Teens: Make the Most of Your Summer to Prepare for Your Future

As things begin to open back up this summer, its a great time to start thinking about future goals – like getting hired for a job, pursuing higher education, and generally planning for *adulthood* (insert screaming emoji here). We are certainly not suggesting you skip the fun this summer, but you can still spend a …

Poetry: Tween Zone Weekly Challenge

“Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.”Rita Dove, U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995 Poetry can be joyous or heartbreaking, full of wonder or even anger. It helps us express thoughts and emotions that can’t be contained by prose, the ordinary language people use for speaking and writing. Your challenge this …

Show Your Pride! Book List & Resources

June is Pride Month! Every year, June is dedicated to celebrating the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) community, with this year marking the 50th anniversary of LGBTQ+ Pride traditions. Poudre River Public Library District is committed to welcoming and honoring the diversity of our community. We celebrate Pride by supporting social and self-acceptance, …

Books to Empower & Foster Understanding about Race and Social Justice for Kids and Teens

Four years ago, we shared a book list aimed at kids, tweens, and teens to help them understand and talk about social justice, race, and cultural awareness. It came on the heels of the shooting deaths of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota, and soon after the shooting deaths of five Dallas police officers. …

New Releases for a New Summer Reading Challenge

In case you’ve lost track, today is May 26, 2020, which can only mean one thing: it’s time for the virtual Summer Reading Challenge – A Summer to Imagine! To sign up, visit www.poudrelibraries.org/src/ or give us a call at 970-221-6740. Go ahead, we’ll wait. Now that you’re signed up, you’ll want to start thinking …