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06-08-2009, 03:42 PM
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Location: Denver, CO
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Denver Public Library
So I went to the Denver Public Library downtown for the first time this last weekend. All I can say is wow, what an impressive facility! If you haven't been there, it's worth checking out.  |
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06-08-2009, 03:53 PM
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I help make great deals
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: South Metro Denver
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once you have been; you'll go back.
It's like you are used to a functional doublewide; and you go see a beautiful castle...
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06-08-2009, 04:00 PM
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ˇYa!
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Denver, CO
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that's for sure. I'm a library freak, I can spend days there. Someone told me they finally implemented WiFi, that really completes the place!!
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06-08-2009, 05:49 PM
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DPL also has some great branch libraries as well. It's great to live in a city that has an excellent library system.
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06-08-2009, 07:35 PM
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Resident Troll Fighter
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Governor's Park/Capitol Hill, Denver, CO
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It really is incredible and have to agree with Audie, so are the branches. Several of them were donations by the Andrew Carnegie family and are still standing and used as libraries. Even the original central library is still in Civic Center park on the northwest corner. It is just too small but it may eventually house the Colorado Historical Musuem as an entrance to the underground facility.
The really nice thing about the Denver Public Library system is that they are on a share system with the Colorado Colleges and Universities libraries. If you don't find what you want in the main system you can search other library systems.
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06-09-2009, 02:09 AM
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DPL has a very impressive collection, I must say, and thankfully it's available to any resident of Colorado, not just if you live in the city of Denver. Their technical book collection is up-to-date and comprehensive.
You can use their online system to find the books you want, and then have them sent to any DPL branch you care to, and there are dozens of them. And I think it's not an exaggeration to say that practically everyone in Denver city limits is within walking distance of a DPL branch.
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06-11-2009, 12:50 PM
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I help make great deals
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: South Metro Denver
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Denver Library Annual Book Sale
Used book sale @ the Denver Library! Fri-Sun. starting at 10am! Great bargains 80,000 items!
Denver Public Library Friends Foundation - Used Book Sale |
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06-11-2009, 02:54 PM
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ˇYa!
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Denver, CO
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oh oh oh!!! I've been to that sale many times. It gets PACKED so go early!!!
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