RESOURCES
Book Club Resources
Colorado State Library Book Club Kits: Reserve a set of books from the State Library through BVPL. Call 719-395-8700 to request a kit, or email info@buenavistalibrary.org.
Virtual Author Talks: Buena Vista Public Library participates in the Library Speakers Consortium, which hosts two to three interviews with bestselling authors each month.
Book Club Kits from Partner Libraries: Order a book club kit using our online catalog.
Booklist Reader: Monthly magazine from Booklist, filled with hundreds of reading suggestions.
Business and Career
Udemy: Over 20,000 self-paced courses on topics ranging from technology, software development, marketing, and project management.
Gale Entrepreneurship: Database with thousands of magazines and academic articles for business professionals.
Gale Business: Another database with thousands of magazines and academic articles for business professionals.
Gale Business Insights Global: International database for market information.
DMV
Colorado Department of Motor Vehicle Website
Health & Wellness
Gale Health & Wellness: Research any medical condition.
Gale Nursing & Allied Health: Thousands of articles on medical topics and conditions.
Gale Health and Medicine Research Database: Peer-reviewed articles and studys.
History
Buena Vista Heritage: Nonprofit organization that exists to preserve and share the history of Buena Vista and Chaffee County for the education and enjoyment of the public.
Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection: Includes more than 1.9 million digitized pages, representing more than 475 individual newspaper titles published in Colorado from 1859 up to 2019
Local History Books: See a list of local history books available to Buena Vista cardholders.
Legal
Colorado State Statutes: Online access to Colorado code.
Colorado Legal Forms: A broad selection of litigation forms, including juvenile, estate and dissolution of marriage litigation forms. These forms are approved by the Colorado Supreme Court.
Colorado Real Estate Forms: Free real estate forms, excluding leases.
Business Forms: Business forms can be found at coloradosos.gov/pubs/business/forms_main.html.
Gale LegalTrac: Online law research database.
Colorado Legal Services: Legal help for low-income Coloradans seeking assistance with civil legal needs.
Colorado Cyber Resource Center
Literature
Booklist Reader: A digital magazine, featuring diverse readers’ advisory recommendations, for readers and listeners of all ages.
Gale LitFinder: More than 130,000 full-text poems and 650,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays.
Gale Books & Authors: Database with bibliographic information for thousands of authors and books.
Local Resrouces and Groups
Buena Vista Welcome Center & Chamber of Commerce
News and Newspapers
New York Times: Online access to The New York Time with your Library Card. Create an account and reauthenticate through this library link every three days.
Wall Street Journal: Online access to The Wall Street Journal, with your Library Card. Create an account and reauthenticate through this library link every three days.
Gale OneFile News: Search from hundreds of International News Sources.
Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection: Includes more than 1.9 million digitized pages, representing more than 475 individual newspaper titles published in Colorado from 1859 up to 2019
Reading
Libby/Overdrive: Borrow digital content (like ebooks and audiobooks) anytime, anywhere. Use your Library Card for free access.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: Each month, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails a book to all registered children (birth to 5 years old) at no cost to the child’s family. Register at the Library or at the above link.
Prospector: Order books and materials from over 300 Colorado public and academic libraries.
Research
Gale Academic One File: Comprehensive research database.
Gale One File: Explore a range of topics based on your interests.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index:20 million biographical citations on more than 6 millions persons, living and deceased.
Tech Help
One on One Help: The Library offers free 30-minute, one-on-one tech help sessions for training on Library Apps, Internet Searching, and Basic Device Setup and Use. Appointments may also be requested for scanning tutorials in our Creation Station (*waiver and use agreement required).
DigitalLearn.org: Free and simple online tutorials to learn basic computer and Internet skills.Immigration Resources