After five years serving as executive director for the Poudre River Public Library District, David Slivken has announced he will retire on November 12, 2021. With Slivken’s retirement, the Library District Board of Trustees is moving forward with a national search for the new executive director and hopes to have final candidates chosen in October. Slivken’s career in libraries spans 50 years. He joined […]
Want to Read Like a Librarian? Here’s how!
We compiled the biggest, baddest list of favorite books from our Poudre River Library District librarians and staff! This behemoth list can’t possibly be contained in just one post so we’re releasing installments of our favorite books by genre! Check back each for a brand new list of books to keep you bibliophiles busy! This […]
NaNoWriMo at Poudre River Libraries
It’s here. It’s time. Stretch out those typing fingers, sharpen your pencils, and hook up the caffeine IV. It’s NaNoWriMo! NaNoWriMo, to the uninitiated, is National Novel Writing Month. Writers dedicate the month of November to starting and finishing a first draft of a novel. It doesn’t have to be amazing, it doesn’t have to […]
RamCard Grants Access to Poudre Library District Resources
Students, faculty and staff at Colorado State University no longer have to carry around two cards in their wallet to receive all the benefits that come from being a Poudre Library District member and a CSU Ram. Through a collaboration between the Poudre River Public Library District and Colorado State University, RamCards now have all the […]
August is Get Ready for Kindergarten Month!
I’m guessing if I told you that August is “Get Ready for Kindergarten Month” you’d tell me that it’s already on your calendar. In red. Circled. No? Well if you’re as surprised as me, and if you have a soon-to-be kindergartner in your life, the library is here for you! Bring your kids to the […]