Sit. Read. Think.

This year, Laramie County Library System’s Summer Reading Challenge is going virtual. This digital shift is a big one given that we have never conducted Summer Reading in this format, but, it is also a necessary one, given the current restrictions required in this new COVID-19 world. In moving the annual challenge online, we hope to encourage anyone who wants to participate by allowing them to complete the entire program from the comfort and safety of their own homes.Read More

Laramie County Library System Board of Directors has decided to extend the closure of all library facilities until Laramie County announces Phase 2 of the Laramie County Recovery Plan and gathering restrictions are eased to at least 100 people. When these two requirements are met, the library will reopen with potentially reduced hours within two weeks of the announcements.

Click here for more information on Laramie County Library System’s extended closure.

All Laramie County Library System facilities offer curbside pick-up of library items for limited hours throughout the week. See below for detailed information on this new service.Read More

The initial meeting on diversifying the plantings in the library’s detention pond established the broad strokes for the project. The next step was to find monetary support. After several unsuccessful attempts to find a funding source, Catherine Wissner, the Laramie County Horticulturist through the University of Wyoming’s Extension Office, directed the project coordinators to the “Specialty Crop Block Grant Program”.Read More

Laramie County Library System Board of Directors has decided to extend the closure of all library facilities until Laramie County announces Phase 2 of the Laramie County Recovery Plan and gathering restrictions are eased to at least 100 people. When these two requirements are met, the library will reopen with potentially reduced hours within two weeks of the announcements.

All Laramie County Library System facilities offer curbside pick-up of library items for limited hours throughout the week. See below for detailed information on this service.

Click here for more information on Laramie County Library System’s Curbside Pick-Up.Read More

As a LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified building, Laramie County Library is dedicated to continually pursuing advancements that make us better stewards of the community and the environment. One of those pursuits is the transformation of the library’s detention pond.Read More

When you go to the second floor of Laramie County Library, pass the Ask Here Desk and head towards our youth computers, three rows of computers in particular are sure to catch your eye! They sit towards the windows, and their brightly colored keyboards add to the already vibrant and cheerful décor of the library’s youth collection. These colorful machines are the library’s learning computers, and they are responsible for much more than added decoration.Read More

Planning a trip can be daunting. You need to price tickets, build your itinerary, decide on your mode of transportation, choose which airline to take, pick a hotel, select restaurants; the list goes on and on! I recently returned from a trip to New York during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and wanted to give some (hopefully) helpful tips on planning the trip and the resources that we here at Laramie County Library can provide.Read More

Historical novels have been popular for many years, but for the most part, they only sporadically appear on the bestseller lists. That changed this year when three or four novels set in the past made the lists for several weeks. Also interesting is that most of these novels were written by authors not known for writing historical fiction, although their names are familiar to readers of literary fiction, mystery and women’s fiction.

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