Hispanic Heritage Month Fort Collins

A Celebration of Remarkable Community Leaders for Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month | Una celebración de destacados líderes comunitarios para el Mes de la Herencia Hispana y Latinx

Here in Northern Colorado, there are countless Hispanic/Latinx leaders that have shaped Northern Colorado communities and those that continue to do so today. Celebrating the amazing accomplishments of leaders in the community includes recognizing that these individuals faced discrimination, challenges, and hardships unknown to those outside the community.   From “white-only” and “no Mexicans” signs on …

adult librarian meg schiel outside old town library

Years at the “Great Equalizer”

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 …

The Community in Focus

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 …

Childrens Librarian Amy Holzworth at Council Tree Library

The Right to the Story 

Meet Your Librarian Series: Children’s Librarian, Amy Holzworth  Love in the library comes in many forms; from the love of the written word to the love of friends at storytime to crossing paths with the love of your life. Our very own Children’s Librarian Amy Holzworth first met her husband 30 years ago while working …

Watching the Roses Bloom

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 …