Michael Peever Accessibility, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Universal design (UD) is a term coined by American architect Ronald L. Mace (1942-98). Universal design is design that is usable by all people, to …
Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.— Laurie Halse Anderson Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no …
NOTE: Submissions have now closed for this first round. Thank you to everyone that sent us their work! In October, we launched CVL Vox, the …
A cozy book is one that is comforting to read, especially as cooler weather rolls in, when bookworms love nothing more than to curl up …
About CSL Kits The State Library kits collection is our “library of things” for Colorado libraries. While it is fairly common for public libraries to …
Introducing CVL Vox! This is a unique opportunity to have work by Colorado writers published on this site. What we are looking for Submissions up …
I went at least three or four times a week [to the 135th Street branch of NYPL] and I read everything there. I mean, every …
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) has been growing at a magnificent rate thanks to partnerships with local organizations such as libraries, archives, and historical …
We recently partnered with Colorado Humanities to help spotlight Colorado’s two selections for the 24th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival: The Immortal King …
“The Gang of 19 started shocking the world. It was the beginning of a protest that was nationwide in scope…” – John Holland (Attorney who …
This post is about all the book club sets (8 or more copies of the book) we have to offer in the Colorado Book Club …
Senate Bill 24-216 On May 31, 2024, Governor Polis signed into law Senate Bill 24-216, “Concerning the standards that public libraries are required to include …
A brief introduction to screen readers for authors of digital content.
The American public deserves plain language communication from its government. The benefits of plain language are both tangible and intangible: Plain language gets your message …
Accessibility, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Aside from the fact that Colorado law requires it of public entities, it is worth remembering the reasons why it is so important to make everything we do fully accessible.
Book Club Sets, Resource Sharing
Book groups to join near and far, websites, articles, discussions, and more… here’s a compendium of All Things Book Clubs!
Less than a year ago, we celebrated the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) reaching 3 million pages. Thanks to the support of local partners throughout Colorado …
It’s been awhile since we posted an update here on the CSL Kits program, but I am excited to share that (towards the end of …
Book Club Sets, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Brief Bio Toni Morrison (1931–2019) was an American writer who hailed from Lorain, Ohio. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the first Black woman and the …
Book Club Sets, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
The table below shows all the authors whose work is in the Book Club Resource collection, tags that reveal some identity traits (verified using publicly …