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Renovated Library Park Playground Opens to the Public

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Library Staff in Library Blog, Local Happenings, News

On Tuesday, June 9, 2020, something remarkable happened. The City of Fort Collins Parks and Recreation opened all playground and park amenities to the public. Without fanfare, the newly-renovated playground at Library Park officially welcomed its first families to come and play. Community residents had the opportunity in early 2019 to provide guidance in the […]

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Curbside Pickup Service and Procedures

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Katie Auman in Library Blog, Library Services, News

This information is also available on our website. Poudre River Public Library District is committed to providing customers expanded access to digital resources and safe access to physical materials through a limited curbside pickup service. Library buildings remain closed. Curbside pickup is offered for hold materials currently available at Old Town Library and Council Tree […]

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Simple 3D Printing + Beautiful Artistic Touches = One Amazing Prosthetic Leg Cover

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Katie Auman in Library Blog, Library Services

It’s always amazing what people come up with to design and print using the 3D printer at Old Town Library. We recently came across a great story from local artist Sarah Ezell, who was painting a beautiful Chinese phoenix on her friend’s prosthetic leg cover. And if this wasn’t enough, Sarah wanted the leg cover […]

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Digitize Old 35mm Slides & Photo Negatives at the Library

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Katie Auman in Library Blog, Library Services

Preserve your favorite memories using our Microfilm Reader For most of my childhood, annual Christmas traditions included sharing a large and boisterous meal with family, unwrapping mounds of presents, gorging on homemade fudge and popcorn balls, and viewing the latest carousel (or two) of family photo slides. Our living room became a makeshift screening room […]

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Happy Birthday Old Town Library: 40 Years of Community, Culture, and Ideas

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Katie Auman in History, Library Blog

After 70 years of public library services at the Carnegie building on Mathews St., the demand on the building’s space and the library’s collection was reaching its limits. In 1974, the Carnegie building and the library staff were serving 65,000 people in a space designed for a city population of only 12,000 – and this […]

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