Beyond cell phones & social media Hey teens! What R U doing 4 Spring Break? Grab a friend, come visit us, and discover the amazing amount of digital and tech-focused programs and services available for you. From digital materials like music and comics to cool coding classes and mobile makerspaces, you can take advantage of …
“You do it because the doing of it is the thing. The doing is the thing. The talking and worrying and thinking is not the thing.” ― Amy Poehler, Yes Please I’ve heard some variation of the same horrible advice given time and time again to newbie entrepreneurs – “fake it ‘til you make it.” It’s important to …
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Preserve your favorite memories using our Microfilm Reader For most of my childhood, annual Christmas traditions included sharing a large and boisterous meal with family, unwrapping mounds of presents, gorging on homemade fudge and popcorn balls, and viewing the latest carousel (or two) of family photo slides. Our living room became a makeshift screening room …
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A December Pew Research Center report says 23% of Americans have knowingly or unknowingly shared “fake news” through social media, email, and other means. You may have come across some of these stories being shared again and again on Facebook as “news,” like election stories attributed to the Denver Guardian, a nonexistent news company, or …
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For the past eight years, our Business Librarian, Anne Macdonald, has had a side-gig as a market research consultant with the Larimer County Small Business Development Center (SBDC), where she works with existing and new businesses to help them grow and prosper. Anne has contributed over 1,100 hours meeting with more than 400 clients from …
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