Invest in your Child’s Financial Literacy @ the Library

by Katie AumanLibrary Blog, Library Programs, Library ServicesPosted on Comments are Disabled

Have you noticed an uptick in recent news reports about personal financial literacy and young adults? School districts around the country are considering how to include personal financial education in their curriculum and whether to make a class mandatory for graduation. Others, like the Poudre School District, already have requirements and academic standards established around …

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Presentando Odilo, la nueva colección en línea en Español

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“Introducing Odilo, the New Spanish-Language eMedia Collection” (English translation provided below) Nos complace presentar una nueva colección digital de contenidos en Español de escritores de habla Hispana, así como otros materiales traducidos al español de alta calidad. Esta nueva colección se estrena justo a tiempo para el Programa de Lectura de Verano: “Construyendo Suenos” / Summer Reading …

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Have You Used A Neighborhood Little Free Library Yet?

by Katie AumanLibrary Blog, Local Happenings, NewsPosted on Comments are Disabled

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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Queen of Katwe Sparks Curiosity in 2nd Grader, Myla Osborn

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Sometimes the most wonderfully unexpected things happen when you’re at the library. And when it does, it can lead you in many exciting new directions. Myla Osborn had such an experience this year when she was invited by friends to attend a screening of Disney’s docu-movie, The Queen of Katwe, at Lyric Cinema. The movie …

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Pollinator Garden at FRCC to Provide Bee-Friendly Habitat & Visitor Education

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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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