April 12–May 17 Library Hours Enjoy visual stories and the written word created by K–12 students in Laramie County School District #1. Art is located throughout all three floors of the library. (All Ages; All Floors)
May 21–August 16 Read for prizes in our annual Summer Reading Challenge! With ticket drawings, completion prizes, and events throughout the summer, it is sure to be a doggone good time! Visit LaramieCountyLibrary.org/summer-reading-challenge-2021 to begin this year’s Summer Reading adventure by registering for a Beanstack account or signing in with your existing account. Track your reading progress in Beanstack until ...
Read for prizes in our annual Summer Reading Challenge! With ticket drawings, completion prizes, and events throughout the summer, it is sure to be a doggone good time! Visit LaramieCountyLibrary.org/summer-reading-challenge-2021 to begin this year’s Summer Reading adventure by registering for a Beanstack account or signing in with your existing account. Track your reading progress in Beanstack until you reach the ...
June 1–September 7 Library Hours Enjoy the creativity of hundreds of 3rd and 4th grade students from throughout Laramie County in the annual bookmark contest! Pick up a bookmark of the winning designs at any library location. (All Ages; All Branches)
June 10–August 10 Library Hours University of Wyoming art professor and artist Mark Ritchie curated this annual invitational exhibit featuring renowned artists from Wyoming, across the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, France, and the United Kingdom. Pieces include traditional codex forms, sculptural forms incorporating bookmaking techniques, narrative on film strips, and more. (All Ages; All Floors)
10:30–10:45am: Ceremonial Guard 10:45–11:05am: USS Constitution Pike 11:05–11:30am: Robotics Demonstration Stop by the library on your way back from the Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade to celebrate Navy Week! Find out what a ceremonial guard is, what a pike drill is, learn about Old Ironsides (the world’s oldest ship of any type still afloat) and participate in a robotics demonstration with ...
Join us for a Fill-a-Bag Sale to celebrate the Grand Reopening of the library's Book Sale Room! Browse our newest selection of items for sale and fill one of our paper bags with hardback or softcover books, paperbacks, DVDs, audiobooks, CDs and MORE for only $5! All proceeds go right back into library programs.
September 1–30 Library Hours This educational poster exhibition from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York City recounts the events of September 11, 2001 through the personal stories of those who witnessed and survived the attacks. Told across 14 posters, this exhibition includes archival photographs and images of artifacts from the Museum’s permanent collection. The posters will be on ...
Friday, September 24 6:30–8pm Time to team up and go toe-to-toe with those who know all about You-Know-Who and the Boy Who Lived! Think you’re smarter than Hermione? Faster than a Nimbus 2000? More conniving than a Gaunt? Think you know it all? Then join our Know It All Club and assemble your team or go it alone for this ...
October 1–31 Library Hours Welcome to our first-ever House Cup reading challenge in Beanstack! You might be in Gryffindor where dwell the brave at heart, or maybe in Hufflepuff where they are patient and loyal. Perhaps you are in Ravenclaw filled with wit and learning, or maybe you are a Slytherin with cunning determination. Recruit your housemates and sign up ...
October 20–December 1 Library Hours Enjoy painting, photography, sculpture and more by artists age 50+ at the 22nd Annual ArtFest! Art will be for sale, so if you see a piece you like, call 307-635-2435 to arrange a purchase. Presented by Laramie County Senior Services. (All Ages; 1st Floor)
We’re brewing up something spooky with our virtual family Bingo night! RSVP above to participate in our special Bingo event. Pick up your markers and sheets from the 2nd floor Ask Here desk or via curbside pick-up beginning Monday, October 18. Prizes will be awarded to Bingo winners, but everyone will get a special spooky activity bag for participating. (All ...
We’ll provide the bag, the books, and the bargain! Stop by the library’s Book Sale Room on the first floor to fill up one of our bags with items of your choice for only $5! (All Ages; Book Sale Room)
Looking for affordable computer equipment? Stop by the library to browse a variety of used computer systems and parts for sale! All computer equipment is in good working condition and sold as-is. Complete bundles will be available for purchase, all of which will include a PC, monitor, keyboard, mouse, power cords, etc. Servers, wireless access points, printers and other equipment ...
December 11–January 23 Library Hours Explore the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street exhibit on all three floors of the library to learn about our identity as rural Americans, who we were, who we are, and where we are going. Enjoy a variety of Crossroads events and activities, as well as an art exhibit, Art at the Wyoming Crossroads, featuring work ...
Laramie County Library System is throwing a Holiday Extravaganza! In celebration of the Smithsonian’s Crossroads: Change in Rural America exhibit at the library, adults and families are encouraged to join us for an enchanting evening with this special after-hours event. Enjoy a night filled with live music featuring the bluegrass band Wood Belly, trolley rides by the Cheyenne Street Railway, ...
January 7–February 2 Library Hours Visit the 2nd floor of the library to enjoy the incredible creativity of Boys & Girls Club members! (All Ages; 2nd Floor)
Attention all guitarists and music enthusiasts! We are pleased to announce our One World Prairie Guitar Contest is back! If you’re eager to showcase your talents or want to come for an evening of music, this is the event for you. We are offering five competition categories: classical guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, miscellaneous stringed instrument, and 12 & under. ...
Enjoy an evening of musical performances by the winners of our annual One World Prairie Guitar Contest! (All Ages; Cottonwood Room)
February 11–April 4 Library Hours Enjoy wonderful art created by K–6 students in Laramie County School District #1. Visit all three floors of the library to see the creative wonders! (All Ages; All Floors)
