WHAT’S NEW

Join us for screenings of the award-winning 14-minute short T by Keisha Rae Witherspoon and Twiggy Garçon’s 14-minute short MnM. Each film deals (quite differently) with the power of Ballroom to heal and to create community and chosen family. Stay after the screening for an engaging discussion.

Submissions and volunteer judges/selector applications are open for the 2025 Colorado Book Awards. The 34th annual Colorado Book Awards season begins September 9, 2024 for books published for the first time between November 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024. The submission deadline is January 3rd, 2025. The deadline to volunteer as a judge/selector is December 1, 2024.

50 Years and Going Strong!

Salute our five decades of championing the public humanities in Colorado. Your donation makes you a part of that legacy. Gifts made through our ColoradoGives online profile now through Dec. 10 will count toward Colorado Gives Day.

Host an Author Talks Speaker

Our Author Talks program, formerly called Center for the Book Speakers Bureau, is an opportunity for our finalists and winners of the 2024 Colorado Book Awards to give talks at libraries, cultural centers, and schools across the state. View the updated roster of speakers on our page.

PROGRAMS

Inspiring conversation and exploration of our shared cultural heritage

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FACILITATOR TRAINING

Learn How to Facilitate Community Conversations Free Facilitator Training for Reflective Conversations prepares people to plan and facilitate conversations about vital issues and questions across different beliefs and backgrounds. Coloradans who complete

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