Does your library have a bookmobile? Celebrate the first annual National Bookmobile Day on Wednesday, April 14, 2010! ALA has free resources your library can use to promote your bookmobile.
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The wonderful folks at WebJunction invite you to join them on October 29 to explore the technology planning features in WebJunction’s free resource, TechAtlas for Libraries. This is an excellent place to begin for those of you who need to develop a Technology Plan in order to apply for e-rate funds. Continue reading ‘Learn How to Create a Technology Plan’
I spent an awesome day at the Anythink Brighton location last Monday for TechFest 2009. The day started off with a bang with a presentation by David Lee King, followed by a full schedule including staff presentations on web 2.0 tools, and technology, a Technology Petting Zoo, and gaming. Continue reading ‘TechFest 2009′
The 2009 National Book Festival (NBF), organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, was held on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. NBF celebrates the joys of reading and lifelong literacy and is free and open to the public. More than 70 authors, poets and illustrators were featured this year. The crowd was estimated to be 130,000!
As in the past, the Colorado State Library partnered with Colorado Humanities and the Center for the Book to represent Colorado in the Pavilion of the States, where reading and library-promotion programs are highlighted from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. trusts and territories. Continue reading ‘2009 National Book Festival’
The Colorado State Library and the Colorado Library Consortium hosted a two day forum for new library directors. We had 17 attendees who traveled from all over the state to Buena Vista while viewing a mixture of snow and yellow aspens.
Lots of information was shared, and everyone had several chances to network including at a reception at the Buena Vista Library, thanks to Gail Nottingham. 
Jeff Donlan inspired us to think about collaboration in terms of haiku and here are some of the creations. Continue reading ‘New Directors Forum…and Haiku’
Here are some school-related stories from Tech & Learning magazine. They may be useful for integrating technology into the classroom, providing guidelines with how to use the technology, and more.
- Student Blogging Guidelines
- 14 Ways K–12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media by Joyce Valenza
- Get Going with Google Apps In Your School by Lisa Nielsen
- Eight Ways To Use School Wikis
For more information, visit the Tech & Learning home page, or find them on Facebook or Twitter.
The Montrose Regional Library District will be having a grand opening for the Naturita Community Library on Friday, August 7th at 107 W 1st Avenue in Naturita. Tours begin at 5pm, with a dedication and ribbon cutting at 6pm. A free community barbeque and live music will follow. The Naturita Community Library is America’s second strawbale library, and incorporates many environmentally sustainable features, including geothermal heating and cooling, and earth-based plasters.
View entire press release (PDF)
More information:
Paul Paladino, Director, 970-249-9656 or 970-275-2958
Amy McBride, Dvpt Officer, 970-249-9656 or 970-433-8779
As of January 2009, Merino Elementary School has a new library. Denise Everhart, the Merino Elementary librarian, was so excited about the new facility that she sent along some photos to share.
(Previously, the entire library and 26 computers were stuffed into one average-sized classroom, so she is delighted with the space.)
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Last week I sent out a message on Libnet asking who was using Twitter. The responses I received have been compiled into a spreadsheet for anyone who is interested. There are Twitter users from Colorado cities, public libraries, schools, and museums, as well as other State Libraries, national organizations, local, state and federal government, and more. Thanks for the wonderful response! Colorado has a growing Twitter community and I can only see it getting bigger and becoming more useful to us all over time.
Results in Excel
Results in PDF
If you would like to be added to or removed from this list of Twitter users, please email Michelle Gebhart.
Red Feather Lakes Community Library launched a brand new website today!
In addition to browsing the library’s online catalog, patrons can access the latest library news; check out upcoming events, view an online photo album for the library, and even access Red Feather’s Facebook account! Continue reading ‘Red Feather Lakes Community Library’s New Website’
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