Library News
Jodi Shepherd Named Director of Auraria Library
Library Director
Following an extensive national search, Jodi Shepherd has been appointed to be the new director of the Auraria Library, starting September 1, 2025. Ms. Shepherd will lead the library’s vision and operations, as well as nearly 60 faculty and staff who serve 38,000+ students and thousands of faculty and staff across three Auraria Campus institutions.
She brings to the role a deep expertise in library leadership, resource management, and strategic planning. She joins the library…
LGBTQ+ Source
Collection Development and Strategies Department
You can use databases to easily find organized collections of articles, journals, news, streaming videos, primary sources, data, and more!
This month, we highlight one of the most used databases in Women, Gender, and Queer Studies: LGBTQ+ Source.
What’s in it?
LGBTQ+ Source is a database of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer scholarly and popular…
State Parks : Colorado Library Pass
Access and User Services Department
Explore State Parks for Free with the Auraria Library!
Did you know you can check out State Park Passes from the Library?
Through the State Library Backpack Program — a partnership between the Department of Education, Parks and Wildlife, and the State Library — our Library offers everything you need for your next outdoor adventure.
Check out a State Park Pass to visit any state park for free! You can also borrow an Adventure Backpack…
Auraria Library Appoints Keith Teeter as Interim Director
Library Director
Keith Teeter has been appointed the interim director of the Auraria Library beginning June 1, as the library prepares to bring finalists to campus for the long-term role this month.
Teeter has been the Auraria Library’s associate director of research, learning, and user services division, overseeing 20 faculty librarians and staff. He joined the library in 2017 after serving at the business library at CU Boulder, and before that in library access and public service departments in…
Films for Action
Collection Development and Strategies Department
May 2025
You can use databases to easily find organized collections of articles, journals, news, streaming videos, primary sources, data, and more!
Your next breakthrough might be inspired by this “people-powered library”: Films for Action
What’s in it?
Films for Action contains 1,000 documentaries, 5,000 videos, and 4,000 articles.…
