New TumbleBooks! Just in Time for Summer Reading

Updated 4/2019 with Captain Cache Podcast  We’re excited about a brand new digital resource available at the library called TumbleBooks! This eResource is a collection of children’s eBooks with added animation, sound, music, and narration that are perfect for summer reading and entertaining. TumbleBooks offers digital books on demand, so there are no checkouts, holds, …

Poudre Libraries Supports a News-Savvy Community

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 …

Public Library Version 2.0: the Forefront of Digital Equity

Public libraries have always been a community’s access point to information and learning: obtaining books or journal articles, attending educational presentations, participating in civic discussions, joining in storytimes and reading activities. But, in today’s digital media age, the access point to information is increasingly through the internet and on devices like smartphones, tablets, and laptops. …

To Find Yer Next Book: Ye be Searchin’ and Scrollin’

Ahoy, me hearties! ‘Tis I, Cap’n Cache, here to be teachin’ ye how to find yer next favorite book. Tired of waitin’ for yer book to be available for checkout ‘cause all those other scallywags have it? Or maybe ye just want to find another book similar to ye favorite?  The online library catalog be …

Want to Read Like a Librarian? Here’s how!

We compiled the biggest, baddest list of favorite books from our Poudre River Library District librarians and staff! This behemoth list can’t possibly be contained in just one post so we’re releasing installments of our favorite books by genre! Check back each for a brand new list of books to keep you bibliophiles busy! This …