On Thursday, Sept. 10, I had the opportunity to attend a local library board meeting. I was very excited to do so for three key reasons: 1) I got out […]
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Mature Content: Sex in the library
By Ron Kokish Editor’s note: This column contains references to sex and pornography. Like most children, I asked my mother how babies were made. She told me a doctor cuts […]
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GCPLD Report: Library board meeting draws a crowd
The June 1 Garfield County Public Libraries District (GCPLD) board meeting in Carbondale attracted more than two dozen members of the public and several had comments. Library board meetings are […]
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LGBTQ book challenged in local libraries
Book challenges in 2022 are set to exceed those of 2021, according to data released by the American Library Association (ALA) ahead of September’s Banned Books Week. Across the nation, […]
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Jamie LaRue trae nuevos conocimientos al GCPLD
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Durante la mayor parte de un año, el Distrito de Bibliotecas Públicas del Condado de Garfield (GCPLD) estuvo sin un director ejecutivo oficial. El anterior director […]
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Recommended Reading: Love is ‘strange’
By Amy Krakow Carbondale Library It’s the amorous month of February, so it would be appropriate to review a romantic novel. Instead, however, I am going to steal an arrow […]
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Recommended Reading: “The Summer of Lost Letters”
By Jamie Dale GCPLD Youth Services Coordinator As a child, I would often leave fake love letters hidden in the walls of houses while we were moving out. I wanted […]