Resources for Mental Health Awareness Month What do exercise, art, gratitude, and spending time in nature have in common? All of these practices have been scientifically proven to positively impact an individual’s mental health. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. According to the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), one in five Americans or nearly …
By Substitute Library Assistant, Laura Puls Inclusion is one of our core values at Poudre River Public Library District; we want everyone to be able to learn, grow, and belong. As of 2018, 12 percent of Fort Collins residents use languages besides English at home. Spanish, Indo-European languages, and Asian and Pacific Island languages were …
Highlighting the Library’s Collaboration with Fuerza Latina The community has benefits from the many amazing resources, events, and programs that sprout from the Library’s strategic partnerships and collaboration. From creating Take and Make kits in collaboration with Larimer County Alternative Sentencing to our community vaccine clinics with Fuerza Latina, our Community Outreach department is incredible …
Explore the Library’s Collection of “Read-Along” Books Modern technologies have opened up so many doors; from connecting with others across the world in an instant, to television on demand, to reading digital books. But what if the books could read themselves to you? Seriously, self-reading books? Seriously, self-reading books. They’re waiting for you in the …
A Local Exploration for Women’s History Month Desplácese hacia abajo para español Women have shaped the Fort Collins we know today. This month, enjoy some book recommendations that accompany profiles on remarkable women in Northern Colorado history. Our exciting mix of choices ranges from literature these women wrote themselves, to films and movies that align …