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Poudre Libraries + Larimer SBDC Honored with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2024 Colorado District Director’s Diamond Award

by Katie AumanBusiness, Library Services, Nonprofit May 14, 2024May 14, 2024Comments are Disabled

Poudre Libraries and the Larimer Small Business Development Center (SBDC) have been recognized for their leadership with the first ever collaboration cohort between Colorado and Wyoming for the T.H.R.I.V.E Emerging Leaders Reimagined program. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded the two organizations with the Colorado District Director’s Diamond Award for their efforts to help …

Non-Profits and Networking

by Library StaffBusiness, Library Blog, Library Services, Nonprofit, Resources January 10, 2024January 25, 2024Comments are Disabled

By Amada Simental, Business and Nonprofit Librarian The Nonprofit Networking Group community met once again early September at the Harmony Library for a morning of learning and networking. Our guest speaker, Mike Roque, joined the conversation to share his nonprofit expertise. As an experienced nonprofit professional, Mike is passionate about nonprofit operational success. Mike spent …

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Interview with Executive Director Diane Lapierre

by Katie AumanBusiness, Library Blog, Local Happenings January 27, 2022January 27, 2022Comments are Disabled

Poudre River Public Library’s new executive director, Diane Lapierre, officially started in January. We sat down for a quick interview to get to know her better. What led to you a career in public libraries? When I look back on it, I have always gravitated to libraries from being a child and hanging out at …

Start Up to Succeed, not to Fail. The Library Can Help!

by Katie AumanBusiness, Library Blog, Library Programs, Library Services February 27, 2020January 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

It’s exciting when the eureka moment happens. The instance when a brilliant idea surfaces and you think, “I have something here. This could be big.” But taking that idea to action is complicated. It’s not enough to have a brilliant idea or to be passionate about your goal. It takes planning, research, and a supportive …

Library Resources and Services Boost Startups and Small Business

by Katie AumanBusiness, Library Blog, Library Services February 6, 2020January 9, 2020Comments are Disabled

Not everyone thinks of the public library when starting a business. Yet, it’s the radical collaboration among entrepreneurs, the Library, and our strategic partners that continues to foster local economic development. Poudre River Public Libraries have just about everything a 21st century entrepreneur might need: work space, Internet access, reference materials and research databases, and …