On Monday, August 21, the Lower 48 states will be treated to a spectacular astronomical event: the rare chance to see the moon pass directly in front of and cover the sun. It’s been nearly 40 years since we experienced a total solar eclipse, and scientists don’t expect us to see another one that traverses …
Little free library. Book box. That thing in the neighbor’s yard. They’re known by many different labels, but those cute creations dotting front lawns and greenbelts around town are all the same in their purpose: to promote a love of reading! Now that’s definitely something we can get behind! In fact, we want to help …
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Guest post by Bernadette Kuhn, Front Range Community College-Larimer Campus A clump of honey bees clouds the small hole in the side of the Sunlight Peak classroom building at Front Range Community College’s Larimer Campus in Fort Collins. While the bees tirelessly make foraging trips and return to an observation hive for biology students, Evelyn …
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Along with the end of winter, spring brings the likelihood of nicer weather and something you might not have attributed to spring — job fair season. A job fair is a refreshing change of pace from online job searching and allows you an opportunity to meet face-to-face with employers and ideally make connections with potential …
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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