Every reader who’s fallen deep into a story already knows: some of the world’s greatest adventures are available from the comfort of your favorite chair! Explore your Clear Creek libraries’ digital resources here…then travel to zoos, aquariums, theaters, ballet studios, museums, and other awesome destinations via the links below. Huge thanks to the companies and […]
Library Updates Related to COVID-19/Coronavirus
Message from the Library District Board of Trustees: We, the Board of Trustees of the Clear Creek Library District (CCCLD), thank you for your patience and understanding in this time of COVID-19 with respect to the operations of the libraries. For the last eight months, the monthly meetings of the board have been dominated by […]
Mental Health Resources
As we learn to accept that right now, we cannot open our doors each and every day and interact with you in person, it has never been more evident that there is no substitute for the relationships we’ve built. It is clear to see that these relationships and the sense of connection they provide offer […]
My Little Free Libraries Journey
February 25, 2019 by Cameron Marlin, Administrator and HR Director I first noticed Little Free Libraries when I lived in Seattle. It seemed like there was one on every block, each unique in design, color, and contents. I liked to amuse myself by imagining the adventures of the books and how they temporarily found themselves […]
Non-Fiction Books That Read Like Fiction
Non-fiction is sometimes assumed to be dull and boring. We’re here to tell you that it isn’t true! The characters, story lines, and information in non-fiction books can be just as compelling as a work of fiction. We hope that some of these will draw you in! In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and […]
Overdue Book Fines – No More!
February 21, 2019 by Clear Creek County Library District Staff In the last year, many public libraries in Colorado and across the country made a big decision: to no longer charge patrons for overdue materials. Why? Fines often are not huge streams of revenue for a library, and more importantly, they often do more harm […]
Postcards from Clear Creek County: Part One
February 18, 2019 by Sean Babbs, Archives Library Assistant This is the first in a series of blog posts we will be publishing on postcard history as it relates to Clear Creek County. The Undivided Back Period, 1901-1907 In the United States, the printing and mailing of private postcards began in 1898 with the passing […]
Search Our Manuscript Material
The Clear Creek County Library District Archives collects and makes accessible to the public materials documenting the history of Clear Creek County, Colorado. We have an ever-growing number of manuscript collections, business and government records, historical newspapers, photographs, and more. Explore our collection here, either by searching for a term or browsing the collections, objects, […]
Summer Reading: Magic for Patrons of All Ages!
Have you stumbled into a little wizard in the book stacks this summer? Or noticed a crowd of kiddos spellbound during a distinctively witchy story time? Perhaps you’ve spotted a coven of crafty youngsters sprinkling glitter into a cauldron of slime, and wondered, What’s all this hocus pocus about, anyway? It’s the magic of Summer […]
View Historic Newspapers
A service of the Colorado State Library, the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) currently includes more than 4.3 million digitized pages, representing more than 760 individual newspaper titles published in Colorado from 1859 to 2023. New titles and issues are added on a regular basis. And best of all the CHNC can be browsed and […]
