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A Celebration of Remarkable Community Leaders for Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month | Una celebración de destacados líderes comunitarios para el Mes de la Herencia Hispana y Latinx

by Annaclaire CrumptonLibrary Blog October 6, 2022October 6, 2022Comments are Disabled

Here in Northern Colorado, there are countless Hispanic/Latinx leaders that have shaped Northern Colorado communities and those that continue to do so today. Celebrating the amazing accomplishments of leaders in the community includes recognizing that these individuals faced discrimination, challenges, and hardships unknown to those outside the community. From “white-only” and “no Mexicans” signs on …

Poudre Libraries, Staff Recognized for Outstanding Service to the Community

by Katie AumanLibrary Blog, Library Programs, Library Services, Local Happenings, Resources September 29, 2022September 29, 2022Comments are Disabled

Library Book Bike Earns Community Impact Award Poudre Libraries is the winner of the 2022Book Bike Community Impact Award from the Association of Bookmobiles & Outreach Services (ABOS). This award is presented annually to a library, department, or an individual who has provided exemplary library book bike service to their community. The REO Read Wagon …

adult librarian meg schiel outside old town library

Years at the “Great Equalizer”

by Annaclaire CrumptonLibrary Blog, Library Programs, Library Services, Local Happenings, Meet Your Librarian Series August 11, 2022August 11, 2022Comments are Disabled

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 …

The Community in Focus

by Annaclaire CrumptonLibrary Blog, Library Programs, Library Services, Meet Your Librarian Series July 15, 2022July 15, 2022Comments are Disabled

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 …

The Right to the Story

by Annaclaire CrumptonLibrary Blog, Meet Your Librarian Series July 1, 2022July 1, 2022Comments are Disabled

Meet Your Librarian Series: Children’s Librarian, Amy Holzworth Love in the library comes in many forms; from the love of the written word to the love of friends at storytime to crossing paths with the love of your life. Our very own Children’s Librarian Amy Holzworth first met her husband 30 years ago while working …