/tags/public-libraries Public Libraries en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:28:55 GMT /regional-news/2024-07-09/book-bans-target-diverse-authors-and-characters Schools and libraries are seeing unprecedented attempts to pull books, deemed controversial by some, off the shelves. A new study finds those books are often about and by diverse people. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:28:55 GMT /regional-news/2024-07-09/book-bans-target-diverse-authors-and-characters Rachel Cohen /news/2023-11-12/librarians-turn-to-civil-rights-agency-to-oppose-book-bans-and-their-firings Some librarians who've been fired as they take a stand against discrimination and banning books are turning to a federal civil-rights enforcement agency for help. Librarians in Colorado, Texas and Wyoming have filed discrimination claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency tasked with enforcing federal laws about workplace discrimination. Sun, 12 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-11-12/librarians-turn-to-civil-rights-agency-to-oppose-book-bans-and-their-firings Mead Gruver, Associated Press /news/2023-08-25/banning-imagination-one-book-at-a-time This week, a parent in Douglas County challenged four books with gay and “alternative” themes. The Greeley Board of Education also recently stood up to parent challenges on four other books. KUNC culture commentator Peter Moore examines the value of books in schools in an era when teachers and librarians have become de facto bookshelf defenders. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-08-25/banning-imagination-one-book-at-a-time Peter Moore /news/2023-02-27/carnegie-library-asks-boulder-residents-for-their-covid-stories The Carnegie Library For Local History is asking Boulder County residents to share their experiences from the COVID-19 pandemic. The last day to participate in the COVID Community Stories Questionnaire is Friday, March 3, 2023. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:42:56 GMT /news/2023-02-27/carnegie-library-asks-boulder-residents-for-their-covid-stories Nikole Robinson Carroll /news/2023-02-21/no-bathrooms-computers-or-couches-how-boulders-main-library-is-dealing-with-meth-contamination Boulder’s main library branch is back open but crews are still working to clean up the building after testing in December showed traces of methamphetamine contamination. Since then, libraries in Englewood, Littleton and Arvada have also temporarily shut down due to the presence of meth. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-02-21/no-bathrooms-computers-or-couches-how-boulders-main-library-is-dealing-with-meth-contamination Leigh Paterson /2020-08-18/one-book-steamboat-takes-page-from-antiracist-movement Author Ibram X. Kendi’s “How To Be An Antiracist” was a pretty obvious choice for this year’s One Book Steamboat selection, said Jennie Lay, adult programs coordinator at Steamboat’s Bud Werner Memorial Library. One look at the library’s checkout list and it was clear that racism, and particularly antiracism, was a big topic on peoples’ minds. Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:43:02 GMT /2020-08-18/one-book-steamboat-takes-page-from-antiracist-movement Stacy Nick /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2020-07-15/northern-colorado-librarian-discusses-diversity-in-library-collections As a result of the recent protests against police brutality and subsequent discussions about race, racism and diversity, the High Plains Library District,… Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2020-07-15/northern-colorado-librarian-discusses-diversity-in-library-collections Colorado Edition /news/2019-08-05/as-news-deserts-encroach-one-city-looks-at-a-new-way-to-fund-local-journalism Many parts of the Mountain West are news deserts -- and it’s getting worse. More than 20 counties in our region have no local newspaper. The ones that are… Mon, 05 Aug 2019 17:10:39 GMT /news/2019-08-05/as-news-deserts-encroach-one-city-looks-at-a-new-way-to-fund-local-journalism Rae Ellen Bichell /arts-life/2019-01-12/windsor-librarys-drag-queen-story-hour-gets-protests-support Approximately 100 protesters and counter protesters rallied outside the Windsor-Severance Library Saturday during the debut of a Drag Queen Story Hour… Sun, 13 Jan 2019 00:38:00 GMT /arts-life/2019-01-12/windsor-librarys-drag-queen-story-hour-gets-protests-support Stacy Nick /arts-life/2018-12-18/despite-controversy-organizers-say-windsor-drag-queen-story-hour-will-go-on Despite some complaints about its appropriateness for young audiences, organizers of an upcoming Drag Queen Story Hour at the Windsor-Severance Library… Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2018-12-18/despite-controversy-organizers-say-windsor-drag-queen-story-hour-will-go-on Stacy Nick