My neighbor came over very excited with his new copy of The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible by Edward C. Smith. He has had a small garden for years, but his work took him away for weeks at a time. Now that he has retired, he is eager to devote himself to his garden. This book is a […]
Libraries Rule!

Lives change @ your library: Celebrate National Library Week April 13-19 This week, Poudre River Public Library District joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. Often […]
A Little Birdie Told Me…

A Free Book for all 4-Year-Olds! Calling all four-year-olds (and their families)! At our One Book 4 Colorado celebration you can meet some live raptors and some just-hatched baby chicks, enjoy great crafts, activities, and refreshments, hear Senator Kefalas read this year’s award-winning book, and receive your own copy to keep forever! Percy the Owl […]
OWL? Time for a name…

Did you know there was a time that people were afraid of the internet? And no, we’re not talking about the time of The Terminator when networked computers essentially created robots to kill humanity (we still have fifteen years before that happens). No! We’re actually talking about time that is a bit closer, and that’s […]
Blue Jay

This morning a Blue Jay welcomed me to work. Actually, he was scouting around under the industrial trash bin in the alley, so I took a closer look at the fellow we called a “Camp Robber” when I was a child. Last fall I took a bird watching class from Kevin Cook, who exudes a […]