Colorado Library Named the Best in the Nation
WASHINGTON —U.S. The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has named Arthur
Lakes Library at the Colorado School of Mines as the 2025 Federal Depository
Library of the Year. The Golden, CO library was selected for its significant role in
increasing access to and preserving Government information, including making
publications from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) easily accessible to
the public in digital formats.
“Arthur Lakes Library truly is a leader among libraries,” said GPO Director Hugh
Halpern. “The staff at this library is dedicated to advocating for and practicing
preservation of Government information. We are grateful to this library for helping
GPO deliver on its vision of an America Informed and congratulate them on this well-deserved
high honor.”
“Arthur Lakes Library is honored to be recognized as Library of the Year by the U.S.
Government Publishing Office,” said Jack Maness, University Librarian at Colorado
School of Mines. “Colorado School of Mines has long partnered with the Federal
Government in efforts to engineer a better world, and access to information has
always been a part of that. I’m particularly proud of our coordinator, who has
undertaken all this work with eagerness and passion, engaging students in highlevel
activities that help them better understand the importance of the FDLP.”
Arthur Lakes Library serves as a Cataloging and Metadata Contributor creating
catalog records for digital publications from USGS, such as bulletins, water supply
papers, and professional papers. Since 2014, the Colorado School of Mines added
nearly 14,000 records to the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). Arthur
Lakes Library has served as a Preservation Steward since July 2018 preserving
publications from the War Department, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), the Bureau of Mines, USGS, and more.
About GPO
GPO is the Federal Government’s resource for publishing trusted information for the Federal Government to the American people. The GPO is responsible for the production
and distribution of information products and services for all three branches of the Federal
Government, including U.S. passports for the Department of State as well as the official
publications of Congress, the White House, and other Federal agencies in digital and print
formats. GPO provides for permanent public access to Federal Government information at no charge through
www.GovInfo.gov and partnerships with approximately 1,100 libraries nationwide participating in the Federal Depository Library Program. For more information, please visit
www.gpo.gov.
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