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.
A heat map shows how some libraries’ hours differ in the summer, and AI helped (a little) to analyze the data.
Libraries are updating their audiobook collections, so let’s take a deep dive into the data tracking these changes.
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
May 7, 2025
See how the growth of CSL’s book club and kit collections has led to higher circulation by a variety of different borrowers.
August 4, 2023
Results from the 2022 Colorado Talking Book Library (CTBL) patron survey are in!
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.