Colorado Online Libraries
Free Library Websites from the Colorado State Library
How it works
The Colorado State Library will build, host, and maintain your website for you, at no cost to you.
Have a custom domain? That’s great–we can help you configure your domain record.
Want to build or maintain your site yourselves? Also great. Most of our websites use WordPress, an easy-to-use content management system. We can train your staff, and will always be just a phone call or e-mail away if you need any additional support.
What’s not included
Although you will have full administrative control over the website, you won’t have FTP or command-line access to the server, nor access to the database via phpMyAdmin or similar. If you need something uploaded to the server beyond what you can do via the website admin functions, you can ask us to help you.
Who is eligible
Any library in Colorado is welcome to apply. For most libraries, the process is simple and quick–your new website could be ready in about a week, depending on how much content you have and what functionality you’d like the site to have.
Ready to start?
Use the contact for below to get in touch with us, and we’ll start work on your new site as soon as possible.
What if you’re not a library
The Colorado State Library also hosts websites for library-related organizations, and museums and other cultural heritage organizations. If this is you, feel free to use the contact form below, or visit the Colorado Virtual Library site for more information about our website creation and hosting programs.
Contact Us
Fill out the form below to get in touch. We’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
You can also contact Babi Hammond, Digital Experience Consultant, at hammond_b@cde.state.co.us with any questions.