Disability Pride Month

July is Disability Pride month! Join us in celebrating and honoring every individual’s uniqueness and giving visibility to a natural element of human diversity. 
 
In addition to a variety of tools and resources for people with disabilities across a broad spectrum of physical, behavioral, and cognitive conditions, check out our collection of recommended materials below as well as our special edition of Engage! magazine.

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Upcoming Events

  • Senior Planet Presents: Cloud Storage

    11:00am - 12:00pm
    Registration
    Library Branch: Bear Valley Branch Library
    Room: Large Community Room
    Ages: Adult
    Program Type: Computers and Tech, Older Adults
    Registration Required
    Seats Remaining: Unlimited
    Event Details:
    Learn the basics of cloud storage - a technology that lets you store documents, images, and other media files remotely while giving you greater accessibility, reliability, and protection for your important data. We'll discuss what it is, why it's the...

  • In-person Memory Cafe with the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art

    1:30pm - 3:00pm
    Library Branch: Schlessman Family Branch Library
    Room: Community Room
    Ages: Adult
    Program Type: Older Adults
    Event Details:
    Memory Cafe is a fun place to socialize, relax, and engage with people experiencing memory loss and their families/caregivers. Each cafe has a focus—such as music or art—to facilitate the main goal, which is a social connection for individuals with s...

  • Hunger Free Colorado: Apply for SNAP and Food Access Resources

    3:00pm - 5:00pm
    Library Branch: Central Library
    Room: Floor 1, Schlessman Hall
    Ages: Adult
    Program Type: Cooking and Food
    Event Details:
    Hunger Free Colorado: Apply for SNAP and Food Access Resources    Do you or someone you know need assistance applying for SNAP benefits or food access?   Hunger Free Colorado can assist with the SNAP application process. ...

  • Drop In Tech Help

    2:30pm - 3:30pm
    Library Branch: Pauline Robinson Branch Library
    Room: Warren D. Alexander Community Room
    Ages: Adult
    Program Type: Computers and Tech
    Event Details:
    Need help navigating the internet, email, or social networks like Facebook? Have questions about your phone or tablet? Want to know how to access eBooks on any device? Drop by to get your questions answered and learn how to use tech more effectively!...

  • Plaza at UNH

    2:00pm - 4:00pm
    Library Branch: Ross-University Hills Branch Library
    Room: Large Community Room
    Ages: Adult
    Program Type: Citizenship, English Language Learning, Immigrant Services
    Event Details:
    Plaza offers space for community members to connect with each other and with the Denver Public Library. These groups are drop-in, informal spaces to build confidence and speaking skills for anyone who is learning English. Additionally, customers can ...

  • SAME Cafe Food Truck

    12:00pm - 2:00pm
    Library Branch: Central Library
    Ages: Adult, Birth-Pre-K (ages 0 - 5), Kids (ages 5 - 12), Teen (ages 13 - 17)
    Program Type: Cooking and Food
    Event Details:
    SAME Café is a donation-based, fair exchange restaurant that serves healthy food to everyone, regardless of ability to pay. Its mission is to create community through healthy food access. They believe in healthy food, community, and dignity for every...

  • WALK Book Talk & Pedestrian Dignity Experience

    5:00pm - 6:30pm
    Library Branch: Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Branch Library
    Ages: Adult, Teen (ages 13 - 17)
    Program Type: Author Visits, Civic Engagement, Health and Wellness, Older Adults
    Event Details:
      Registration for this event is required here. Join Jonathon Stalls, author of WALK - Slow Down, Wake Up & Connect at 1-3 Miles per Hour for an experiential book event. We will meet at 5 p.m. just outside the Irving & W Colfa...

  • Drop In Tech Help

    2:30pm - 3:30pm
    Library Branch: Pauline Robinson Branch Library
    Room: Warren D. Alexander Community Room
    Ages: Adult
    Program Type: Computers and Tech
    Event Details:
    Need help navigating the internet, email, or social networks like Facebook? Have questions about your phone or tablet? Want to know how to access eBooks on any device? Drop by to get your questions answered and learn how to use tech more effectively!...

  • Getting Started With eBooks using Libby

    1:00pm - 2:30pm
    Library Branch: Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Branch Library
    Room: Floor 1, Lena Archuleta Community Room
    Ages: Adult
    Program Type: Computers and Tech
    Event Details:
    Learn how to access library eBooks and digital audiobooks using Libby, by OverDrive on your phone, tablet, computer or e-reader. Follow along with your own library card and device, or sit back and take it all in!  ...

  • How to Spot Misinformation

    6:30pm - 7:45pm
    Registration
    Library Branch: Virtual Programming
    Ages: Adult
    Program Type: Civic Engagement, Older Adults, Research Skills
    Registration Required
    Seats Remaining: Unlimited
    Event Details:
    In this so-called Information Age, we have access to powerful tools that can generate many instantaneous answers. But with that power comes great responsibility, especially when it comes to avoiding sharing false or even dangerous informati...

  • Plaza at UNH

    2:00pm - 4:00pm
    Library Branch: Ross-University Hills Branch Library
    Room: Large Community Room
    Ages: Adult
    Program Type: Citizenship, English Language Learning, Immigrant Services
    Event Details:
    Plaza offers space for community members to connect with each other and with the Denver Public Library. These groups are drop-in, informal spaces to build confidence and speaking skills for anyone who is learning English. Additionally, customers can ...

  • Drop In Tech Help

    2:30pm - 3:30pm
    Library Branch: Pauline Robinson Branch Library
    Room: Warren D. Alexander Community Room
    Ages: Adult
    Program Type: Computers and Tech
    Event Details:
    Need help navigating the internet, email, or social networks like Facebook? Have questions about your phone or tablet? Want to know how to access eBooks on any device? Drop by to get your questions answered and learn how to use tech more effectively!...

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