the Rangeview Library District’s latest (some would call radical) movement away from its traditional library brand into a new style.
Anythink(tm) “celebrates imagination, play and interactivity.” In the official Anythink announcement, you’ll note a decidedly strategic absence of the tried-and-tired verbiage and emphasis typical of library press releases. Included is a YouTube-hosted “Anythink Branimation.” Pop on over to the site; this is an innovative and bold direction for Rangeview Library District, well worth watching.
The Plinkit Collaborative, a national cooperative organization behind the Plinkit web site hosting system, has received an achievement award from the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. The Colorado State Library is one of four founding members of the Plinkit Collaborative. Continue reading ‘Plinkit Wins National Award’
SouthEast Area public Library Directors (SEADs) periodically meet. Where? In the southeast! On Wednesday this week the gang met at the new Spanish Peaks Library in Walsenburg. In addition to talking shop, attendees were treated to a comprehensive tour of this eco-friendly library. Check out our Flickr site for more photos, including rare behind-the-scenes shots of the 2nd and 3rd floors to get a sense of how the 1st floor looked before it was renovated!
“It is quite likely that this Professor Goddard couldn’t hit a barn door with a charge from a shotgun at a distance of fifty yards, yet he presumes to hit the moon with a rocket sent from the earth.”
- “Audacity of Ignorance,” Carbonate Chronicle, October 24, 1921
“Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
- Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969
Each month, the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection brings you a Featured Topic, a collection of articles culled from the over 500,000 pages in the Collection. This July marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing… Continue reading ‘To the Moon!’
History is dull. Dry. Boring as all get-out.
Saturday, June 30, 1894. Buena Vista Herald.
The Western Region. A Dastardly Outrage.
Adjutant General Tarsney Tarred and Feathered at Colorado Springs.
“…kidnapped from the Alamo hotel a few minutes after midnight Saturday morning, by masked men, taken to the suburbs in a hack, and there tarred and feathered. General Tarsney had been in the city for several days attending the examination of the arrested Bull Hill miners…” Continue reading ‘Boring. Historical. CHNC.’
Recently Cory Casciato, a writer for Denver’s alternative newspaper Westword, stepped into the world of AskColorado. What this writer received through the 24/7 virtual reference service was the kind of top-notch service that many of AskColorado’s unsung librarians offer on a daily basis.
The librarian tested by Casciato in this particular online interaction was Martha Durgy, a.k.a. “Marty,” from Pitkin County Public Library. And boy did Martha do AskColorado librarians proud!
Read the Westword story/blog post about this encounter at: AskColorado has the answers
Continue reading ‘AskColorado wins over Westword writer’
Posted on behalf of Michelle Jeske…
Subscription information for the 2009/2010 Colorado Statewide Database Package is now available.
All current subscribers will soon receive a packet from BCR that includes:
- Invoice for your library for 2009/2010
- List of the databases included in the 2009/2010 package and
subscriber pricing
- Contact and additional information
New subscribers can find information about the package, pricing, and a link to the online order form on the AIRS website…
Continue reading ‘Statewide Database Package Unveiled (AIRS)’
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