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Around Town with the Library Book Bike

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Katie Auman in Library Blog

The Library District’s book, the REO Readwagon, will be around town this summer at storytimes, outdoor music concerts, community events, and other unexpected locations. If you see us, be sure to stop by to say “Hello!” and grab a picture with the new book bike. 2019 Summer Schedule* June Friday, June 710:30 – 11AM The […]

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Living Library Showcases Unique People and Stories

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Katie Auman in Library Blog, Library Programs, Local Happenings, News

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” – Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird The concept might sound strange, but it’s really quite simple. Instead of checking out print books, you “check out” people serving as […]

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Time for a Civics Refresher?

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Katie Auman in Library Blog, Library Programs

The practice of democracy is not passed down through the gene pool. It must be taught and learned anew by each generation of citizens.”  – Justice Sandra Day O’Connor   Over the past few months, our news media has reported extensively on confirmation hearings, closed sessions, warnings of a filibuster, special caucuses and much more out […]

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Your Chance to Rekindle a Love of the Classics

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Katie Auman in Library Blog

In 1986, Italian author Italo Calvino wrote an amazing essay “Why Read the Classics?” (later published in a book of literary essays with the same name) exploring 14 reasons why we should read classic literature. Among his reasoning, Calvino says that “every rereading of a classic is as much a voyage of discovery as the […]

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Creating Community Through Book Sharing

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Meg Schiel in Library Blog, Local Happenings, News

The Do-It-Yourself Library- Have you recently biked around Fort Collins and noticed what looks like extra-large birdhouses in people’s yards and wondered what they were? If you got close enough, you saw that these small structures are full of books, and that the books are all free. These mini-libraries are part of the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) […]

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