Whether you’re 7 or 70, everyone is invited to this fun chess event! Each month we will get together and spend the first part of the hour exploring fun strategy and spend the rest of the time playing. (All Ages; Cottonwood Room)
Learn the fundamentals of starting a business in Wyoming! We’ll cover business models and plans, the feasibility of business ideas, legal structure and regulations, and the reality of start-up financing. Presented in partnership with the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). RSVP for this event below to reserve your spot. (Adults; Sunflower ...
Welcome to our event specifically geared towards adults with disabilities! Join us for crafts, science, and LEGO® fun! Please bring your staff with you. (Adults; Cottonwood Room)
Learn about elections in Laramie County, discover how you can assist at the polls, register to vote, see what’s on your ballot, and find resources to help you become an informed voter. Presented in partnership with the Laramie County Clerk’s Office and Cheyenne League of Women Voters. (Adults; Willow Room)
Learn how to get started finding your family in the U.S. Federal Census and vital records using internet genealogy databases such as Ancestry Library and print resources in our Special Collections. (Adults; Sunflower Room)
Seeking new experiences in the outdoors? Learn about exciting exploration opportunities in the U.S. National Forests that do not have the crowds of national parks. Local authors (and library volunteers) Scott and Tiff Sink will share their knowledge garnered by hiking in all 155 National Forests. (Adults; Cottonwood Room)
Join fellow readers, library lovers, and book worms at the Surbrugg/Prentice Auditorium for Laramie County Library Foundation’s afternoon event celebrating some of Wyoming’s incredible authors! Craig Blumenshine will moderate a panel of Wyoming suspense writers, James Chandler, Jeff Lockwood, and C.M. Wendelboe, as they each discuss their immensely popular mystery/thriller series. Following the program, mix and mingle, sip summer drinks and ...
For our June discussion, we’ll be reading J.D. Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy. This book was widely praised at the time of its 2016 publication but has since come under sharp criticism for its portrayal of Appalachia and the American working class. Come to the 3rd floor Ask Here desk to retrieve your copy of the book and join us for ...
Celebrate National Pollinator Month by joining us for Adult Craft Night! We'll be making bee houses for our native solitary pollinators like mason bees and leafcutter bees. These friendly bees are great for your garden, but don't live in hives like their honey bee cousins. Adults over 18, come ready to get creative and save the bees! RSVP for this ...
Join Habitat: Artists’ Books curator Mark Ritchie for a conversation about the art and artists through a guided tour of the exhibit. Enjoy refreshments and mingle in celebration of the library’s annual book arts exhibit! (Adults; Willow Room)
Have you heard of Big Nose George Parrot, Robert Widdowfield, or Henry H. “Tip” Vincent? Join us for an evening with author and retired Wyoming State Archaeologist Mark E. Miller as he discusses his new book Big Nose George: His Troublesome Trail. Part true crime, part Wyoming history, Miller separates fact from Wild West legend as he examines the investigation ...
Celebrate National Be a Kid Again Day! What better way to feel like a kid again than to hop on your bike on a summer day and ride to the library? Meet your friends for afternoon bike show-and-tell, draw your bike in sidewalk chalk, or snag an ice-cold Capri Sun as you roll by. Ride safe, wanna-be kids, and remember ...
This class will take you beyond the very basics of genealogy research and into some forgotten resources that can tell you about your ancestors. We will discuss how to research your ancestors in newspapers and wills along with church, land, immigration, and military records using both Internet and print resources. (Adults; Sunflower Room)
Whether you’re 7 or 70, everyone is invited to this fun chess event! We will spend the first part of the hour exploring fun strategy and spend the rest of the time playing. (All Ages; Cottonwood Room)
Welcome to our event specifically geared towards adults with disabilities! Join us for crafts, science, and LEGO® fun! For July, we’re going to let our creativity shine with the sun for Bring Your Own Sidewalk Chalk Day. Please bring your staff with you. (Adults; Cottonwood Room)
Think you’ve got what it takes to be a trivia champ? Join us for Jeopardy!® Battle for prizes and bragging rights! RSVP below receive an email with the Zoom link. (Adults; Live via Zoom) Click Here to RSVP
July 19–August 28 Library Hours Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II Smithsonian poster exhibition traces the story of Japanese national and Japanese American incarceration during World War II and the people who survived it. Based on an original exhibition at the National Museum of American History, the Righting a Wrong poster exhibition encourages viewers to engage in ...
July 19–August 28 Library Hours Laramie County Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. Based on extensive new research of that ...
Gain insight into the multi-faceted and harrowing experiences of Japanese Americans during WWII with a presentation from Alan O’Hashi, author and producer/director of Beyond Heart Mountain, a film and book that detail his and his family’s life and experiences in Cheyenne during this time. As part of the library’s programming for Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition for libraries, ...
Celebrate World Watercolor Month! Learn some fun and easy watercolor techniques that are sure to become favorites. Weather permitting, we may even learn about Plein Air painting! Adults 18 and over. Supplies and beverages provided. RSVP below to reserve your spot. (Adults; Sunflower Room) Click Here to RSVP
