Reentry Resources
This kit is meant to be a starting point to help libraries reach and support people who were formerly incarcerated, people learning about the experience
Social Topics
The social topics kits were created to help public library staff within the state of Colorado better understand important and timely social topics, serve traditionally under-served populations, and to give staff the tools needed to host and facilitate critical community conversations, mending fences within the community. We hope that using the kits will help establish the library as a place for civil dialog in our communities.
These kits are a way to authentically engage with members of your community and generate public knowledge that can then be used to:
- Inform decision-making of all kinds
- Hone in on people’s concerns, aspirations, and thought processes about a given issue in relation to your community
- Inform how you engage the community by welcoming new people and opening the door to new relationships, which creates opportunities for new partners and coalitions.
Homelessness
This kit is intended to be a starting point for libraries to reach and support those without stable housing within their communities. It includes several books
Climate Crisis
Climatologists and scientists in general are in overwhelming agreement: the planet is heating and that heating is caused by greenhouse gas emissions as a direct