Tag: Denver Public Library
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News Nuggets: Denver property tax relief and free trees
The City and County of Denver is now accepting applications for the 2025 Property Tax Relief Program through April 30, 2027. The program provides partial refunds of property taxes paid, or the equivalent in rent, to help older adults, people with disabilities, low‑income families and qualifying surviving spouses remain in their homes. Last year, 3,336…
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Denver government and services to close for New Year’s Day
After the world rings in the new year Wednesday night, Denver city officials, like many others, will be taking Thursday off. In observance of New Year’s Day on Thursday, the Denver city government and city services will be closed to the general public. That will include the Mayor’s Office, City Council offices, the Clerk &…
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Denver Public Library’s most checked out books of 2025
Let’s check in on Denver Public Library’s most checked out books of 2025. A list revealed by DPL Tuesday breaks down Denverites’ reading habits into different genres including fiction, nonfiction, romance, mystery and more. Topping the charts were a reimagining of the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” a self-help book encouraging readers to let go of…
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Denver Central Library adds Fridays to schedule, will be open 7 days a week
The Denver Public Library is extending its open hours at its Central Library location at Broadway and 14th Avenue, and will now be open seven days a week. The addition of Fridays to the library’s schedule starts Nov. 7, nearly a year after the location reopened from a multi-year renovation, according to a news release…
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Denver Public Library to expand Central Library hours despite city hiring freeze
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Public Library will expand the Central Library’s hours beginning July 6. With the Central Library now being open on Saturdays, the expansion brings operations to six days a week. Additionally, the library will offer curbside pickup on Fridays, which will expand that service to…
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This Denver library about to be renamed
When the Ross-Barnum Branch Library, located at 3570 W 1st Ave., reopens after renovations, it will be known as the Ross-Phyllis Bigpond Branch Library, according to a statement from the Denver Public Library Commission. It’s been closed since August. The Commission approved the name change on Wednesday after community feedback. “Renaming this library is more…
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Denver Public Library’s first art curator opens a new chapter
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Emily Grace King is the queen, of sorts, reigning over approximately 4,000 artworks held by Denver Public Library. King remains giddy in her newish dream job as DPL’s very first art and exhibits curator. She stepped into her role in the Special Collections and Archives department on Aug. 31, 2024 — only about eight weeks…
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Denver Public Library’s bright ideaLABs create community
Public libraries — once quiet bastions of books, readers and shushing librarians — offer much more these days. Six Denver Public Library (DPL) branches operate ideaLAB maker spaces, which are open and free-of-charge to the public. Located throughout the Mile High City, ideaLABs are equipped with a variety of tools, machines and materials available for…
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Denver Public Library’s central branch to reopen Sunday after multi-year renovation
The Central Library off 14th Avenue and Broadway has been closed, on and off, since 2020.
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Denver releases ballot information booklet online ahead of November election
The online version, as opposed to printing and mailing, will save taxpayers about $200,000, officials said.