Cartoonist Jim Morrissey wonders who would have suspected methamphetamine would pose a threat to one of our favorite public places and open a new front in the war on drugs.
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Posted inCrime and Courts
Erie librarian was wrongly fired after objecting to cancellation of programs on racism and LGBTQ+ youth, state finds
The Colorado Civil Rights Division ruled that the High Plains Library District violated prohibitions on discriminatory firing and retaliation
Posted inCartoons
Drew Litton: In some Colorado libraries, meth looms as a monster
Cartoonist Drew Litton laments that Denver metro libraries have had to clean meth residue in their bathrooms, a horror story unfolding in the nonfiction section.
Posted inSun Investigation
Colorado libraries keep closing for meth contamination. Is it their problem to solve?
Denver metro libraries are spending tens of thousands of dollars to clean up meth residue in their bathrooms.
Posted inSunLit Interviews
How a radio show inspired Melissa Payne’s latest novel
A story about a library for manuscripts, plus a touch of personal experience with a blizzard, sparked “The Night of Many Endings.”
Posted inBusiness, News, Politics and Government, Technology
“The cruel irony of the digital divide” in Colorado: Urban poor are left behind even as access, technology improves
When money is tight, Elysia Lucero has to make a choice: Pay the internet bill or buy food for her family. She bought food last month. On Wednesday, she stopped by the PCs for People store on West Alameda Avenue to take care of the unpaid internet bill. “We can’t live without the internet,” said […]
Posted inColoradans, Culture, Education, News, Politics and Government, Technology
Protecting kids from porn? Assaulting free speech? Library critics take aim at public databases.
It’s a strange time to be a librarian in Colorado. Long accustomed to having their workplaces written off as musty-smelling anachronisms, a growing number of librarians lately find themselves under scrutiny, or attack. Across the state, and beyond, librarians have been accused of purposely peddling online porn to kids. And at the Colorado Capitol this […]