Meet Your Librarian Series: Adult Librarian, Meg Schiel From traveling across the country with New Belgium’s national Tour de Fat crew to teaching English in Zambia to managing the reference desk at Poudre Libraries, Meg Schiel has been fostering a passion for community her entire life. Originally from Lakewood, Colorado, Meg arrived in Fort Collins […]
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, […]
Meet Your Librarian Series: África García-Fariña The Library’s Community Outreach Department is like the valiant rhinoceros beetle, a unique animal that can carry up to eight-hundred-fifty times its own weight. For perspective, that’s the equivalent of a human carrying 65 giraffes. This remarkable beetle is not unlike our small but mighty Outreach team who works […]
Easy resources for finding next great book, author, or series You’ve blown through your current book and want another great page-turner. Maybe you want another book by the same author or one that’s similar, a “read alike.” With all the books, audiobooks, and eBooks available to choose from, finding that next great read can feel […]
Scientists estimate we process up to 74 GB of information daily, a number that increases by about 5 percent each year. In 2009 for example, the average amount individuals processed daily was 34 GB. This rise in exposure to information can be attributed to the internet which has transformed every facet of information consumption. This […]
