The Colorado State Library provides some excellent resources for Libraries and Librarians.   This guide is intended to give you an overview of what they offer.

Children's Literacy

• Reading Tips for Parents (PDF brochure)
• Kindergarten Readiness (PDF brochure)
• Every Child Ready to Read (link to official ALA page)
• Statewide Reading Program Information
• Links to National Programs for both Children and Teens
• Reports on the effectiveness of library literacy initiatives

Colorado Librarian's Survival Guide

• Library and Education Acronyms
• Library Education programs in Colorado
• Listing of Colorado Libraries - Public and Academic
• A Downloadable PDF of the entire Survival Guide (41pages)

There are also specific pages for all of the following - School Libraries, Public Libraries, Professional Development, and Diverse and Special Populations - along with much more!

Explore the State Library's website to discover some new tools that are at your disposal in the service of your various populations.  If you run across something that you think should be highlighted here, please feel free to add it to this page, or email

Cliff Davidson at cdavidson@dclibraries.org.