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Tools for Your Great Resignation (or Your Ongoing Career)

Last year, over 47 million people left their jobs.   Social scientists have coined this mass exit from the workplace, “The Great Resignation.” Whether spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic or a collective workforce change of heart, more and more professionals are treading new career paths.  At the Library, we don’t buy into the old saying, …

“We’re Here for You”: Serving Our Community in New Ways

During this unprecedented time and as we all practice safe, social distancing, we want you to know that your Poudre River Public Libraries are here for you. Library staff are stepping up right now in ways you might not even realize. While some of our work is visible on our website and social media platforms, …

How to Survive Working at Home – a guest post

Nick Armstrong is the Geek-in-Chief behind WTF Marketing. He is the lead organizer of Fort Collins Comic Con and Fort Collins Startup Week. This post was originally published at WTFMarketing.com and republished with permission. A quick note before we dive in: you will see links to products I like. These are not affiliate links and …

Start Up to Succeed, not to Fail. The Library Can Help!

It’s exciting when the eureka moment happens. The instance when a brilliant idea surfaces and you think, “I have something here. This could be big.” But taking that idea to action is complicated. It’s not enough to have a brilliant idea or to be passionate about your goal. It takes planning, research, and a supportive …

Library Resources and Services Boost Startups and Small Business

Not everyone thinks of the public library when starting a business. Yet, it’s the radical collaboration among entrepreneurs, the Library, and our strategic partners that continues to foster local economic development. Poudre River Public Libraries have just about everything a 21st century entrepreneur might need: work space, Internet access, reference materials and research databases, and …