Welcome to Library Research Service
LRS thoughtfully collects, analyzes, and distributes data that is relevant and actionable to Colorado communities and empowers library staff to do the same.
Read about the importance of ILL in prison libraries by hearing from people who are currently or were formerly incarcerated.
Read the new LRS guidelines to answer this question, and don’t miss the latest data trends in reference transactions.
Learn about color vision deficiency so you understand how to make accessible color choices when creating content.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT
LIBRARY USER SURVEYS
DART: Reference Tracker
Are PRISon libraries Motivators of pro-social behavior and successful re-entry?
A toolkit with sample surveys, lessons learned, and additional reflections on a research project funded by IMLS to determine the outcomes of library services in prisons.
Connect to Health Cohort Resources
Participant survey
June 5, 2025
In 2024, Library Jobline saw fewer job postings but more job seekers than the year before. Click to learn more!
August 27, 2025
This collaboration between High Plains Library District and LRS was a multi-year project aimed at better understanding and measuring library outreach to newcomers.
December 12, 2022
Discover how to weave together, or integrate, qualitative and quantitative data in a mixed methods study.
May 14, 2025
The 2024 Quotable Facts details quick (and impressive) facts about Colorado’s public libraries.