Re: No KingsI was impressed by the “No Kings” crowd last Saturday. Unlike last June in Sayre Park, not one person gave me a middle-digit salute, though I was wearing my “not fit for print” t-shirt. Thank you, peaceful protesters! It seemed many if not most of the crowd seemed to be older folks, older […]
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El abuso de sustancias tiene soluciones
En marzo de este año, un usuario de la biblioteca de Rifle le informó a nuestro guardia de seguridad que un hombre aparentemente estaba dormido en el baño. El guardia contactó a nuestro personal, y fueron con cuidado a investigar. El hombre no estaba dormido. Pero no respondía y tenía saliva cayendo de la boca. […]
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Letters – May 29, 2025
Speak up!June 5, at 2pm at the Carbondale Library, the library board of trustees discusses if it is their role as trustees to restrict access to books found objectionable by a small group of people based on a political or religious ideology. Censorship is to restrict or impede access to information. This past year, this […]
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Una nueva ley pretende proteger a las bibliotecas públicas de Colorado de la prohibición de libros
Por Caroline Llanes Aspen Public Radio Traducción por Convey Language Solutions El mes pasado, el gobernador Jared Polis firmó una nueva ley diseñada para proteger a las bibliotecas públicas de Colorado de la prohibición de libros. La nueva ley, SB24-216, requiere que las bibliotecas tengan políticas para abordar la impugnación de libros, lo que incluye […]
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New library trustee announcement prompts backlash against the process
It wasn’t the “who” of the Garfield County library board appointment, it was the “how” that prompted several people to air their grievances against the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) on Monday, May 6. Library board president Adrian Rippy-Sheehy spoke up after the BOCC announced Myrna Fletchall as the new library trustee. Rippy-Sheehy said her remarks […]
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Pornography panic at GCPLD board meeting
The crowd that gathered at the Carbondale Library on Thursday, Sept. 7 was too big for the Calaway Room, and spilled out into the hall. Word was out that Rifle resident Trish O’Grady would be presenting her complaints to the Garfield County Public Library District board of trustees (GLB) about what she considers to be […]
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Passwords coming to local libraries March 28
Change is coming to Garfield County Libraries on March 28. The change: Library card holders will be assigned a password to facilitate using their cards in some cases. Why does Garfield County Libraries feel the need for passwords? The answer, in a word, is Marmot, the Grand Junction based non-profit consortium, founded by Western Slope […]
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GarCo libraries expand services
The news in the Garfield County Public Library District (GCPLD) October newsletter was exciting: the phasing in of expanded hours over several months at all six branch library locations, starting in November. This welcome announcement was anticipated for nearly two years. At the beginning of 2020, expectations were running high in the district after county […]