Resources

Population data

• County Health Rankings & Roadmaps: Colorado (interactive map and data sets) 

• State Demography Office dashboard 

  • 2022 Colorado Population Summary (digital) 

• American Community Survey (ACS) Narrative Profiles 5-year 2019-2023 

  • ​American Community Survey (ACS) landing page and search tool 

  • Learn more at the Discovering the ACS mini-course

• US Census Bureau data tables dashboard 

• Narrative Profiles from 5-year American Community Survey 

Community Dialogues

• Community Dialogue toolkits and guides from STAR Net 

Research and Reports

• 2022 Public Library Services for Stronger Communities Report from Public Library Association

Resources and Ideas 

• Programming Librarian 

• Program Spotlight 

• Resource kits from Colorado State Library 

Program Evaluation 

• Project Outcome - Free evaluation toolkit for gathering survey data from programs to help libraries see what's working, what isn't, and learn what programs your community wants

• Evaluating Library Programming workbook from the Connected Learning Alliance 

Research and Reports

• Publications from National Impact of Library Public Programs Assessment

Agencies and Organizations

• Colorado Commission on Aging (CCOA)

• Area Agency on Aging (Denver Regional Council on Governments, DRCOG)

• National Council on Aging (NCOA)

  • Benefits participation by state and county (interactive map)

• Next 50 Foundation

• AARP Colorado

• National Institute on Aging  

  • Publications (order print, download PDF)

Programs 

• Fall Prevention Programs Demographics & Outcomes Infographics

• Fall Prevention Awareness Week Toolkit 

• Programs for health and wellness:  

  • Geri-Fit - Learn more about Geri-Fit at libraries 

  • Ageless Grace

  • Senior Planet - Virtual live free programming for lifelong learning and physical wellness 

• Social Engagement Innovations Hub (from EngAGED) 

Memory Care

• Memory Cafe Directory

• Time Slips

• MEternally (Memory games and reminiscence kits)

• Reading2Connect (Reading materials and program)

• Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Resource Map (2-1-1 Colorado)

• Talk About Dementia (from CDPHE)

Research and Reports

• Colorado Aging Framework: A Guide for Policymakers, Providers, and Others for Aging Well in Colorado

• Resources for the Colorado Agencies on Aging 

• Creative Aging Resource (from Lifetime Arts Creative Aging)

Language Access

• Language Access Toolkit by Global Wordsmiths

• Services to Spanish Speakers on Libraries Learn (learning content, resources) 

• Resources for Serving Hispanohablante & Latine in Colorado Libraries (PDF) 

  • Looking for resources from a presentation? Download ^ PDF. 

Materials for Libraries

• In the Library/ En la biblioteca posters & flyers (Google Drive)

• Yo hablo, 2.25" buttons (Google Drive)

Demographics & Population Research 

• Languages Spoken at Home - Colorado  

  • Open latest year/ date range category

  • Scroll down to "Languages Spoken at Home" heading for various spreadsheets

• American Community Survey from US Census Bureau 

• Colorado State Demography Office 2020 Census Interactive Map 

• 5-Year American Community Survey: Colorado Interactive Map

Collection & Acquisition of Spanish-Language Materials

• "How Do I Build a Successful Spanish Collection at My Library?" (PDF)

  • Presentation by Carmen Zamarripa and Jorge Romero for CLiC Virtual Winter Workshop 2024

  • Includes selection resources, recommended vendors, publishers, and networking information and links

Read-aloud Materials for Non-English Speakers

• Bibliocuentos - Bilingual and Spanish language storytime resources from Luisa Leija and Sheridan Jay Cazarez

• International Children's Digital Library

• Bloom Library 

  • Q'anjob'al (indigenous Guatemalan language) 

Creating Spanish-Language Materials

• Forms, Flyers, & User Instruction guides from SOL (Spanish in Our Libraries)

• Using the Spanish Keyboard (video in Spanish) 

• Using the Spanish Keyboard (PDF)

• Typing Spanish Accents (StudySpanish) – scroll down to “Typing Cryptic Codes” for Alt+ codes

Services and Programming for Hispanohablantes/ Spanish-speakers

• Library Services to Recently Arrive Latino Immigrants (REFORMA, link to webinar, Dec. 2023) 

• Emerging Adult Readers Resource & Book Club Kit from Colorado State Library 

• Book Club Kits from Colorado State Library

  • Libros en español / Books in Spanish 

• CALMA (Colorado Alliance of Latino Mentors and Authors) member authors with contact, location, and information including books, genres, and websites

• Lee & Low Publishers - Artist and author visits page 

• Community Conversation Guides in Spanish (Living Room Conversations)

Language Interpretation/ Translation Services 

• Community Language Cooperative (live interpretation, document translation, many languages)

• Colorado Interpreters and Translators Association

• The Interpreter Network from Spring Institute 

• Language Link

Colorado-based Document Translation with Library Experience

• Cvlisto 

• Rocky Mountain Language Coop 

Organizations & Partners

• REFORMA  - REFORMA is the national association to promote library and information services to Latinos and Spanish speakers.  

  • ​REFORMA Colorado

• ¡Colorín Colorado! - A bilingual site for English language learners, their educators, and their families geared to early and young readers/ children. 

• CALMA (Colorado Alliance of Latino Mentors and Authors)

Vocabulary Resources

• Library Vocabulary Terms by Week (PDF) 

• Phrases (Google Drive) 

Additional Language Learning Materials

• SpanishDictionary.com (free, app and website resource)

• The New Spanish for Librarians from REFORMA

• Infopeople's Survival Spanish for Library Staff

• Colorado Free University (link to Spanish program search results)

Books and Other Materials for Adult Literacy

• New Readers Press (publisher, vendor)

• News for You (subscription) 

• Townsend Press, Basic Skills/ ESL (publisher, vendor)

• Grassroots Press (publisher, vendor)

• Gemma Hi-Lo Books (publisher, vendor)

• English for Everyone (printable worksheets)

• Ultimate Phonics (subscription) 

• Aztec (software)

• Ellii (curriculum, subscription) 

Tutor Training/ Adult Literacy Education

• ProLiteracy's Education Network

  • Online resources and tools for tutors 

• Spring Institute - Adult Education & Career Pathways 

  • Colorado-based Spring Institute can provide training for library staff

• Intercambio 

  • Online tutor training for volunteers and staff

• Partners in Reading from San Jose Public Library

  • YouTube playlist of tutor training and best practices videos

• Tutor Ready Writing from California State Library

  • YouTube playlist of tutor training and best practices videos 

• Learning circles for adult literacy/ learning

  • "How to Support English Language Skills via Learning Circles" from ALL IN (YouTube video)

  • ProLiteracy Learning Circles Course (requires account creation, free)

  • English Now! from World Education 

  • "App-to-Speed Learning Circles in Public Libraries" (blog post, David J. Rosen)

Colorado-Based Resources

• Literacy Colorado 

  • Class Provider List and Map 

National Resources

• All In Literacy 

• Establishing an Adult Literacy Program (Community Tool Box from University of Kansas) 

• Project Literacy 

• Literacy Minnesota 

• National Literacy Directory 

Research and Reports

• "Do Adults Have the Skills They Need to Thrive in a Changing World?: Survey of Adult Skills 2023" (OECD report)

  • Reader's Companion for "Survey of Adult Skills 2023" 

• Literacy Gap Map

• US Skills Map: State and County Indicators of Adult Literacy and Numeracy (PIAAC)

• State of Literacy in Delaware, Delaware Literacy Alliance Plan - Link to report which includes national data and trends. 

• My Colorado Journey 

• My Colorado Journey for Libraries Flyer (PDF)

• Colorado Apprenticeships Directory 

• Colorado Workforce Centers 

• Career Coaching Collaborative (virtual career coaching) 

• Tax Resources Flyer for Colorado Libraries (PDF)

• Active Colorado VITA Sites (updated 03/29/2023)

• Get Ahead Colorado Partner Toolkit

• My Friend Ben flyer for libraries (two-sided, English and Spanish, PDF)

Links for Library Public Computers or Websites (Public-Facing)

• My Friend Ben 

  • Tool for discovering what benefits are applicable to users and links for applying for those benefits. These include locally-relevant support based, income-based support, and resources that include tax rebates, direct monies, food and hygiene supplies, older adult, and family/ child support. 

• Colorado PEAK

  • The place to apply for and manage your medical, food, cash or other State of Colorado benefits online, covers all human services and social programs.

• Get Ahead Colorado

  • Tax filing assistance and tools to help maximize tax benefit as well as for locating help. 

Active Living and Healthy Community Resources

• Let's Move in Libraries

• Healthy Meetings 

• Blue Zones Project

Agencies and Organizations

• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)

• CO PHPR Collab (Colorado Public Health and Parks and Recreation Collaborative)

• Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) 

Research and Reports

• Healthy People 2030

• Colorado's 2024 Public Health and Environment Improvement Plan 

• Net Galley - Use your work email and get librarian access to Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs) of upcoming titles. 

• Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book

  • Volunteer as a judge or selector for the annual Colorado Book Awards. 

One Book or Common Read Programs

• Big Read - From National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Big Read offers libraries opportunities for grant funding of a common read program for your communities.

Readers Advisory Resources

• RA for All 

• Book Riot 

Opioids: Training and Information

• Opioid Overdose Response Training (30-minute course)

• Narcan Training Video (English, 4-minute video)

• Narcan Training Video (Spanish, 5-minute video)

• Where to Find Naloxone (Colorado Map, public use)

• Drug Overdose Informational Resources 

• Opioid Crisis Support Kit for Public Libraries (Word doc, from OCLC)

Prescription Medication Safety

• Take Meds Seriously (prescription drug safe use, safe storage, safe disposal) 

Agencies and Organizations

• Community Engagement Map/ Contacts from Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention

• Naloxone Standing Orders from Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)

Research and Reports

• National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

  • See "State Level Estimates" beneath the "Reports" heading to find Colorado facts and figures

• National Vital Statistics System: Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (CDC)

Research & Reports

Colorado 

• 2021 Digital Literacy & Inclusion Report for Colorado 

Beyond Colorado  

• Digital Equity Act Population Viewer from U.S. Census Bureau (Interactive Map)

• New Landscape of Digital Literacy, report from National Skills Coalition

• NY State Library's Digital Inclusion Toolkit 

• Public Library Association's 2020 Technology Survey Summary

• Aging Connected: Exposing the Hidden Connectivity Crisis of Older Adults from OATS

Digital Literacy Instruction & Programming

Free Curriculum and Content

• Digital Learn - Free curriculum and content from Public Library Association

  • Full curriculum and content available in Spanish by selecting "Español" from link on top left of page

  • Resources for Trainers 

• Denver Public Library's Technology Classes & Workshops - Free curriculum and content 

  • ​Links to Google Drive include lesson plans for library trainers and materials for students 

• Senior Planet - Free live virtual classes

Librarian and Library Staff Learning

• Skills for 21st Century Librarians: Learning Objectives for Library Programming 

• Technology Competencies Suggested for Public Library Staff (Denver Public Library) 

Partners for Digital Inclusion 

• National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA)

  • Join the NDIA Affiliate for Nonprofit or Government Entities (free)

  • Join the Digital Inclusion Working Group facilitated by American Library Association - Info and sign up at link