#denver public libraries

[arcthriftjockey]

List of Denver Libraries to Watch Cartoons at

Central - The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show

Athmar Park Branch - The Flintstones

Ross-Barnum Branch -

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Bear Valley Branch - SpongeBob SquarePants

Blair-Caldwell African American Research - The Jetsons

Bob Ragland Branch - Gets Grounded Series

Ross-Broadway Branch - Rugrats

Ross-Cherry Creek Branch - The Simpsons

Decker Branch - The Brady Bunch

Eugene Field Branch - American Dad!

Ford-Warren Branch - Futurama

Green Valley Ranch Branch - Family Guy

Hadley Branch - Rick and Morty/Heavy Metal

Hampden Branch - Regular Show

John "Thunderbird Man" Emhoolah, Jr. Branch - Nicktoons Extravaganza

Montbello Branch - South Park

Park Hill Branch - Friends

Pauline Robinson Branch - The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Branch - Robot Chicken

Sam Gary Branch - Superjail!

Schlessman Family Branch - Classic Scooby-Doo

Smiley Branch - Johnny Test/Rocket Power

Ross-University Hills Branch - Looney Tunes

Valdez-Perry Branch - Beavis and Butt-Head

Virginia Village Branch - King of the Hill

Westwood Branch - Tom and Jerry

Woodbury Branch - The Powerpuff Girls (CLASSIC)

[reasonsforhope]

"Next Monday [6/17/24] is the start of National Pollinator Awareness Week, and one Colorado advocacy group is hosting a flower planting drive to rewild Colorado’s meadows, gardens, and just maybe, its children too.

Created by constitutional amendment in 1992, Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) is a state-funded independent board that invests a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds to help preserve and enhance the state’s parks, trails, wildlife, rivers, and open spaces.

This year, GOCO’s offshoot Generation Wild is distributing over 100,000 free packets of wildflower seeds to collection points at museums, Denver Parks and Rec. offices, and libraries all over the state to encourage kids and families to plant the seeds in their backyards.

The Save the Bees! initiative aims to make the state more beautiful, more ecologically diverse, and more friendly to pollinators.

According to a new report from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, 20% of Colorado’s bumblebees are now at risk of extinction. Even in a small area like a backyard, planting wildflowers can make a positive impact on the local ecosystem and provide native bees with a healthy place to live.

“The Western Bumblebee population has declined in Colorado by 72%, and we’re calling on kids across Colorado to ‘bee’ the change,” said GOCO Executive Director Jackie Miller.

Named after Generation Wild’s official mascot “Wilder,” the Wilderflower Seed Mix was developed in partnership with Applewood Seed Co. and packets are now available for pickup at designated partner sites including more than 80 Little Free Library boxes.

By distributing 100,000 Wilderflower packets, Generation Wild is providing more than 56 million seeds for planting in every nook and cranny of the state. All seeds are regionally-native to Colorado, which is important for sustaining the living landscape of bees, birds, and other animals.

Additionally, by using flower species adapted to the Mile High climate, landscapers and gardeners need to use less water than if they were tending non-native plants.

“Applewood Seed Co. was excited to jump in and help Generation Wild identify a seed mix that is native to the Colorado region and the American West, containing a diversity of flower species to attract and support Colorado’s pollinator populations,” stated Norm Poppe, CEO of Applewood Seed Co. “We hope efforts like this continue to educate the public on pollinator conservation and the need to protect our native bees and butterflies.”

Concluding her statement Miller firmly stated that children grow up better outside, and if you or a parent you know agree with her, all the information on how to participate in Save the Bees! can be found here on their website, including a map showing all the local pickup points for the Wilderflower Seed Packets."

-via Good News Network, June 13, 2024

[pinkblanc]

Interior in Denver c. 1890s

[eltristan]

(edited and revised 3/4 front view of right side of 1241, by railfan Otto Perry, presumably at the SP engine service at the yards in Oakland, California. Date, July 25, 1937.)

[rabbitcruiser]

Thomas Edison received a patent for his incandescent lamp on January 27, 1880.

[rohirric-hunter]

Crying screaming throwing up I lost my library card to the library from the tiny little town I used to live in and I never memorized the number on it so now I can't access any of their online resources because I can't log innnnnnn and they had by far the most comprehensive list of online resources of any of the libraries I've ever used and options that weren't Libby and they won't let me get a new one if I don't live there anymore

Ahhhhhhhhhhh where can I get a fake ID I need a card at that library

[petsincollections]

Taos Pueblo children, ca. 1915(?)

Portrait of Native American (Taos Pueblo) boys by a ladder and adobe walls at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; they play with a puppy.

Photographs - Western History

Denver Public Library Digital Collections

[jjr1971]

Because COAF didn’t really kick off until Friday evening I had all morning and afternoon to squeeze in sight seeing around downtown Denver, Colorado. Librarian that I am, I had to find the Denver Public Library Central Branch. Weirdly it was closed on Fridays, and Saturdays, presumably for some fucked up budgetary savings reasons because normally Fridays and Saturdays, especially Saturdays, would be heavy use days with so many M-F workers having Saturday off. Library budgets being squeezed like this even in ostensibly blue Denver, Colorado is a disgrace. I was shocked and dismayed; Houston Public Library Central Branch is open 7 days a week. Fort Bend County Library’s George Memorial Library is also open 7 days a week. Do better, Denver!

That aside, Denver is aesthetically beautiful, the downtown architecture at street level in particular, and surrounded on seemingly all sides by snowcapped mountains. 🏔️ it reminds me of Calgary, Alberta 🇨🇦 with the Canadian Rockies on the horizon.

If I were younger and more physically fit, I would want to live in Denver. I’m just content to visit now for a long weekend.

[videshisutra]

Earliest Glimpses of Colorado Hinduism

The early 20th century in Denver marks a fragmented period for the presence of Hinduism, a time when authentic Hindu philosophy and spirituality began to emerge alongside a flurry of sensationalist and dubious claims. The Vedanta Society made a brief but notable appearance, attempting to establish a foothold for genuine Hindu teachings, though its influence appears to have been transient. More…

[gallusrostromegalus]

gonna be in denver soon (for a candlelight vigil) and will be spending extra time there to support my cousin, but due to our respective work schedules (I work remote, cousin doesn't) there is plenty of time I'll be free to bop around

any suggestions for an AuDHD queer person that likes absurdity, niche interests, quiet places, and is restricted to mass transit travel options? I am also an outgoing introvert so I like people but only one at a time or in small doses

Uhhhhh ok double check all of these against public transit and if they're still on timed entry but:

- Meow Wolf Denver has always got something cool on

- Denver botanical gardens on York Street are on bus routes and are at their peak rn (best go on a weekday or a day with bad weather

- IDK if the Chatfield botanical gardens are on a reasonable bus route but they're less busy

- Denver art museum and Denver public library are right next to each other and I know they're on bus routes

- every gallery, weird shop and preformer in RiNo on Santa Fe Blvd

- there also the collective at Stapleton which is a ton of niche shops an food stalls and an art gallery at the old Stapleton airport, no ticket needed

- Denver zoo just opened up their Australian exhibit but it tends to be crowded unless you go on a day with bad weather. Which I recommend anyway because the animals are a lot more active when it's raining/stormy out

- Denver Museum of nature and science is right next to the zoo and IDK what their current travelling exhibit is but the permanent exhibits are all A+

-Denver preforming arts center is on RTD, IDK when you're coming but there's always something going on there.

All these places have websites so you can eyeball them and see if they're your thing, pre-purchase your tickets if needed and give you bus route directions.

[littlefeather-wolf]

Group of unidentified Indians, Sioux, full length

Credit : Denver Public Library Special Collections

Creator : Barry, D. F. (David Francis), 1854-1934

Date : circa 1880-1890

Group of unidentified Native Americans, Dakota or possibly Crow, full length studio portraits with painted backdrop; group of three, two men and one woman; Native American man standing behind seated pair with two feathers in hat, muffler around neck and buttoned suit jacket; Native American woman seated wearing ornamentation on braids, necklace, dress and blanket wrapped around shoulders; Native American man seated wearing feathers in hair, necklace, muffler around neck, ; plaid shirt, blanket wrapped around waist, fringed pants and moccasins.

Indians of North America--Clothing and dress--19th century

[callsign-bubbles]

i think one of the things we’ve failed to consider about the boston boys is their ability of persuasion. the main reason they’ve been together for such a long time is because they’re good at what they do, but i also think that they stormed into greg brown’s office and said “if you split us up we’ll quit”

it is with this in mind that i present a potential AU: speech and debate team! i think ryan and will especially would be perfect candidates, given their personalities and general tendencies as players. NSDA rules would be how i’d govern it, and if i assigned each of them an event i’d say that will in particular would be a kickass lincoln-douglas debater, and ryan and gabe would shine in the team element of public forum.

the twist of it all is that ryan and gabe and will are all competing against each other, even in the different events. competition against the people that know you best.

blurb under the cut.

“I’m telling you, Leno, this argument is flimsy, and it’s gonna feel like that whether I say it in front of a wall or the judges,” Will complains, letting his head drop against the table. “Whose choice was it to go barhopping last night instead of refocusing?” Leno replies, voice completely monotone. Will gives him the finger and a pitiful groan. It’s not, like, the best idea to come to practice hungover, but he could stand for at least a little sympathy. The douchebags from Denver talked shit the entire competition. Sue him if he wanted to get drunk and forget about his poor placement. Leno puts his notes down. “Smitty, dude, I promise you, thinking about the shit that happened on Sunday won’t prep you for next week any more than sulking on your ass will.” “Whatever.” Will puffs a curl out of his face, pulling his hoodie off for the T-shirt under it. The library’s almost unbearably warm in the winter. And anyway, it’s not like he doesn’t care, and Leno knows that. He’s damn proud to do this. He just wishes it didn’t come with a rivalry with a bunch of assholes.  Grabbing his laptop from where he’d strewn it on the table, he finds the document with this cycle’s topic. Votesy and Powell have added to it since he’s last checked, mostly accuracy checks and little quips. Will huffs a laugh when he sees the ‘DENVER’S DADDY’S MONEY CAN SUCK MY BALLS’ in bright red font on the top of his notes section. “The intergenerational accumulation of wealth is antithetical to democracy,” he mumbles, trying to get back into the right headspace. The screen stares at him mockingly. Eventually, after an Advil, a giant swig of his water, and slapping himself in the face a few times, he gets in the groove. The argument is hypocritical, he realizes, but what can he do. It’s not his fault that his great-great-grandparents happened to be in the right place at the right time. It’s only when there’s a pair of hands waving across his screen, making it hard to type, that he pulls out from his focus and sees Fowls grinning and shaking his head at him.

[verysium]

what do you read in your spare time? you’re one of the most eloquent users i know, id love to hear how you find the media you consume and what your favorites are

omg ei 😊 welcome back to the inbox! thank you for your sweet words although i'm probably not qualified enough to be considered the full definition of eloquent. i am going to preface this post by saying that i definitely don't read as much as i should, so this list is not going to be comprehensive whatsoever. the last time i even visited an in-person library was like half a decade ago, and since then my spare time has been nonexistent lmao. anyways, here are some of my favorite/most recent reads as listed by author:

POETRY

richard siken: i think siken is already well-known both in the literary world and in whatever booktok deems is popular culture. if you don't already know him though, he is best known for his poetry collection crush, which delves into themes of obsession, gay love, and violent eroticism. i actually read this chapbook unknowingly. as in i was hounding sketchy pdf download sites at 3 AM and saw a man with bloodied lips on the cover and decided to read it. he basically became my summer fever dream after that. the way he juxtaposes images is seamless, smoother than water. only richard siken can talk about violence without making it sound violent. i also enjoyed his other poetry collection war of the foxes, especially "portrait of fryderyk in shifting light." i think light is a common motif throughout most of his poems, and he manipulates it effortlessly. the most recent piece i read from him is "piano lesson." i have nothing left to say that he didn't already say, so i would just recommend reading it for yourself. he is the og big brain when it comes to word play.

ocean vuong: he's unforgettable, and i mean that literally because nobody forgets a person named ocean. time is a mother was exactly what the name suggests: an exploration of grief, loss, and the rewind of time after his mother's death. some of the poems are almost cinematic in quality. "künstlerroman" is my favorite because it feels exactly like watching a video tape in reverse. i think his most famous work is "someday i'll love ocean vuong." it was the first piece i ever read from him, and to this day, it remains my comfort poem.

silas denver melvin: i only recently discovered him through his chapbook grit. i think he's also on tumblr @/sweatermuppet. he writes a lot on the trans experience, and his work gives me a mix of southern gothic and country vibes. would definitely read his other publications if i had the time.

chen chen: one thing about chen chen is that he always comes to devour. my favorite works from him are "self-portrait as so much potential" and "song of the anti-sisyphus." you have to put on your thinking cap for some of his poems, but once you grasp the meaning, everything makes sense all at once.

franny choi: "disaster means without a star" was the entire inspiration behind my first rin fic. i relate to her more personally in regards to the diaspora experience, but her collections are worth reading in general because of the sheer quality.

pages matam: his poem "piñata" was what got me into slam poetry. his work mostly consists of political commentary which i feel is particularly relevant in today's social climate. "on learning america's english" also resonates with people who have encountered the entire losing/learning immigrant tongues experience.

laura lamb brown-lavolie: i've only read one spoken word poem from her, and tbh i only needed to read one. "on this the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the titanic, we reconsider the buoyancy of the human heart" is my two-headed calf poem. one day i will get this tattooed.

brendan constantine: once again, this was the result of me being chronically online coupled with the boredom of an august heat wave. i found "the opposites game" through TED. honestly, i was a bit unsure about it at first, but it's a cute little poem that makes you really delve into the intricacies of craft.

TEEN POETRY & PROSE

yasmeen khan: she could mouth her words onto every square inch of my body, and i would still be coming back for more. ingraining them into flesh is not enough. "movie stars" is by far my favorite work from her. she writes about femininity and womanhood so profoundly. it's tragic, but really i wouldn't have it end any other way.

kaya dierks: her writing is basically middle-of-nowhere small town stoner teenage life but personified. "crushed" is my favorite piece from her. the soundtrack for this work was definitely by ethel cain, and you cannot convince me otherwise.

FICTION

madeline miller: i was first introduced to her when i read the song of achilles. let's just say that book had me nonverbal for the greater half of three months. it was my metaphorical hatchet. i buried it once, and i never want to dig it up again. i read circe a few years later. the first time was during the blue hour at an airport, right between one red-eye flight and another transfer. i don't even remember that experience because i was heavily sleep-deprived. i read it again recently for a literature course, this time for academic analysis. overall, i enjoy the the heroine-centric narrative. typically, i'm a bit wary of novels with heavy feminist themes because they either project their agenda too strongly or they run the risk of misrepresentation. circe doesn't exactly have that problem. it was more about empowerment and less about exercising power over others.

charlotte brontë: as a historical figure, brontë was questionable, but jane eyre most certainly was not. that book rewired my brain, and that is saying something because i have never read any classic by choice. and it is so important to me that jane was the ugliest, plainest girl you could ever imagine. also cus i unironically enjoy angst, and this book was full of dramatic misunderstandings.

yoko ogawa: i love japanese literature, so there is no reason not to include this one here. "a peddler of tears" is one of my favorite short stories. i did not expect the ending at all, but it was welcome. something about violence, body gore, and dismemberment being framed as romantic and semi-erotic just gets to me. sign me the hell up. hotel iris is a hit-or-miss with some people. either you like the fact that art makes you uncomfortable or you shut it down completely. for me, i was alright with exploring some of its darker themes, but read at your own discretion.

NONFICTION

ross gay: he lives up to his name both in optimism and in carefree joy. probably one of my favorite creative nonfiction authors simply based off the accessibility of his writing style. easy to read and understand but still hits you with the full force of a semi-truck. i would recommend his book inciting joy. it's a collection of essays that delve into grief, but since this is ross gay, he makes it seem like a quintessential part of life.

paul kalanithi: sixteen-year-old me was mind blown by him cus before that doctors were shrewish old men with bald spots and sterile coats, not poetic surgeons who dissected the anatomy of word and recited t.s. eliot in the most heart-wrenching way possible. he is everything i want to become in both life and death. when breath becomes air literally does take your breath away.

[vetsen]

1890s library customs

Source: Public Library Handbook by Dana, John Cotton (1895). Link to Archive.org // This book mostly talks about hosting small libraries and how Denver Public Library operated.

Departments

Denver Public Library had two departments:

1. Reference department (also called reference library), which hosted...

encyclopedias

dictionaries

books on science

magazines/serials older than three months

this month's journals (assuming this means stuff like science journals)

You could NOT borrow books from the reference library, only read them within the library walls to ensure everyone could access them.

2. Circulating department (also called circulating library), which hosted...

fiction

magazines of this month and the two previous months (older ones were bound and sent to the reference library)

general works (encompasses all kinds of books, incl. collections, books on humanities, and yearbooks)

periodicals and journals that were older than one month and unbound

sheets of designs and photographs taken from illustrated journals, art magazines, works on design, etc.

These books could be borrowed by anyone with a borrower's card.

Fiction books could be kept for 7 days.

Magazines could be kept for 3 days.

General works, periodicals, journals, and the sheets could be kept for 14 days.

Borrowers

Anyone deemed local could get a borrower's card. Often, they needed a guarantor (although exceptions existed).

Borrower's card:

Replacing a lost card cost 10 cents, and the new one would be marked with a D to stand for 'duplicate.'

The card would expire in two years.

Using the library

Book lists

People who preferred not to browse for themselves could write lists of books they wish to read. This list should be written not with titles but the ID numbers of the books, it should be a list of minimum six books, and they should be written in order of intrigue. A borrower could give this list to the counter attendant, who would then go and look for these books starting from the first book listed. They would bring back whatever book was found.

So, if a list was of books A263, BG274, and X2746, the attendant would look for A263 first. If it was not available, they'd move on to look for BG274. If this was available, they'd bring this book back to the borrower.

At the counter, people with lists would be helped before people with only an individual book request, since the attendant would be wasting a lot of time if the person gave one book idea at a time, forcing the attendant to go back and forth.

(photo of a book list)

Browsing

Browsing books yourself was allowed in most bigger libraries: it wasn't required to use a list.

Reading at the library

You could read at the library, and it was generally asked that after you're done, you leave the book on the table. The attendants would return it to its right place.

Catalogues

Libraries had catalogues on their books, which could be browsed freely. These include finding lists and dictionary catalogues.

I'll add this here because it's not important enough to be its own entry. A type of a catalogue was the accession book, which was an invoice book. In it, librarians marked every single book that came into the library (in the order they came in) as well as its information. Thus, the accession book was a complete list of the library's contents over its lifetime.

Borrowing a book

1. Take your chosen book up to the counter, where the counter attendant should be (if they're doing their job well) and present your card.

2. The attendant removes the book card from the pocket pasted inside the book's front cover and writes the borrower's card number onto the book card.

a book card (also called a slip) contains the book's call number and thus identifies the book

the pocket is a small paper pocket big enough for the card

3. The attendant then stamps the pocket, the borrower's card, and the book card with today's date. If the return date is something other than the usual 3-14 days, the return date is also written on these cards and pocket.

4. The attendant places the borrower's card inside the pocket and the book card inside a box.

5. After closing, the attendant arranges all book cards in the box in the order of the numbers and letters (the book's identification number). They're then put in a file/a tray behind a guide card showing the date. (see photo below)

"Charges of Books in Circulation" means the book cards of books out in readers' houses. The verb "charge" is used a lot when talking of borrowing a book.

6. When the book is returned, the attendant ensures the dates on the pocket and the borrower's card match, then checks behind the guide card. If the date on the book card matches as well, everything is in order. The attendant stamps the borrower's card with today's date as proof the book has been returned.

What happens if you don't return a book on time

Every day, a fine of two cents is imposed.

Three days after the agreed date: A notification is sent notifying you of your "delinquency" (as the book puts it) and to request you return the book. This notification adds a fine of two cents.

Seven days after the agreed date: A notification is sent to the guarantor asking for them to collect and return the book as well as pay the fine.

Fourteen days after the agreed date: If the guarantor fails too, a "special messenger" will be sent to your house to collect both the book and the fine. This will add 25 cents to the fine (and/or 2 cents per block: the book mentions both).

If a book and/or the fee cannot be recovered, the borrower's card will be canceled, and they can't use the library again. The guarantor may not be accepted as a guarantor again.

In the case of a damaged/lost book, the borrower would have to pay for the new book as well as all the costs in getting the book back on the shelf (such as costs of binding or cutting if needed).

[gracie-bird]

A practically unknown Grace Kelly at the opening night at Elitch's Theatre, in Denver, Colorado, June 1951.

Credits: Denver Public Library Special Collections.

[rohirric-hunter]

I should contact that library and ask if they have a nonresident card I can get -- I don't think they do, but as I don't live in that town anymore my tax dollars are not going towards supporting the library so I do feel a little bad for mooching.

(This does not apply to the Denver Public Library, which sent a collection agency after me when I was 12 because they closed the branch I went to for six months with no notice so I was unable to return my books for six months and then when they opened it again I had over $100 in fines that obviously I couldn't pay because I was 12. I will go ahead and use my DPL card as much as I want forever.)