On Thursday, Feb. 27, the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) will listen for a second time to candidates for the Glenwood Springs position on the Garfield County Library Board of Trustees. And Jocelyn Durrance, who served as a trustee representing Carbondale for five years, is worried. “I think there is a group within Garfield County who […]
Jamie LaRue
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Literate Life: Being on a board
I think I have now sat on every side of the table. I’ve been a senior staff member giving reports to a board. I was a director working with an advisory board. I’m once again a director reporting to a statutory governing body. From the other side, I’ve been a nonprofit and governmental board member, […]
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Literate Life: Your libraries in 2024
I like statistics. It matters to me how well we do and looking over the numbers helps me stay on top of change. This month, I’d like to take a look back at Garfield County Libraries use in 2024. Thanks to Jenn Cook, our technical services director, for pulling all this together. The main trend: […]
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Garfield County Report: County mill levy same for 2025, election judges celebrated, library trustee candidate interviews set
This week’s Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting was short and drama-free. No public commenters were on-hand at 8am and the first order of the day was to celebrate this year’s election judges. Dec. 6 will be the official Election Judge Recognition Day in Garfield County with an open house at the county administration building in […]
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Literate Life: Introducing theTalking Book Library
By Jamie LaRueGarfield County Libraries Once I volunteered at a radio station. I read the daily newspaper for the blind. I wasn’t particularly good at it. I recorded at 6am and quickly learned that I need to be on the other side of at least two cups of coffee before I can talk. One time, […]
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For sex, see librarian
When I was 13, I kissed a girl. Many times. I was feeling pretty good about it until I overheard my mother, a head nurse at the Veterans Administration hospital, mention something to a colleague over the phone about the treatment of venereal disease. When you wanted to learn about something in those days, long […]
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Who you gonna trust?
There are more public library buildings in Garfield County (and in the nation) than there are McDonald’s, Starbucks or City Markets.We hold our own with traffic, too. There are the young ones who come to storytimes, the moms who bring them, the local businessmen and women working from laptops and library wifi, the seniors showing […]
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GCPLD embraces SB 24-216
Garfield County Public Library District trustees met in Carbondale on June 6. It was mentioned that the citzen’s oversight committee held its first meeting of the year via Zoom on May 6.In attendance at the May 6 meeting were: Ksana Oglesby (volunteer member), Michelle Foster (board treasurer), Jamie LaRue (executive director) and Kevin Hettler (CFO). […]
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Unexpected stuff to check out at the Library
You say your friends were looking forward to hearing you play “Life’s Been Good to Me So Far” on your ukulele at an upcoming party? You know the song by Joe Walsh, with lyrics that go, “My Maserati does 185. I lost my license, now I don’t drive?” But, you loaned your ukulele to a […]
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Garfield County postpones meeting with library board, trustee candidates
A much-anticipated public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 2 with the Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and the Garfield County Public Library District (GCPLD) has been postponed. BOCC Chair John Martin told The Sopris Sun on Monday, March 25 that he wants to have the full BOCC in attendance. He said that Commissioner Tom […]