From the Gadgets & Things Collection to Makerspaces to a Tool Lending Library and More! Poudre River Public Library District embraced the “sharing economy” model long before the phrase officially entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 2015 by providing our community with access to free and shared resources, spaces, and services. What began with books, […]
Living Library Showcases Unique People and Stories

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” – Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird The concept might sound strange, but it’s really quite simple. Instead of checking out print books, you “check out” people serving as […]
Life on Mars. Nikola Tesla. Clean Energy. Frankenstein. And Poetry!

By now you’ve probably heard about the upcoming Fort Collins Book Festival, a free two-day literary festival that happening October 19 and 20 throughout downtown Fort Collins. Whether this is your third year in a row attending the event, or it’s your first time venturing out to the festival, we’re certain that you’ll enjoy the […]
How to Make Your First (or Fourth) Fort Collins Comic Con a Success

For many of the families and individuals attending the upcoming Fort Collins Comic Con, it will be their very first time at an event like this. To help first-timers (and to remind veteran Con-goers), we asked the savvy event organizers for their best advice for having a great experience. Here’s what they said. Research ahead […]
Where Does the Time Go? Memories from the Last 34 Summer Reading 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 […]