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Last Updated: Jun. 12, 2018 · 7:43 p.m.

Men pose near log cabins, an ore cart and mine tracks, likely at Forest-Payroll Tunnel Mine near Rico, Colo. in 1897. (T.J. McKee/Western History & Genealogy Dept./Denver Public Library)

Denver in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, March 27

Aerial view of commercial buildings, houses and churches in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist (also called Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and St. John's Episcopal Cathedral) on 20th (Twentieth) and Welton Streets, and the Swedish Church. Distant landmarks include the First Presbyterian Church, Union Station, the Windsor Hotel, and East Side High School; a house is under construction in the foreground. Circa 1890. (William Henry Jackson/Denver Public Library/Western History Collection/Z-11777)

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Denver news in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Feb. 1

The Denver Central Library. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Library strategy: How to read a ton of great e-books this year in Denver

Libraries are great. Reading is great. Everything is great. But it can be greater.

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An auto race at Overland Park, likely in the 1920s. (Harry M. Rhoads/Western History & Genealogy Dept./Denver Public Library)

Denver news in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Aug. 8

The Denver Public Library bookmobile in 1956. (Western History & Genealogy Dept./Denver Public Library)

These eleven Denver libraries are up for the next renovations, including two of the oldest

Denver Public Library will get $61 million if voters approve a new bond package. More than half that money will go to renovations at the central library.

Denver is “maxing out” its credit card with 2017 GO Bond, and housing didn’t make the cut

Denver City Council members still want to squeeze in a few more projects. "I would recommend we do not push it any further," the city's CFO told them.

Michael Brodsky carries a ladder through the Denver Public Library (Andrew Kenney/Denverite) Denver Day Works

Denver found long-term jobs for 62 homeless people at auto shops, grocery stores and the library

"This has been great. I’m blessed that this has happened," said one Denver Day Works participant. "What about the 5,000 other guys?"

All the e-books are on hold: the new economics of the Denver Public Library

Last year, Denver's patrons for the first time logged more than a million check-outs of digital titles, making up more than 10 percent of circulation.

Denver police putting on riot gear at Mile High Stadium in 1969. ( Rocky Mountain News Photograph Collection/Western History & Genealogy Dept./Denver Public Library)

Denver news in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, June 6

Folks who asked not to be named chat at the Denver Public Library info desk. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Denver Public Library wants $51 million for surveillance, safety and other renovations at central branch

Following a number of reports of drug use and violence at Denver Central Library, there are short-term and long-term plans to improve safety.

An aerial view of downtown Denver, with the Daniels and Fisher tower and 16th Street at center, between 1922 and 1930. (Harry M. Rhoads/Western History & Genealogy Dept./Denver Public Library)

Denver news in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, May 17

Jamie Lee Curtis was psyched to meet Colorado’s World of Warcraft celebrity

Known to many as Leeroy Jenkins, this Colorado's World of Warcraft shenanigans went viral in the days when YouTube was still in short pants.

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