Sunshine & Stories is a Colorado State Library podcast dedicated to all things summer in public libraries. During our 2024-25 season, keep an eye out for new episodes twice a month from August to May. We'll explore topics like performers, incentives, outreach, volunteers, capturing impact, and many more ideas related to designing a summer public library program for your whole community (adults included!). Featuring interviews with other Colorado State Library staff and ideas from Colorado library professionals around the state, this podcast aims to provide valuable insight and spark creative ideas in your public library's own 2025 summer planning. Whether you’re a veteran in the summer library program planning world, a newbie looking to start a summer program for the first time, or someone who's considering changing up your program a little or a lot this year, we hope this podcast will be a valuable resource for you.

If you want to dive into a topic further, hear about with other Colorado library folks are doing, or just say hi to colleagues around the state, join our summer program planning virtual chat series held the Tuesday after each episode drops, starting August 13, 2024 from 11-12 pm. Check out LibrariesLearn.org for future chat dates.