Denver Public Library
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Denver Central Library | |
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Location | 10 W. 14th Ave., Denver, Colorado |
Coordinates | 39°44′14″N 104°59′18″W / 39.737313°N 104.988246°W |
The Denver Public Library is the
History
The Library's humble beginnings started in 1859 as an outdoor facility built from a carpenter's bench under a tree. It was founded by Arthur Pierce, one of the pioneers during the gold rush era.
Central Library
In the 1950s the city commissioned the architectural firm
Collections
The Denver Public Library has a large
The Western History Department holds the
The Western History and Genealogy departments merged in 1995 and are located on the fifth floor. The Genealogy department includes 60,000 books, 75,000 pieces of microform, and hundreds of magazine and newsletter titles, charts, clippings, atlases and manuscripts. From 1995 until 2015, The Western History Department worked on digitizing over 100,000 of its images to make them available online.[8]
The Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library serves as an educational and cultural resource focusing on the history, literature, art, music, religion, and politics of African Americans in Colorado and throughout the Rocky Mountain West. The Library opened in 2003 and houses a full service branch library, research archives and the Western Legacies Museum, an exhibition space that spans more than 7,000 square feet (650 m2) and includes an African American Leadership Gallery, a replica of the Office of Denver Mayor Wellington E. Webb, and rotating exhibits which highlight historical periods, notable individuals and local Denver history.
Current Services
Computers and Technology
All locations offer patrons access to public computers with Internet service, Microsoft Office 2013, copying, printing, and scanning. Wireless Internet (WiFi) is also available to all visitors.[10]
Library of Things
The Denver Public Library offers library card holders access to equipment and experiences to check out. Current items include bicycle repair kits, State Park Pass, Chromebooks, draft check meter, GoPro camera, museum and cultural passes, power check meter, Speck indoor air quality meter, video projector, and WiFi hotspot.[11]
Makerspaces
The Denver Public Library system provides access to makerspaces, called ideaLABs, at various locations.[12]
Museum Passes, Cultural Tours and Ticket Vouchers
Denver Public Library offers library card holders free passes to participating local museums and cultural institutions. Institutions include the Butterfly Pavilion, Denver Center for the Performing Arts Behind the Scenes Tours, Denver Firefighters Museum, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver Trolley, Denver Zoo, History Colorado Center, Molly Brown House Museum, and Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Card holders can also enter drawings to win vouchers to plays and concerts held at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company and Colorado Symphony.[13]
Branch libraries
- Central Library[14]
- Children's Library
- Western History & Genealogy Library
- Athmar Park Branch Library
- Ross-Barnum Branch Library
- Bear Valley Branch Library
- Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
- Bob Ragland Branch Library, named after Bob Ragland[15]
- Ross-Broadway Branch Library
- Ross-Cherry Creek Branch Library
- Decker Branch Library
- Eugene Field Branch Library
- Ford-Warren Branch Library
- Green Valley Ranch Branch Library
- Hadley Branch Library
- Hampden Branch Library
- John "Thunderbird Man" Emhoolah Jr. Branch Library, named after John Emhoolah Jr.[16]
- Montbello Branch Library
- Park Hill Branch Library
- Pauline Robinson Branch Library
- Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Branch Library
- Sam Gary Branch Library
- Schlessman Family Branch Library
- Smiley Branch Library
- Ross-University Hills Branch Library
- Valdez-Perry Branch Library
- Virginia Village Branch Library
- Westwood Branch Library
- Woodbury Branch Library
Former branch libraries include the Dickinson Branch Library, a Carnegie library listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- ^ Central Library Maps and Call Number Guide(PDF Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine). Denver Public Library. Retrieved: 2011-03-30.
- ^ Facts & Figures Denver Public Library. Retrieved: 2012-02-29.
- ^ CAYTON, C., & Cayton, C. (1982). Daring to be different: the Denver public library. Wilson Library Bulletin, 56, 504–510.
- ^ a b History of the Denver Public Library
- ^ a b Burnham Hoyt: Architect of the North Wing of the Central Library
- ^ O’Meara Ford family marks 100 years
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service. November 15, 1990.
- ^ a b c d "The History of the Denver Public Library". Denver Public Library History. 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Otto C. Perry Images". www.drgw.org. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ DPL Computers & Equipment
- ^ DPL Library of Things
- ^ DPL ideaLAB
- ^ DPL Museum Passes
- ^ Denver Public Library Locations & Hours, retrieved: 2022 November 16
- ^ "Bob Ragland (1938 - 2021)". Denver Public Library History. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Denver Library Re-Named John 'Thunderbird Man' Emhoolah Jr. Branch To Honor Native American Culture". CBS Colorado. 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-17.