Library News
2024 By The Numbers
Research, Learning, and User Services Division
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 16,415 items through our Interlibrary Loan service
- Held over 400…
Library Awarded $10,000 Grant
Research, Learning, and User Services Division
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 Director Cinthya Ippoliti. “This is a valuable vote of confidence in our faculty and staff’s…
AtoZ World Foods
Collection Development and Strategies Department
Featured Database: AtoZ World Foods
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.
What’s in it?
AtoZ World Foods is a database of recipes, cuisine, and food culture. It provides recipes from countries around the world, ingredient information, and videos and…
Auraria Library Launches National Search for New Director
Jeremy Simon
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 library is a vital strategic partner at the heart of our campus, offering guidance and resources…
ProQuest Congressional
Collection Development and Strategies Department
Featured Database: ProQuest Congressional
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 most unique databases!
What’s in it?
ProQuest Congressional is a database for congressional publications and legislative research that offers access to U.S. congressional documents from…
