Library News

2024 By The Numbers

Research, Learning, and User Services Division 02.05.2025

As we square our shoulders toward 2025, the Auraria Library’s faculty and staff take pride in all the ways they served CU Denver, MSU Denver, and CCD learning communities in fiscal year 2024.

This past year, the Auraria Library:

Had 341,328 visits—13% more than 2023!
Had 1,963,517 checkouts of e-books, e-media, and e-serials
Checked out 36,817 physical books and other items
Lent …

Library Awarded $10,000 Grant

Research, Learning, and User Services Division 02.03.2025

As an essential contributor to downtown Denver education and culture, the Auraria Library has been awarded a $10,000 grant by Kroenke Sports Charities.

Associate Director of Administrative and Operational Services Dawn Zoni represented the Library at a Jan. 10 Denver Nuggets game during which a select group of Denver metro area organizations were honored at center court.

“We are grateful to Kroenke Sports Charities for their support of the Auraria Library’s mission,” said Library…

AtoZ World Foods

Collection Development and Strategies Department 01.22.2025

February 2025

You can use databases to easily find organized collections of articles, journals, news, streaming videos, primary sources, data, and more!

Here’s one of our favorite recipe databases.

AtoZ World Foods

What’s in it?

AtoZ World Foods is a database of recipes, cuisine, and food culture. It provides…

Auraria Library Launches National Search for New Director

Jeremy Simon 01.14.2025

Applicants are now being accepted for a new director to lead the Auraria Library, which serves CU Denver, Metropolitan State University Denver (MSU), and the Community College of Denver (CCD).

This director will oversee 59 faculty and staff members and will steward the library’s 650,000 physical books, near 2 million annual digital resource impressions, and 320,000 annual visitors.

The posting can be found here.

“The…