With so much new development and construction going on throughout the Denver area, it can sometimes feel like every building more than a few years old has been torn down or drastically changed. Mark A […]
In any given description of a place, there contains both the locale’s history, appearance, and context, as well as the author’s own memories, feelings, and experiences. Every description falls somewhere along the spectrum of these […]
Racist: One who is supporting a racist policy through their actions or inaction or expressing a racist idea. Antiracist: One who is supporting an antiracist policy through their actions or expressing an antiracist idea. Ibram […]
Times continue to be strange, and it can be difficult to read for pleasure right now. Many of us have entirely new responsibilities eating up the majority of our days during the closures. Others might […]
Throughout the city, Denver Public Library locations have expanded virtual services and programming during the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting closures. For one of Northwest Denver’s libraries, the Smiley Branch, reopening to the public will be […]
We’re currently going through a time that is different than anything most of us have experienced before due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the stay-at-home order issued to Colorado residents. While much has previously been […]
In a small Indian village, an unnamed surgeon receives the most unlikely of evening visitors: a teacher, his pregnant wife and their young son, all of whom are dead. So begins Vikram Paralkar’s “Night Theater” […]
When the topic of environmental impact and climate change comes up, we frequently hear about broad concerns such as weather changes, rising sea levels and air quality issues that can sometimes be difficult to wrap […]
In 1873, Scottish explorer David Livingstone died of dysentery and malaria. He was in the area that is now Zambia searching for the source of the river Nile. Doctor Livingstone, who is credited with being […]
As a librarian and a reader, I have spent more time than I’d care to admit meditating on the power of words. I have often considered the seemingly infinite amount of English grammatical rules alongside […]
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