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LIBRARY & MUSEUM NEWS COLORADO HISTORIC NEWSPAPERS COLLECTION: took place in September,focused on the"Right to Read in LOUISVILLE TIMES IS NOW ONLINE the Digital Age".If you have questions,please contact staff at On October 12th,the Louisville Public Library hosted an 303.335.4850 open house to celebrate the launch of online availability of The Louisville Times.Over the past several months, hard copy issues,from 1942 to 2007,have been painstakingly digitized. LEARNING The process began several years ago when the newspaper's & RESEARCH publisher offered back issues of The Louisville Times to the Louisville Historical Museum.It was clear from the outset that ELECTRONIC RESOURCES public access to the collection would involve digitization, as the collection was fragile and deteriorating.The lengthy Whether you're a student,consumer or business owner,your process began. Library has the resources you need to find answers and gain knowledge.All you need is a library card! With funding approved by City Council in the 2017 budget, the Library worked with the Colorado Historic Newspapers The Learning and Research section of the Library's website Collection(CHNC)to coordinate the complex project.CHNC offers reference books on any topics imaginable.You'll also handled the digitization process,including vendor relations discover specialized databases to choose your next car or and technology,and going forward it will handle ongoing cell phone plan,prepare you for college entrance exams or maintenance and availability.Now that the collection is digi- research opportunities for your small business.Here are just tized,the City will incur no further costs to have this collec- tion available to the public. • Academic Search Premier-Includes free access to The CHNC website is robust and easy to use.You may access Consumer Reports. it directly at www.ColoradoHistoricNewspapers.org or from • Testing&Education Reference Center-Offers collect the Museum's website under Research Resources.Library entrance exam prep and help with job applications. and Museum staff are available to help and answer ques- • ReferenceUSA-Maintains accurate data on 50 million tions. businesses and 289 million consumers. About CHNC:the digitization project began as a joint yen- If you have questions,please contact staff at 303.335.4820. ture of the Colorado State Library,History Colorado and the Collaborative Digitization Project. Funding for the project MAKERSPACE EXPO OPEN HOUSE was provided largely through grants from the Library Ser- The Library is devoting one Saturday every other month to vices and Technology Act and the Institute for Museum and a Makerspace Expo.These open house-style events are the Library Services.Currently there are more than 1 million digi- perfect opportunity to interact with a variety of hands-on tized pages representing more than 220 individual newspa- projects showcasing Makerspace supplies and equipment. per titles published in Colorado primarily from 1859 to 1923. • Recycle&Upcycle,January 27th LOUISVILLE LIVE: AN EXPERIMENT IN COMMUNITY • Animals&Wildlife,March 24th • Engineering&Design,May 12th • Freedom of the Press in the Digital Age,January 25th at 6:30 pm The events run from 1 -4 pm in the first floor meeting room of the Library. In collaboration with the Boulder County League of Women Voters,Louisville Live will present a community discussion MUSEUM NEWS & EVENTS on the First Amendment,focusing on freedom of the press in the digital age. • Friendly Fixtures:Telephone Operators in Louisville, An Experiment in Community is a volunteer initiative that December 7th, 12- 1 pm,first floor meeting room in supports the Library's commitment to fostering commu- Library nity among the residents it serves.It hosts discussions,not Museum Coordinator Bridget Bacon will give a presentation debates.The purpose is not persuasion or even political and lead a discussion on Louisville's telephone operators,as discussion;it's getting to know one another as individuals well as the historic telephone exchange building at 913 Main and learning to communicate across political,cultural and Street and general telephone history in Louisville.Partici- other differences.The Experiment's inaugural event,which pants are welcome to bring their lunches. Page 4 • December 2017