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Women in Translation
Travel the World with Poudre Libraries Every August, we celebrate Women in Translation Month (WITM) …
A Transgender History Month Book List
By Chris Lederhos, Lab Technician at Old Town Library “Celebrated throughout the month of Augu…
Growing Up in a Democracy
Books to Help Your Kids Navigate The Election Year For many of us, our instinct as parents is to pro…
Poudre Libraries + Larimer SBDC Honored with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2024 Colorado District Director’s Diamond Award
Poudre Libraries and the Larimer Small Business Development Center (SBDC) have been recognized for t…
Asian American and Pacific Islander Book List
This month we honor and celebrate Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and Native Hawaiians! Th…
What Does Diversity Even Mean?
This April is the 20th annual National Diversity Awareness Month. We want to celebrate by acknowledg…
Library Book Returned After More Than 100 Years
UPDATED: 4.19.24 More than 100 years after it was due, a library book has returned to Poudre Librari…
Irish Heritage Month
By Nicole Chipp, Library Assistant, Old Town Library In the United States, our collective understand…
Women’s History Month / Mes De La Historia De La Mujer
Incredible Women from Colorado’s History / Mujeres increíbles de la historia de Colorado Dr. S…
Celebrating Black History Month and Black Futures
Colorado Black History & Book Choices It’s Black History Month! This month, we celebrate b…
School and library districts, city announce joint commitment to community innovation center project in southeast Fort Collins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – OCT. 16, 2023 FORT COLLINS, COLORADO – The City of Fort Collins, Poudre Rive…
Adventure in the Shelves: From Bombers to Books to Blooms
Meet Your Library Staff – Benjamin Brantley, Assistant Circulation Supervisor and Library Assistant&…
The Power of Purpose
Meet Your Library Staff: Selena Paulsen, Development Officer In 2023, Selena, our Development …
Non-Profits and Networking
By Amada Simental, Business and Nonprofit Librarian The Nonprofit Networking Group community met onc…
15 Years of Library Magic | 15 años de magia bibliotecaria
Meet Your Librarian Series: Ludy Rueda / Serie Conoce a tu bibliotecaria: Ludy Rueda (Desplácese hac…
How Books Become Library Books
Meet your Library Staff: Jessie Miglus Fresh off the press, a book has many paths to get into …
Recommendations for Native American Heritage Month
National Native American Heritage Month celebrates and recognizes the accomplishments of the peoples…
Celebrate Your Right to Read
Banned Books Week is October 1-7 The theme for this year’s Banned Books Week is “Let Freedom Read.” …
Fellows in Focus
Library Beginnings from ISAAC’s Adelante Fellowship Remember the feeling of walking into your …
Disability Pride Month Book List
By Wendy Pillard, Bilingual Library Assistant Learn more about Disability Pride Month, a month celeb…
Queer Voices, Queer Stories: A Pride Collection
By Graham Lier and Ben Warner Learn more about the LGBTQ+ community with hand-picked choices that in…
The Space to Be Yourself: Meet Your Library Staff
How two Library rockstars transformed Poudre Libraries approach to inclusive programming May 2…
Share Love, Celebrate Pride : A LGBTQ+ Book List
Find dozens of choices hand-picked by Library staff to celebrate Pride! Recommendations by Age-Group…
A Book List for Jewish American Heritage Month
By Arysa Flores (Library Assistant), Chris Lederhos (Computer Lab Monitor), and Julianna Web (Custom…
Arab American Heritage Month: A Book List
By Customer Experience Representative, Nicole Chipp To celebrate Arab American Heritage Month, let’s…
Learn Your Herstory: Women’s History Month 2023
Theodosia Ammons For centuries, higher education and academia was dominated by men. Theodosia …
1998 vs Now
25 Years of Harmony Library, A Look at 1998 and Today In 1998, “The Boy is Mine” by Brandy and Moni…
Automatic Renewals Begin February 1
You can cross “renew library books” off your To-Do list. Starting February 1, 2023, libr…
Colorado Black History / Historia Negra de Colorado
It’s Black History Month! This month, we honor the unique contributions of Black individuals w…
Harmony, Education, and Determination through the Decades
Meet Your Librarian Series: Elaine Burritt, Adult Services Librarian There’s a name for the in…
Exploring Pebble Go
By Bonnie Post, Library Assistant Your library card can unlock worlds of possibilities; one of these…