Ring in the New Year with a New Job

New Year, New You! We hear that phrase at the beginning of every year as people write down New Year’s resolutions. Exercise more, lose weight, spend less time on social media, read more books, eat kale, the list goes on and on. During this period of self-reflection and resolution-setting, don’t forget to consider your job! …

Invent, Create, and Learn with Free/Shared Resources and Spaces

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, …

New Harmony Nonprofit Center Opens at Harmony Library

In just the past year, the Library District has seen a 250 percent increase in contacts with nonprofits making use of library resources, programs, and services! So to continue to serve our region’s nonprofit and entrepreneurial communities, we’ve established a new space, the Harmony Nonprofit Center, located at Harmony Library. “The Library District has worked …

20 Fun Activities for Family Literacy Month

“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” – Emilie Buchwald, award-winning children’s author, poet, and teacher Whether it’s a young child excitedly pointing to the drawings in “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” or grandpa re-reading his favorite C.J. Box novel, the love of reading and books cross all …

Who You Gonna Call? The Answer Center! Part 1

Librarians are wonderful resources, especially for finding information, offering book recommendations, and assisting with important services. But, what about when you have a more basic question about the library like, “When are you open?” or “How do I register for that class?” For help with those questions – and so much more – you can …