Denver Daily Chronicle: All Denver Public Library branches are closed due to an “unspecified threat”

Bookmobile stops are also halted as Denver police investigate.

Denver Public Library's Ross-Cherry Creek branch. Sept. 15, 2022.

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All Denver Public Library locations are closed today due to an “unspecified threat,” according to a press release.

DPL said it received the threat overnight. It is currently working with law enforcement.

Out of caution, all branches will be closed until further notice. Closures are also in effect for the library’s bookmobile stops. DPL said residents can check its website for updates.

The specific nature of the threat is unclear. Denver police didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

A range of traffic lights in Capitol Hill and Five Points, like this one at Washington St. and 14th Ave. are due for an upgrade. Sept. 9, 2022.

Traffic light and curb renovations, which also include two spots in Five Points, aim to make streets safer for pedestrians and more accessible to those with disabilities.

The McNichols building on the edge of Civic Center Park. Sept. 14, 2022.

City departments say that city departments might not be the best at it.

Pre-rolled joints assembled at MT Growers' cannabis facility in Northeast Park Hill. Sept. 14, 2022.

But there’s not a lot of demand for delivery in a city with dispensaries all over the place.

Chuck Haraway stands at the summit of Lookout Mountain after his 3,429th bicycle ascent. Sept. 14, 2022.

Friends call him the Mayor of Lookout Mountain. Why honor him, he wondered, when his friend, the Sheriff of Lookout Mountain, rode the route 7,915 times?

A puppy plays in what is typically a downtown parking parking spot. Sept. 16, 2022.

The city replaced parking spots with puppies, free libraries, hang-out spots and more Friday to reimagine what public space could look like downtown.

A nice Frenchie hangs on the turf at the Montbello Rec Center during a gathering in memory of Elijah McClain. Aug. 23, 2020.

On Saturday, the Montbello neighborhood is hosting its annual Montbello Alive! Event. East5ide Unified is also hosting the 10th annual HarvestShare through the 80205 zip code, including Five Points, Cole and Clayton.

Winds begin to blow in over Sloan's Lake on a dreary day. Dec. 15, 2021.

“Within the next generation, this lake will disappear if we don’t do something to fix it.”

A mural by Joaquin Gonzales on the side of Servicios de la Raza's headquarters. Feb. 1, 2022.

On Saturday, Servicios will be celebrating their anniversary the only way the organization knows how, with a cookout on the Northside.

A packed patio at Denver Beer Co. in Highland. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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DPD cruisers blocking the intersection of Speer Boulevard and 8th Avenue. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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An old bridge over the Cherry Creek Trail downtown that has been closed due to structural issues. Sept. 14, 2022.

Unclear ownership is preventing repairs on a pedestrian bridge over Cherry Creek. Another pedestrian bridge nearby had also been closed, but reopened Thursday.

A shooting erupted on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at the intersection of East Colfax Avenue and Josephine Street, adjacent to the Carla Madison Recreation Center. Two juvenile boys were injured and rushed to the hospital. Police have advsised the shooter is still at-large.

Two 16-year-old males were taken into custody and accused of taking part in the September 7 shooting that shut down a large portion of Colfax, about a block from East High School.

Capitol Square apartments at 13th Avenue and Sherman Street. Sept. 15, 2022.

The city is behind over 50,000 units. In total, 1,365 city-funded affordable units are under construction.

Ashley Jenkins chokes up as she talks about her business, MT Growers, and her hopes for the stability it will offer her and her ten-year-old son. Sept. 14, 2022.

Jenkins is the first Black woman to have a manufacturing license through the social equity program with her company MT Growers.

A full recycling bin in Denver's Country Club neighborhood. Feb. 15, 2022.

The new trucks don’t fit in some spaces – like Congress Park alleys, for example. So, the city moved pickup from narrower alleys to the streets. But a lot of residents don’t like that.