The Laramie County Library System is launching its 2019 Summer Reading Celebration on Friday, May 24th. This year’s theme is A Universe of Stories, which is fitting, since exploring a library is much like exploring a universe.
To Self-Create
I recently read Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover. It opened my mind to the various forms of education and how each individual is formed by their experiences. Tara grew up working in her father’s junkyard without ever being allowed to receive formal education, other than the heavily swayed religious, paranoid, anti-government doctrine of her father.Read More
Constellation: Inspiration and the Artist Book
Image: Mapping the Storm Within by Sarah Shearer
Introduction from exhibit curator, Camellia El-Antably:
Resonance.
As we opened and placed each piece of artwork, the word that came was resonance. The shapes, the content, the colors, the imagery…the artwork gravitated together into cohesive groupings.
Capitol view from the Capital Room
Did you know that the only time “capitol” with an “o” is supposed to be used is when you are talking about a building? If you are on the third floor of the library, in the northeast corner, you will be standing in your library’s Capital Room, in the capital city of Wyoming, gazing at the newly unveiled Wyoming Capitol dome!!Read More
New Events Calendar
We have a new online events calendar accessible from the “Event Calendar” button on our homepage. The direct URL is: https://lclsonline.org/calendar/
Check out the image below for some of the new features! You can click on the image to make it larger.
The Books Breaking into Big Screen this Year
With the Oscars over, we head into a new movie season. As has been the trend for the last several years, many of the upcoming releases are adapted from books, books that you can check out from the Laramie County Library System!
Laramie County Library Foundation Welcomes New Director
The Laramie County Library Foundation is pleased to announce that Kristi Wallin has been selected as its new Foundation Director. In her role, Kristi will lead the way in helping the foundation accomplish its goal to raise funds for the Laramie County Library System and provide financial support for the library’s innovative programming, services, and award-winning collections.
Help! I have to watch a toddler all day!
Are you a babysitter, a parent or a grandparent? Are you the easy target friend because you live nearby and don’t work today? Do you find reading the same board book 15 times an hour less than stimulating? Have you listened to Baby Shark so many times you wish to destroy all music devices in your home? Whoever you are, caring for a toddler can make you a little crazy if you don’t know of some resources.Read More
Library Secrets and Myths (The Top Ten)
Most of us had a class in school on libraries resulting in vague memories of terms like fiction and non-fiction, the Dewey decimal system and card catalogs. But even if you are a regular library user, there may still be gaps in your knowledge. Here are the most common areas of confusion:
A Native Superhero Landed in the Library
On January 15th, a superhero visited the Laramie County Library. He didn’t have a cape, a mask, or flashy tights and he walked in through the front doors rather than flying through a window or crashing through a wall. He didn’t display any spidey senses, super-speed, or un-worldly strength, but he did wear one indication of his superpowers: a beautifully beaded pendant hanging around his neck. The intricate array of vivid and delicate beads formed a bright superhero emblem that was part Superman symbol and part Flash sign. With his dark framed glasses and light brown blazer, Lee Francis IV appeared to be somewhat of a Clark Kent figure: subtle in appearance, but with an air that was undeniably super.