Countdown to Colorado Gives Begins!

Save the Date! Colorado Gives Day is Tuesday, December 7 Every year on the first Tuesday of December, for 24 hours, Colorado comes together to raise funds for local nonprofits, like the Poudre River Library Trust, the philanthropic arm of the Poudre River Public Library District. The Trust is raising funds to support key library …

From Awareness to Action! #MentalHealthAction Day

In the wake of COVID-19, millions of people have uncovered new mental health conditions and millions more have had their existing challenges exacerbated. While more people than ever before are comfortable discussing mental health, many fall through the cracks in the space between awareness and action. This is why a coalition of nonprofits, brands, and …

One Book Colorado 2020 Winning Book Celebration

The 2020 winner of the One Book Colorado program is “The Little Red Fort” by Brenda Maier and illustrated by Sonia Sanchez. One Book Colorado is a statewide collaboration among Serve Colorado, the Colorado State Library, the Colorado Department of Education, the Denver Preschool Program, Denver7, Mile High United Way, public and military libraries statewide, …

Celebrate Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month

The Poudre River Public Library District recognizes that Hispanic / Latinx individuals and families contribute to our community every day, and they are an essential part of our community and our organization. Across the country, Latinx community members contribute to our country as business owners, entrepreneurs, veterans, teachers, and public servants among many other professions. …

Re-Visioning the District’s Strategic Plan to Meet Our Community’s Needs

When the Library District created its 2019-2022 Strategic Plan, it reflected the various needs of our community and identified ways to anticipate and respond to changes through library services, programs, and collections. What we did not anticipate was a global pandemic drastically impacting public health and the economy; changing how we all go about work, …