August 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.
Closer Look Studies
August 2023
Results from the 2022 Colorado Talking Book Library (CTBL) patron survey are in!
June 2023
Seven years of data showcasing this program’s success
April 2023
Findings from the 2022-23 School Libraries Survey.
June 2021
Results from the 2020 Colorado Talking Book Library (CTBL) patron survey are in!
Colorado Talking Book Library Patron Satisfaction Survey Report, 2018
June 2019
The Colorado Talking Book Library (CTBL) provides free library services to Coloradans who are unable to read standard print materials because of physical, visual, or learning disabilities. CTBL provides recorded books and magazines, Braille materials, large print books, and a collection of descriptive videos. In October 2018, CTBL had 6,164 active individual patrons and worked […]
Colorado Talking Book Library Patron Satisfaction Survey Report, 2016
April 2017
The Colorado Talking Book Library (CTBL) provides free library services to Coloradans who are unable to read standard print materials because of physical, visual, or learning disabilities. CTBL provides recorded books and magazines, Braille materials, large print books, and a collection of descriptive videos. In October 2016, CTBL had 6,202 active individual patrons and worked […]
Colorado Talking Book Library Patron Satisfaction Survey Report, 2014
September 2015
The Colorado Talking Book Library (CTBL) provides free library services to Coloradans of all ages who are unable to read standard print materials because of physical, visual, or learning disabilities. CTBL provides recorded books and magazines, Braille materials, large print books, and a small collection of descriptive videos. CTBL serves more than 6,400 active individual […]
U.S. Public Libraries and the Use of Web Technologies, 2012
November 2013
This report presents the results of the third iteration of the biennial study, U.S. Public Libraries and the Use of Web Technologies. The Library Research Service launched this study in 2008 with the intent to document the use of various web technologies on the websites of public libraries throughout the nation. From its inception, it […]
Colorado Talking Book Library Patron Satisfaction Survey Report, 2012
May 2013
The Colorado Talking Book Library (CTBL) provides free library services to Coloradans of all ages who are unable to read standard print materials because of physical, visual, or learning disabilities. CTBL provides recorded books and magazines, Braille materials, large print books, and a small collection of descriptive videos. CTBL serves more than 6,000 active individual […]