Día de Muertos 2020

By Johanna Ulloa Girón, MSW, Library District Community Services Manager The tension between life and death. The tension of the ticking seconds experienced while becoming something else, something we love even while it leaves us behind. The tension in knowing that life will fade, it will cease to be and become something else, something close …

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, …

Write an Ode to Colorado Beer

Calling all poets Ode: A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter. Often sung. The 2020 Fort Collins (Virtual) Book Festival celebrates 5 years of showcasing Fort Collins’ favorite pastimes: craft beer, music, food, science & technology, …

Support Local Business and Flash Your Card

Now more than ever, we love to support and shop local! Luckily, our local businesses love the library back. With the Flash Your Card program, nearly 40 businesses around the city offer members of the Poudre River Public Library District discounts and deals, just for showing their library card. For full discount details and exclusions, …