Sunshine & Stories from the Colorado State Library

About Sunshine & Stories from the Colorado State Library

Sunshine & Stories is a Colorado State Library (CSL) podcast dedicated to all things public and school libraries. Our podcast aims to offer fresh insights, as well as spark creative and practical ideas for diverse public & school library settings. Whether you’re a veteran in the library world, a newbie looking for a little professional support, or someone who's considering shaking things up in your library (a little or a lot), we hope this podcast will be a valuable resource for you. During our 2025-26 season, keep an eye out for new episodes from September to May. This season, we're expanding our scope and exploring not just summer programming, but all sorts of exciting library topics featuring interviews with our fellow library professionals around the state and lively discussions between Colorado State Library consultants. If you want to dive into various topics further and hear even more about what other Colorado folks are up to in their libraries, check out LibrariesLearn.org for all our past and future learning opportunities. This podcast is offered at no cost to listeners thanks to the time, effort, and dedication of CSL Library Development consultants, as well as our State Library colleagues and all our volunteer guests from across the field. CSL projects like this one are funded in part by the Grants to States program which is administered by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Colorado Department of Education, the Institute of Museum and Library Services or the U.S. Government.

Publisher

Colorado State Library

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Aug 2024

Latest episode

10 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Nov 2026

   Ep. 307 Awaiting CSLP Summer Programming

   You can now use the survey link below AND text us your feedback via Buzzsprout with this link right here!! Sunshine & Stories Episode 307: Awaiting CSLP Summer Programming Episode Summary The Collaborative Summer Library Program 2027 Program manual is now live! So, the Kates chat about all things summer from rules of use to resources and all that CSLP has to offer, to fun ways to use this summer's theme of "Mysteries Await at Your Library!" Outline 00:00- Introduction&nb...

2. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Ep. 305 The Powers of Larissa

   You can now use the survey link below AND text us your feedback via Buzzsprout with this link right here!! You can now use this survey link and text us your feedback via Buzzsprout. Sunshine & Stories Episode 305: The Powers of Larissa Episode Summary: Introducing the newest member of the CSL Library Development team, Larissa Powers. Kieran Hixon spends time asking Larissa questions about her career and experience in the field. Outline: 00:00 - Introduction 00:40 - Meet the new Continuing...

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   13 Oct 2026

   Ep. 304 CLEL Connecting for Impact

   You can now use the survey link below AND text us your feedback via Buzzsprout with this link right here!! Sunshine & Stories Episode 304: CLEL Connecting For Impact Episode Summary In this episode of Sunshine & Stories, Kate Compton talks with past and present Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy CLEL committee chairs. CLEL is a not for profit, grass roots movement of library professionals supporting early childhood initiative in Colorado and beyond. The panelist discuss...

Who has been a guest on Sunshine & Stories from the Colorado State Library

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Polly Gallagher
• Carin Barrett
• Dianne Primavera
• Ashley Heathfield
• Kieran Hixon

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YouTube views

41,100

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

4.5 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

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Quality

45

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

0

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