Are you craving thoughtful community dialogue online and finding traditional platforms like Facebook overwhelmingly toxic? You’re certainly not alone. And lucky for you, there’s a new game in town. Carbondale local Stephen Shapiro has put his tech skills and resources to use developing a locally-focused, community-driven platform that aspires to become a civic engagement hub […]
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Carbondale Library screens ‘The Paradise Paradox’ on May 15
On May 15, the Carbondale Library will present “The Paradise Paradox,” a documentary by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Brett Rapkin. Olympic ski racer Bode Miller executively produced the film. The documentary explores mental health crises becoming epidemic in America’s mountain towns, specifically those that draw crowds during the ski season. It explores the elements of housing […]
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Carbondale’s chocolate chip cookies compared
We already know that White House Pizza’s chocolate chipper is one of the finest desserts Carbondale has to offer — but how does it stack up for takeout? To answer that question, The Sopris Sun once again assembled a panel of five judges for a blind taste test (we previously tackled burgers, tacos, soup and […]
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Carbondalians learn about ‘Community Interviews’ on Jan. 24
Carbondale-area residents will be the first to learn the results of the recent “Community Interviews” conducted by the Garfield County Public Library District (GCPLD) at 6pm on Jan. 24. Carbondale Branch Library Manager Tracy Kallassy told The Sopris Sun that staff members across the district conducted 83 interviews with “movers and shakers” from around the […]
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Library Report: A WiFi suggestion and more
Most regular Carbondale Library users know there is outdoor WiFi reception on the south side of the building and some know there is WiFi in the front. But, what if it’s winter, the temperature is 32 degrees and dropping, it’s after hours and you really need to do something on the internet? Hope could be […]
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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 at 2pm on the first Thursday of each month, rotating around the various library branches from Parachute to Carbondale. Why did so many folks turn […]
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Letters – Feb. 9, 2023
Re: Thoughts to share In a recent letter to The Sopris Sun, a writer shared her observations that school-aged children use the library computers to play violent video games, implying that shooting games lead to school shootings, and suggesting that library staff should prohibit access to these games in the library. As the writer […]
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Recursos gratuitos de la biblioteca, solamente a un clic de distancia
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Para conmemorar la Semana Nacional de las Bibliotecas, estamos adentrándonos con detalle a más de 60 recursos en línea disponibles gratuitamente para los usuarios de la biblioteca del condado de Garfield, con una tarjeta de la biblioteca. Tracy Kallassy, gerente de la sucursal de Carbondale, dijo que dos servicios populares de […]
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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 […]