Sunshine & Stories is a Colorado State Library podcast dedicated to all things summer in public libraries. During our 2024-25 season, keep an eye out for new episodes twice a month from August to May. We’ll explore topics like performers, incentives, outreach, volunteers, capturing impact, and many more ideas related to designing a summer public library program for your whole community (adults included!). Featuring interviews with other Colorado State Library staff and ideas from Colorado library professionals around the state, this podcast aims to provide valuable insight and spark creative ideas in your public library’s own 2025 summer planning. Whether you’re a veteran in the summer library program planning world, a newbie looking to start a summer program for the first time, or someone who’s considering changing up your program a little or a lot this year, we hope this podcast will be a valuable resource for you. Sunshine & Stories is available on most major podcast apps.

00:20 – October 21, 2020, pre-evac to evac order in minutes
6:48 – The days that followed, from the eyes of an evacuee
8:55 – The days that followed, from the eyes of the library response
11:05 – Be aware of vocational awe
12:35 – Ducks in a row
16:02 – Moving forward
20:55 – Collectors of memories
22:10 – Final thoughts
 24:19 – Closing

View of Jeremy’s house burning as part of the East Troublesome Fire. October 2020.

Local Emergency Alert Systems
InciWeb
Watch Duty – Wildfire Maps and Alerts
Colorado Cultural & Historic Resources Task Force
Vocational Awe

This project is made possible in part by a grant from the US Institute of Museum and Library Service.