Engaging Young Minds with Scholastic Teachables

By Bonnie Post Your library card can unlock worlds of possibilities; one of these worlds is the excellent learning resource – Scholastic Teachables! With your library card, access this wonderful resource that provides a wealth of exciting and fun activities to reinforce learning.   From preschool to 8th grade, Teachables provides a wide range of activities – …

The Heart of the Matter

Heart Health Month with Poudre Libraries Welcome to February! Wherever you look this month, you’re going to be surrounded by reminders of Valentine’s Day, but did you also know that February is American Heart Month? It’s like someone actually planned that! This month, our selection of heart-themed recommendations has you covered for romance, unrequited love, …

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2021/2022: Rewind / Fast Forward

As we turn the page on the calendar to begin a new year, we wanted to take a moment to revisit some of the strategic projects that happened in 2021 before looking forward to what you can expect from your libraries in the year ahead.   2021 Rewind  At the start of the year, we shared …

Picture This

A Homage to Illustrators that have Ignited our Imaginations Written by Amy Holzworth, Children’s Services Librarian at Council Tree Library I used to re-write thank you notes and emails to my lovely Aunt Millie who was an English professor for fear of thin sentence structure, grammar mistakes, and remedial style. She likely didn’t care, but I love that she …

A Decade of Answers

Celebrating 10 years of our Answer Center Librarians are wonderful resources, especially for finding information, offering book recommendations, and assisting with important services. But, what about when you have a more basic question about the library like, “Can you help me renew my book?” or “How do I register for that class?” For help with …