The Red Feather Lakes Community Library is honored to be the recipient of numerous grants and awards to further our mission.
Grants & Awards
- Colorado State Grant for Libraries (2014)
- Wells Fargo Community Giving Grant (2014)
- September, 2014 Odell’s charity of the month
- Colorado SIPA (Statewide Internet Portal Authority) grant for cyber-security and network improvements (2013)
- Colorado State Grants for Libraries (2013)
- U.S.D.A. building and water improvement (2013)
- BTOP (Broadband Technology Opportunities Program) special interest equipment (2013)
- E-rate funding awards (50{ce5e1855a879a19c40f2f794d6b87427174c901384ec443fcec782fbd918f5cc} subsidy of annual telecommunications costs) (2011, 2012, 2013)
- Library People $500 any-purpose grant (used for DVD sets requested by patrons but otherwise too expensive to purchase) (2010)
- BTOP (Broadband Technology Opportunities Program) – public computer enhancement (2010)
- Colorado Humanities Chautauqua Program Grant (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
- State of Colorado Summer Reading Program Grant (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
- Skin Deep Grant (2009)
- Division of Local Affairs Energy & Mineral Impact Assistance Program Grant for the Library’s water remediation project (2009)
- Libri Foundation Books for Children Grant (2006, 2009, 2013)
- Fox Acres Community Golf Day Grant (2006, 2007, 2009)
- NEH/ALA We the People Book Grant (2006, 2009)
- Community Computer Connections Grant (2007, 2008)
- Larimer County Small Grants Award for a Demonstration Garden (2005)
- Boettcher Foundation for building expansion grant (2005)
- Bohemian Foundation for building expansion grant (2005)
- El Pomar Foundation for building expansion grant (2005)
- Gates Family Foundation for building expansion grant (2005)
- NNLM Medline in the Mountains Grant (2003)
- Children’s Book Publishing Grant from Northern Colorado Foundation (1997)
Special Mentions
- CAL (Colorado Alliance of Libraries) Colorado Volunteer of the Year awarded to library volunteer Sandy Merritt (2013)
- Julie J. Boucher Memorial Award for Intellectual Freedom (2012)
- NLM (National Library of Medicine)special merit award for service to the community (2011)
- WebJunction Library of the Month (2005)
- Woman’s Day Magazine – How the Library Made Me Healthier, essay by Carol Strazer (March 2005)
Special Outreach
- Red Feather Read (2012, 2013)
- SEEC (Soaring Eagle Ecology Center) joint community programming (2012, 2013)
- 9Health Fair (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
- Partnerships with local organizations and school