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  • OneClick Digital
  • Visit our website Online Catalog to enjoy the thousands of free downloadable audiobooks now available.
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  • Also available Free e-books.

    • Mechanics will love the convenience of this new database. Search from anywhere, anytime as long as you have a library card from us.

    Library People - Friends of Colorado Libraries- See what is happening in Colorado Libraries

     

  • Sanborn Maps
    Detailed, historic property and land-use maps from 1867-1970 covering Colorado towns and cities. Available only on Library computers.

  • AskColoradoCan't find it yourself? Try AskColorado, a free online information service hosted by Colorado librarians 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

  • Collaborative Digitization Program provides digital images of heritage Colorado, including our Mormon Trail photos.

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    HeritageQuest provides a collection of genealogy materials for tracing family history from the convenience of your home.
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Alamosa Public Library News

COME VISIT YOUR NEW LIBRARY!

We are now moved into our new facility and invite everyone to come and enjoy the new library with us.

APL Floor plan

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We have a new Online Catalog.

AspenCat will help you locate items at your library. The advantage of this new Catalog is that library users now have almost 500,000 books, DVDs, CDs and other items in the catalog from thirty different libraries in Colorado. You can now place holds for items available at other participating libraries. Click on the link under "Online Catalog". (Library staff is available to answer any questions at: 719-589-6592

Free E-Books and Audiobooks now available in our AspenCat catalog.

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Free eBooks now available

E-Books

Click on the 'E-Books' link to see all free e-books available from the library's catalog. You can download free ebooks to read on your PC,iPad, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone, Android or other portable device. For further help: E-Discover

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Free Audiobooks now available

Free access to thousands of downloadable Audiobooks: click on 'Online Catalog' from our home page. Click on the OneClickDigital icon on the AspenCat online catalog page.

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"Messages from the Hidden Lake"

The Third Edition of "Messages from the Hidden Lake" literary magazine has been released. Come by and get your copies while supplies last. A few copies of the first 2 editions are still available.

Third Edition now available

Second Edition

First Edition

First and Second editions are still available. Pick up your copies at the Library front desk while supplies last.

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New Features on Mango Languages!

Learn a new Language from any computer

Want to learn a new language? Now is the time to set up your own FREE language course with Mango Languages.

NOW YOU CAN GET MANGO ON YOUR IPHONE!

The SLV Libraries Technology Learning Project is proud to announce that it is carrying the online language-learning software by Mango Languages. Free of charge to patrons. All you need is a library card and you can have access to courses for 34 Foreign Languages for English Speakers and 15 English Courses
(language learning programs including (ESL) or English as a
second language.)
• Library patrons can use Mango Languages anywhere there is
internet access.

This premier online software program for libraries is a unique way to learn a foreign language. It combines linguistic expertise from across the globe with the latest software technologies, providing an easy-to-use interactive learning tool. Remote online access allows patrons to learn at their convenience. Mango also features a unique comprehensive teaching approach that actively engages audio and visual cues to assist users in language retention.

Mango Languages currently offers 34 language courses – Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Greek, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, etc., and 15 ESL language courses.

(Click on logo above)
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Come Play with US!

Movie Night

Free Popcorn, bring your own drinks and enjoy a Movie

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Mormon Trail Digitization Project


Old Mormon Trails, Colorado
SPPL received a grant from the Colorado Digitization Program (CDP)  for a scan center in the library! We have scanned historical photos of early Mormon settlers that you can view from this web site.  See what we have digitized!

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Historic Downtown Alamosa - Alamosa Uptown and River Association (AURA) see this website for Historic Preservation Projects and more.