“Our beautiful yet delicate planet is at a crossroads. We can either continue to relate to each other with a tribal mentality in which we emphasize the distinctions between us, or we can pierce the mask of duality and embrace our underlying unity. The first choice inevitably leads to conflict, xenophobia and ecological devastation. The …
I know this is not breaking news, given what’s been in stores since pre-Halloween, but the holiday season is upon us. Since we’re already here, I wanted to share one of my holiday family traditions that involves the library. One of the things that I love about Fort Collins is the diversity of beliefs, so …
With the Library District’s new TALES Kits, Larimer County parents and caregivers can help their children develop early literacy skills when they can’t make it to Library Storytimes. With Take Away Literacy Enhancement Skills (TALES) Kits, the Poudre River Public Library District has developed a way for parents to bring storytime home with them. Each …
“Where would middle-grade fiction be without Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series” says Booklist Online. And, really, where would it be? Kinney’s series manages to discuss the life and struggles of an average middle school boy using humor and illustrations. Readers were hooked. The book has been such a success that it was …
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Did you know that you don’t have to return your library books to the library you checked them out from? In fact, you don’t have to return them to one of the three libraries at all! We have seven book drop locations placed throughout the Fort Collins area, and of those seven four of them …