Last month, Old Town Library was host to nine baby chicks after they hatched in the library. Everyone – kids and adults were fascinated seeing the incubating eggs and waited eagerly for their hatching. They learned about the incubation period of twenty-one days for chickens, the temperature and humidity levels and what the baby chicks […]
Did you know there was a time that people were afraid of the internet? And no, we’re not talking about the time of The Terminator when networked computers essentially created robots to kill humanity (we still have fifteen years before that happens). No! We’re actually talking about time that is a bit closer, and that’s […]
As of early 2013, mobile device users spent 158 minutes daily on their devices, and 127 minutes using apps. Only 31 minutes were spent on a browser. Most smartphone and tablet users spend 80% of their time on apps, of which 32% is spent on games and 18% on Facebook. You don’t have to be a […]
Meet Rosie, one of Poudre River Public Library District’s hardest working staff members. Named for Rosie the Riveter, this unrelenting worker helps the circulation staff with getting all of your materials back to the right shelves for you to find. If you’ve ever wondered what happens to your books when you feed them into Rosie […]
Did you and your children enjoy the Summer Reading Program at one of the Poudre River Public Libraries? Are you a member of a Library Book Club? Did you attend one of the evening programs at a library held on a variety of subjects? These and many other programs for young and old, held at […]
