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DCL Supports its Military Employees

On November 17, 2011, the Douglas County Libraries Board of Directors signed an ESGR statement of support, the board’s second formal acknowledgement of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve since 2009.

Adventure Pass!

The Adventure continues!

Douglas County Libraries offers library card holders Adventure Pass: free passes to metro-area cultural institutions! Our 2012 partners include Dinosaur Ridge, Prairie Preschool at Plains Conservation Center, and The Wildlife Experience . You may reserve and print passes to any of the Adventure Pass venues from your own computer up to 30 days before your visit.

Douglas County Libraries volunteers honored

Directors of Volunteers in Agencies (DOVIA) recently hosted its annual awards celebration honoring volunteers. Among the winners were the Castle Pines Library Campaign (CPLC) and Douglas County Libraries volunteers Betty and Mark Schmidt.

DCL and Gale Partner for eContent

Douglas County Libraries and Gale/Cengage Learning have entered into an agreement allowing for library purchase of Gale eBooks, effectively replicating the model by which libraries purchase print materials and applying it to electronic content. Prior to such innovative partnerships, libraries could only license eBooks, not purchase them outright.

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