RESOURCES
Arts & Crafts
Chaffee Arts: supports local artists, promote their art, and learn from one another. We strive to create a visual arts community in Chaffee County through education, shows, and arts collaborations thus adding to the artistic and economic vitality of our region.
Udemy: Search for professional courses on art topics or software for free with your library card account.
Kanopy: View Great Courses series or other documentaries on art and art technique.
Book Club Resources
Colorado State Library Book Club Kits: Reserve a set of books from the State Library through BVPL. Search the catalog and call us at 719-395-8700 to request a kit, or email info@buenavistalibrary.org with your request and contact information. We will call you when it arrives.
Virtual Author Talks: Buena Vista Public Library participates in the Library Speakers Consortium, which hosts two to three interviews with bestselling authors each month. See the line up and register here and plan a special event with your book club members.
Book Club Kits from Partner Libraries: Order a book club kit using our online catalog. Use your library account and be notified at the email listed on your library card account upon its arrival.
Booklist Reader: Monthly magazine from Booklist, filled with hundreds of reading suggestions.
Business and Career
Udemy:Over 4,000 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: Internation database for market information.
Education
ESL and GED Classes: The Learning Source
The Learning Source cooperates with the Library to offers in-person ESL classes and online GED classes. Check their website for scheduling and more information.
Fair Opportunity Project: College Guide
Free resources to guide the college application, search, and essay process.
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.
Chaffee County COVID-19 Vaccine Registration: Vaccination clinics are for Chaffee County residents only and registration is required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Connect for Health: Colorado’s Official Health Insurance Marketplace
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.
Gale LegalTrac: Online law research database.
Colorado Legal Services: Legal help for low-income Coloradans seeking assistance with civil legal needs.
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.
News and Newspapers
New York Times: Online access to The New York Time newspaper, with your Library Card.
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 high quality, age appropriate book to all registered children (birth to 5 years old), addressed to them, at no cost to the child’s family. Register at the Library or at the above link.
Unite for Literacy: provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages.
Booklist Reader: Monthly magazine from Booklist, filled with hundreds of reading suggestions.
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
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.