Beyond cell phones & social media Hey teens! What R U doing 4 Spring Break? Grab a friend, come visit us, and discover the amazing amount of digital and tech-focused programs and services available for you. From digital materials like music and comics to cool coding classes and mobile makerspaces, you can take advantage of …
Guest post by Brian Cooke Back in January I asked my fourth-grade daughter if she and her classmates had discussed New Year’s resolutions for 2017. She replied that one of her classmates had resolved to play outside more often. “That’s my New Year’s resolution too,” I told her with a smile, although I hadn’t really thought …
“You do it because the doing of it is the thing. The doing is the thing. The talking and worrying and thinking is not the thing.” ― Amy Poehler, Yes Please I’ve heard some variation of the same horrible advice given time and time again to newbie entrepreneurs – “fake it ‘til you make it.” It’s important to …
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Preserve your favorite memories using our Microfilm Reader For most of my childhood, annual Christmas traditions included sharing a large and boisterous meal with family, unwrapping mounds of presents, gorging on homemade fudge and popcorn balls, and viewing the latest carousel (or two) of family photo slides. Our living room became a makeshift screening room …
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When students at Poudre School District’s Shepardson STEM Elementary School entered their classrooms at the start of the school year, little did they know they’d soon be working with community experts and partners to find solutions to real-world challenges. For the three second grade classes, this meant examining how the Poudre River Public Library District …
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