CVL Collections: 2023 in Review
Since 2016, the CVL Collections program has been helping organizations in Colorado (and now Wyoming!) share their unique historic collections online with their communities and …
CVL Collections
Are you looking for a way to share digital collections like yearbooks, photos, 
and oral history recordings online? The CVL Collections program can help you create and maintain a content management system (CMS) to store digital versions of the items in your collections and make them easy to find online. Additionally, CVL Collections facilitates participation in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) via the Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC), which helps libraries, archives, and museums share unique digital collections with a wider audience.
This page features news about the CVL Collections program and participants. To learn more about CVL Collections, and how your institution can participate, visit cvlcollections.org, or contact Amy Hitchner at ahitchner@sandbox.aclin.org.
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Arvada Historical Society
Arvada Begins The town of Arvada began as many Colorado towns did, in response to the gold rush of the mid-1800s. While not rich in …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Alamosa Public Library Digital Archive
In 1847, the first group of Mormon pioneers, led by Brigham Young, settled in Salt Lake City after departing from Illinois a year earlier. They …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Pines & Plains Libraries Digital Collection
Elbert County, named for Governor of the Territory of Colorado Samuel Hitt Elbert, was created in February of 1874 from eastern portions of Douglas County. To …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: City of Thornton Archive Digital Collection
“Situated at the foot of the rockies, Thornton will rise majestically on the heights overlooking Denver” proclaims the marketing materials for a new planned community …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Park County Local History Digital Archive
The Park County Local History Archive (PCLHA) represents one of the most valuable rural community archives in Colorado. It is currently located in Fairplay in …
CVL Collections, Plains to Peaks Collective
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Front Range Community College Digital Archive
Originally the North Campus of the Denver Community College system, which was created in 1967 by an act of the Colorado State Legislature, Front Range …
CVL Collections, Plains to Peaks Collective
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Clear Creek County Digital Collection
For a lot of Coloradans, Clear Creek County is a place that you spend a lot of time while you are on your way somewhere …
CVL Collections, Plains to Peaks Collective
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Voices of Ignacio Digital Collection
If you haven’t spent time exploring the southwestern part of our state, you may not be familiar with Ignacio Colorado. Nestled in the southeast corner …
Share Your Community’s Story Online with CVL Collections
The Colorado State Library is pleased to announce the launch of the CVL Collections program. This program was created to help libraries and cultural heritage …
CVL Collections, Plains to Peaks Collective
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Pine River Library and the Stories of Bayfield, CO
A small town with a long history is a community with stories to tell; stories of hard times and harsh winters, but also of optimism …