Comparing Colorado’s PLAR data to national reports can reveal valuable insights, but one must be careful when doing so!
The Public Library Blueprints
These word clouds reveal the 23 languages reportedly used by Colorado public library staff to communicate with visitors.
Read up on the recent changes to the Tourism Community Library designation and why this grouping exists in Colorado.
Explore the many ways that Colorado public libraries are funded and the factors to consider when working with this data.
Learn how to use sparklines to your advantage while exploring data on summer reading programs across Colorado.
An accessible survey is key to ensuring the data collected is representative of all the communities a library serves.
An introduction to diverging bar charts alongside a look at Colorado public libraries’ use of interlibrary loans.
How many people do public library outreach services engage across Colorado? Explore the three charts in this post to find out.
Gain confidence identifying, reading, and building histograms with a data set of public libraries’ hours open per week.
Find advice for visualizing how Colorado public libraries have changed over the years.