Happy National Poetry Month! This year, Poudre Libraries and Front Range Community College (FRCC) hosted the Howl of the Hearts poetry contest to kick off National Poetry Month and celebrate the community’s creativity. Teen and adult poets competed for the chance to win gift card prizes for first, second, and third place. There were a …
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UPDATED: 4.19.24 More than 100 years after it was due, a library book has returned to Poudre Libraries just in time for National Library Week (April 7-13.) The historical novel, Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, was due back to the Fort Collins Public Library and Free Reading Room on February 13, 1919. Earlier this year, …
Banned Books Week is October 1-7 The theme for this year’s Banned Books Week is “Let Freedom Read.” Poudre Libraries is hosting a variety of programs and activities this month to celebrate your right to read and reinforce the Library’s commitment to intellectual freedom: the rights of individuals to read, seek information, and speak freely …
Around 20 community members took part in a mural project led by Poudre Libraries and artist Carla Gamboa during Hispanic / Latinx Heritage Month. The vibrant, colorful mural, titled “From LATAM to FoCo,” is located outside the Northside Aztlan Community Center on a City-owned storage container. Gamboa describes the mural as representing “the heart coming …
Library Book Bike Earns Community Impact Award Poudre Libraries is the winner of the 2022Book Bike Community Impact Award from the Association of Bookmobiles & Outreach Services (ABOS). This award is presented annually to a library, department, or an individual who has provided exemplary library book bike service to their community. The REO Read Wagon …
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