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Free Genealogy Services Through the Library

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Katie Auman in History, Library Blog, Library Services

Guest blog by Christian Knoll Since 1974, the Larimer County Genealogical Society has helped those who are interested in their family history get in touch with their roots. Driven to learn and share their interest of genealogy with others, members of this nonprofit organization offer free genealogy classes and learning programs available through the Poudre […]

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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Katie Auman in History, Library Blog, Library Programs

Library Exhibit Highlights Historic Lunar Mission It was early morning on Wednesday, July 16, 1969. By all accounts, the weather was calm and beautiful. Apollo 11 sat atop its powerful Saturn V launch rocket on Launch Pad 39A at the John F. Kennedy Space Center. At 6:45 a.m. EDT, American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, […]

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Thought Your Book Was Late? This One’s Nearly 40 Years Overdue

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Katie Auman in Book Recommendations, History, Library Blog

It’s a story that will make you laugh! It certainly made all of us at the Library District smile. Recently, Poudre River Public Library District received an unexpected package in the mail. It contained an old Fort Collins Public Library book that was nearly 40 years overdue! The long lost book? “Working with Stained Glass” […]

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Where Does the Time Go? Memories from the Last 34 Summer Reading Programs

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Katie Auman in History, Library Blog, Library Programs

The year was 1985. The Coca-Cola Company introduced New Coke and the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in North America. Michael Jordon was named the NBA’s “Rookie of the Year.” The first .com was registered and the first version of Windows was released. Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union. “We Are the […]

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Happy Birthday Old Town Library: 40 Years of Community, Culture, and Ideas

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Katie Auman in History, Library Blog

After 70 years of public library services at the Carnegie building on Mathews St., the demand on the building’s space and the library’s collection was reaching its limits. In 1974, the Carnegie building and the library staff were serving 65,000 people in a space designed for a city population of only 12,000 – and this […]

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