On May 2, 2011 Eagle Valley Library District, Garfield County Public Library, Grand County Library District, Gunnison County Library District, Town of Vail Library and Wilkinson Public Library went live in the Prospector system. This means that their library holdings are available for lending and patrons of each of these libraries may now borrow from other libraries in Prospector.

Established in 1993, the Eagle Valley library district is supported by a 2.75 mill levy on property from Tennessee Pass to Glendwood Canyon and up to Bond, MCCoy and Sweetwater. The District operates the Avon Public Library, The Eagle Public Library and the Gyspum Public Library. For more information about the Eagle Library, see: http://www.evld.org/about

The Garfield County Public Library was established in 1938 as a Works Progress Administration project at New Castle, Colorado. When the WPA program was discontinued, the Garfield County Commissioners agreed to finance it through the county’s general fund. Garfield county has six branch libraries in Carbondale, New Castle, Silt, Glenwood Springs, Rifle and Parachute. For more information about the Garfield County Library, see: http://www.gcpld.org/

In 1938 Grand County Library was established as a central reservoir of knowledge for its citizens. In January of 1995 the library became a district. Today it still serves the same basic function for the community as well as new roles acquired in the intervening years. Grand County has branch libraries in Fraser Valley, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs and Juniper at Grand Lake. For more information about the Grand County Library, see: http://www.gcld.org/content/pages/history

The first library in Gunnison county was established in 1939 in the basement of Webster Hall in Gunnison by the American Association of University Women. In 1973 the library moved to its present location and a small addition was completed in 1983. Much of this was made possible with support from a local philanthropist, Ann Zugelder for whom the library is named.

The Crested Butte library, which is part of the Gunnison Library District, is in the beautiful and historic Old Rock Community School which was built of sandstone in 1893. Over time, the building was renovated and became the Crested Butte branch in 1993. For more information about Gunnison County Library see: http://gunnisoncountylibraries.org/about

The Wilkinson Public Library is nestled in the mountain village of Telluride in the heart of southwest Colorado’s San Juan mountains. The Wilkinson Public Library serves a diverse community of users in the San Miguel County which has a population of about 6,500 people. For more information about Wilkinson Public Library, see: http://www.telluridelibrary.org/community.html

The Town of Vail Public Library was dedicated on July 4, 1983. The library offers access to various information resources that serves the need of Vail guests, residents, businesses and schools. The library has 52,000 holdings which include fiction, non-fiction, visual media and audio books and over 300 magazine and newspaper subscriptions. For more information about the Town of Vail Public Library see: http://www.vaillibrary.com/

Prospector has now passed 10 million unique titles with 30 million copies. The system includes printed books, ebooks, journals, movies, music and other many other items.
More information about the Nielsen Library as Adams State College may be found on their Website at http://www.adams.edu/library/.

More information about Prospector may be obtained from your local library or by visiting the Prospector Website at http://www.coalliance.org/prospector. It was made possible for Adams State College to join Prospector as a result of their membership with the Marmot Library Network (http://www.marmot.org/). Prospector is managed and operated by the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (http://www.coalliance.org) who may be contacted at help@coalliance.org.

On April 1, 2011 Adams State College went live in the Prospector system. This means that their library holdings are available for lending and faculty/staff/students of ASC may now borrow from other libraries in Prospector.

Since its cornerstone was laid in 1923, Adams State College grew from a teachers’ college into a fine liberal arts college. Adams State was recently designated the Regional Education Provider for southern Colorado. Today, students can earn a bachelor’s degree in any of 16 majors, with 28 minors and emphases. ASC is located in Alamosa, Colorado and offers a close-knit campus and friendly community that creates a supportive environment to foster success.

The mission of Adams State College’s Nielsen Library is to acquire, maintain, and provide access to print materials, electronic resources, instruction, and facilities that serve ASC students, faculty, and staff; and secondarily, the residents of the San Luis Valley. The library values partnerships and collaborations that support and benefit the education and research efforts of both communities. The collection includes over 125,000 books, 1,300 maps and 2,700 DVDs/Videos; as well as a collection of electronic databases.

Prospector has now passed 10 million unique titles with 30 million copies. The system includes printed books, ebooks, journals, movies, music and other many other items.

More information about the Nielsen Library as Adams State College may be found on their Website at http://www.adams.edu/library/.

More information about Prospector may be obtained from your local library or by visiting the Prospector Website at http://www.coalliance.org/prospector. It was made possible for Adams State College to join Prospector as a result of their membership with the Marmot Library Network (http://www.marmot.org/). Prospector is managed and operated by the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (http://www.coalliance.org) who may be contacted at help@coalliance.org.

On March 1, 2011 Colorado Christian University went live in the Prospector system. This means that their library holdings are available for lending and faculty/staff/students of CCU may now borrow from other libraries in Prospector.

CCU marked the event with a special dedication to Prospector. In the photo below  from left is Rose Nelson from the CO Alliance of Research Libraries,  a volunteer from the Hiwan Homestead Museum in Evergreen in Prospector costume, and George Machovec of the CO Alliance of Research Libraries.

With a heritage dating back to 1914, Colorado Christian University is committed to offering a complete education that develops students intellectually, professionally, and spiritually. As the only member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities located in the mainline Rocky Mountains region, and just a few minutes from downtown Denver, CCU is uniquely positioned to offer students a distinctive variety of educational opportunities and experiences. CCU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and offers both undergraduate and graduate programs designed to equip students to become leaders in their careers, communities, families, and in the world. CCU students are enrolled at the main campus near Denver and at satellite locations throughout Colorado.

The Clifton L. Fowler Library participates in the mission of Colorado Christian University by providing library services, resources, instruction, access, and support for the academic programs of the university community. The Clifton L. Fowler Library is located in the Beckman Center on the Lakewood campus. The Library circulates books and curriculum items; journals and videos/DVDs/CDs; and reserves. The Library book collection’s 100,000+ titles are tied to the curriculum and support subject areas covered by CCU’s academic programs. The library also has a rich collection of electronic resources and databases as well as 1,500+ videos, 200+ audiocassettes, the Bible on CD, and 2500+ music CDs that support the curriculum.

With the addition of Colorado Christian University, Prospector has now passed 10 million unique titles with 30 million copies. The system includes printed books, ebooks, journals, movies, music and other many other items.

More information about the Colorado Christian University, Clifton Fowler Library may be found on their Website at http://www.ccu.edu/library/.

More information about Prospector may be obtained from your local library or by visiting the Prospector Website at http://www.coalliance.org/prospector. It was made possible for Pitkin County Library to join Prospector as a result of their membership with the Marmot Library Network (http://www.marmot.org/). Prospector is managed and operated by the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (http://www.coalliance.org) who may be contacted at help@coalliance.org.

On February 2, 2011 the Mesa County Public Library District went live in the Prospector system. This means that their library holdings are available for lending and Mesa County Library patrons may now borrow from other libraries in Prospector.

With the addition of the Mesa County Public Library District, Prospector has now passed 10 million unique titles with 30 million copies. The system includes printed books, ebooks, journals, movies, music and other many other items.

Mesa County Libraries, located in Western Colorado, serve downtown Grand Junction with the Central Library and seven branch libraries serve communities throughout the county. In addition to the Central Library the branches include – Clifton, Collbran, DeBeque, Fruita, Gateway, Orchard Mesa and Palisade. Patrons from all of these branches may borrow through the Prospector system.

More information about the Mesa Country Libraries may be found on their Website at http://www.mcpld.org/.

More information about Prospector may be obtained from your local library or by visiting the Prospector Website at http://www.coalliance.org/prospector. It was made possible for Mesa County Public Library District to join Prospector as a result of their membership with the Marmot Library Network (http://www.marmot.org/). Prospector is managed and operated by the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (http://www.coalliance.org) who may be contacted at help@coalliance.org.