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80th Anniversary Birthday Party and Ice Cream Social Join us for cake and ice cream as we celebrate the 80th Anniversary of our Garfield County Libraries! Everyone is welcome to attend the party that is most convenient for them during the week: Tuesday, July 3 - 12 pm in Carbondale, 1 pm in New Castle and Silt, 2:30 pm in Glenwood Springs... READ MORE |
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Libraries Leverage Grant Opportunity to Add Computers The Garfield County Libraries were recently awarded a grant from the Garfield County Federal Mineral Lease District to purchase charging carts and sixty new Chromebook laptop computers. This award comes at a critical time as demand for broadband access at the libraries has increased drastically... READ MORE |
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Food for Fines Your Garfield County Libraries are excited to bring back the popular Food for Fines program. According to Feeding America, around one in ten people in Garfield County experience food insecurity on a daily basis and it is important to us to help out. During the month of February you can... READ MORE |
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5 ways you can support your libraries nowThink of the libraries whenever you shopThrough programs like AmazonSmile, Better World Books, and City Market Rewards, a portion of the profit from your purchases will go back to the Garfield County Libraries Foundation.... READ MORE |
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Renewing Books via Text is Now Available Did you know you can renew library materials and get information about your books on hold via text message? Your Garfield County Libraries are part of the Marmot Library Network, and have had a text messaging service (SMS) since 2014. We recently switched to a new text messaging provider called... READ MORE |
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Libraries start new hours September 5 All Garfield County Libraries will begin a new schedule Tuesday, September 5. This is the second recent change in hours, with the first occurring last December after the Library District learned of a $1.2 million decrease in operating revenue for 2017. The December hour change resulted in a 7%... READ MORE |
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Wireless Printing Available at the libraries! Wireless printing is available at Garfield County Libraries. What does that mean for you? It means you can now send print jobs wirelessly from your personal computer or mobile device to one of our library printers without having to log on to one of our computers. And, you can do it from anywhere... READ MORE |
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Book Stops around the county Commuters around Garfield County have been grabbing books from the library's Book Stops at four locations: the Rifle Park & Ride, the main street stop in New Castle, the 27th Street station in Glenwood Springs, and the Carbondale Park and Ride. Volunteers and staff keep these Book Stops... READ MORE |
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Get ready for the Great American Eclipse Did you know we are just over a week away from witnessing the first total solar eclipse to cross the United States from coast to coast in over 99 years? The path of totality (where the sun is completely obscured by the moon) will run north of us through Wyoming and Nebraska, and many people will... READ MORE |
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Roadworthy audiobooks This article originally appeared in the June 29, 2017 edition of the Post Independent. Written by Emily Hisel, Brand Manager for Garfield County Libraries. Being... READ MORE |
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Win a Kindle during Library Card Sign-... This September for Library Card Sign-Up Month, your Garfield County Libraries are giving away three Kindles to library card holders! We'll have a drawing for adults 18+, a drawing for teens... READ MORE |
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Most Popular Items Want to know what are the most popular books, movies, etc. with your friends and neighbors? Check out these lists! ... READ MORE |
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Easier Online Access to Magazines Borrowing digital materials from the libraries just got easier! What was once done through multiple apps can be done all in one place with the Libby App powered by OverDrive. Here... READ MORE |
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Garfield County Libraries Go Fine Free... As we ring in the New Year, your Garfield County Libraries will ring in a new age of library access for the community. The Library Board recently decided to eliminate charges for overdue materials... READ MORE |