Meet Your Librarian Series: Adult Librarian, Meg Schiel From traveling across the country with New Belgium’s national Tour de Fat crew to teaching English in Zambia to managing the reference desk at Poudre Libraries, Meg Schiel has been fostering a passion for community her entire life. Originally from Lakewood, Colorado, Meg arrived in Fort Collins …
Last year, over 47 million people left their jobs. Social scientists have coined this mass exit from the workplace, “The Great Resignation.” Whether spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic or a collective workforce change of heart, more and more professionals are treading new career paths. At the Library, we don’t buy into the old saying, …
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Meet Your Librarian Series: África García-Fariña The Library’s Community Outreach Department is like the valiant rhinoceros beetle, a unique animal that can carry up to eight-hundred-fifty times its own weight. For perspective, that’s the equivalent of a human carrying 65 giraffes. This remarkable beetle is not unlike our small but mighty Outreach team who works …
Cost-free Experiences, Gadgets, and Crafts to Make the Most of Summer 2022 Have you been filling up your car recently and heard your credit/debit card weep silently from your wallet? What about when you buy a pound of spaghetti with a 30-cent markup compared to a month ago? The Library might not be able to …
Meet Your Librarian Series: Teen Services Librarian, Miranda West From planning “Nerd Proms” to burying herself in young adult fiction, Miranda West’s nearly ten years at Poudre Libraries have been filled with interesting interactions, years of learning, and dedication to Fort Collins teens. The shelves and corners of Poudre Libraries have been familiar to Miranda …