The Pueblo City-County Library District is a

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system serving

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. The main branch, the Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library, is located in the Mesa Junction neighborhood of the City of

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. Aside from physical books the library system also provides

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downloads,

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's,

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collections, music, streaming movies and free wireless internet connectivity. The main branch also hosts the ''InfoZone News Museum'' which features vintage equipment from The Pueblo Chieftain, a history of newspapers, art exhibits and films.

Branch libraries

* Avondale Elementary School (

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) * Frank and Marie Barkman (City of Pueblo) * Beulah School of Natural Sciences (

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) * Greenhorn Valley ( Colorado City) * Frank Lamb (City of Pueblo) * Library @ the Y (City of Pueblo) * Library @ the U (City of Pueblo) * Patrick A. Lucero Library (City of Pueblo) * PCCLD @ Pueblo Community College (City of Pueblo) * Pueblo West ( Pueblo West, Colorado) * Robert Hoag Rawlings (Main Branch)(City of Pueblo) * Tom L. & Anna Marie Giodone Library (

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Services

* Adult Literacy Program * Assistive Services (For a variety of disabilities.) * Books in the Park (Outdoor summertime program for children.) * Digital Memory Lab (Digitize old media.) * Homebound (Program for residents confined to their home or a care facility.) *

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* The Music Box (Recording studio.)

Awards

* 2017 rated a four star library district by Library Journal. * 2018 rated a four star library district by Library Journal. * 2018 the library won the Leslie B. Knope Award for the best library in the nation. * 2018 Pueblo City-County Library District awarded National Medal for Museum and Library Service.

References

External links

pueblolibrary.org

2018 National Medal Brochure

IMLS Press Release
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