Christine Kreger 
The Colorado State Library has partnered with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to provide State Park passes for circulation to library patrons. Patrons can check out a backpack, which includes a hang-tag park pass for entrance into any of Colorado’s 41 state parks, can be checked out with a library card for up to seven days.
The CAL Queer Interest Group (QIG) is dedicated to providing support and direction to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual, intersex, and queer identified library and information professionals, as well as our allies, within Colorado’s libraries.
This self-paced course, designed by experts in both the library and autism fields, is a series of four independent, self-paced instructional modules that are intended for librarians and library staff to learn how to better serve their users on the autism spectrum.(Note: You must create a free WebJunction login to access this course).
American Libraries Magazine has a great article on developing sensory story times with special activities to engage kids on the autism spectrum.
The Niche Academy has created a free online course for working with those experiencing homelessness.
The Colorado State Library provides circulating Resource Kits with the tools and materials you need to provide programming that engages with your community in new and interesting ways.
The CAL Services and Outreach to Underserved Populations Interest Group is designed for library staff to participate in discussions and support each other in our work with special populations.
The Idaho Commission for Libraries created an online, self-paced course providing an overview of how to evaluate reference sources. Course Objectives In this unit, you will be introduced to: The importance of evaluating reference sources Evaluation criteria for all types of reference materials Specific evaluation criteria for print resources specific criteria for electronic resources
The Colorado Talking Book Library provides audio, Braille and large print books for anyone who has difficulty reading standard print. Reader’s Advisory services are available as well.
This self-paced WebJunction course serves as an introduction to providing reader’s advisory. (Note: Participants must create a free WebJunction account in order to take this course).
The Colorado State Library offers a variety of book club titles available for libraries to lend to their patrons. We also offer discussion questions.
