Beyond Heart Mountain: Japanese Americans’ Experiences During WWII

Cottonwood Room 2200 Pioneer Ave - 1st Floor, Cheyenne, WY, United States

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, ...

Brown Bag Book Club (Pine Bluffs)

Pine Bluffs Branch 110 East 2nd St, Pine Bluffs, WY, United States

Looking for a great book to read, fun with friends, and a way to meet your Summer Reading Challenge goal? Then this club is for you! We will be reading Under the Blood Red Sun by Graham Salisbury which ties into themes and concepts detailed in Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition for libraries, currently on display at Laramie ...

Adult Craft Night: Watercolor Favorites (RSVP Required)

Sunflower Room 2200 Pioneer Ave - 3rd Floor, Cheyenne, WY, United States

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

Sit, Stay, READ! Read to a Therapy Dog

Early Literacy Center 2200 Pioneer Ave - 2nd Floor, Cheyenne, WY, United States

Everyone loves to hear a story, even our four-pawed friends! Come in to the library and practice reading aloud to one of our community’s therapy dogs. We know you’ll have a furry good time! This event is presented in partnership with The Alliance of Therapy Dogs. (Grades K–6; Early Literacy Center)

Family BINGO Night

Cottonwood Room 2200 Pioneer Ave - 1st Floor, Cheyenne, WY, United States

We’ve got the daubers! We’ve got the cards! We’ve got the cage and BINGO balls! All we need is YOU! Come join other families as we share in the timeless fun of BINGO. Join us for snacks, prizes, and lots of fun! (Children & Families; Cottonwood Room)

Friday Morning Matinee: Americans and the Holocaust

Pine Bluffs Branch 110 East 2nd St, Pine Bluffs, WY, United States

Head to the Pine Bluffs Branch Library for a showing of the 1942 classic movie, Casablanca (rated PG). This movie is a recommended film from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and is part of the library’s programming for Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition for libraries, currently on display at Laramie County Library in Cheyenne. Starring Humphrey Bogart ...

CANCELED: Tween/Teen LARPing

Teen Lounge 2200 Pioneer Ave - 2nd Floor, Cheyenne, WY, United States

This event has been canceled. Please return to our events calendar to review other fun events for teens and tweens! Join us for LARPing at the library. LARP (Live Action Role Playing) is a collaborative role playing game where participants will create characters, designate specific roles, create costumes, build armor and weapons out of cardboard, and make some friends along ...

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Float Days

Early Literacy Center 2200 Pioneer Ave - 2nd Floor, Cheyenne, WY, United States

After the Cheyenne Frontier Days parade, pop into the library for root beer floats and fun float activities! (Children & Families; Early Literacy Center)

Book Discussion Group

Windflower Room 2200 Pioneer Ave - 3rd Floor, Cheyenne, WY, United States

For July’s book discussion group, we will be reading The Aspen Grove by Jane Fulkerson. Set in Colorado in 1883, this literary western follows the lives of the O’Neal family on their cattle ranch until they are struck by a cruel fate. In the wake of the family’s devastation, two lawmen from opposite sides of the Civil War set out ...

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Oceans of Possibilities Obstacle Course (Burns)

Burns Branch 112 Main Street, Burns, WY, United States

August 1–31 Library Hours Imagine your possibilities as your explore and move like the ocean creatures along our indoor obstacle course. (Children & Families; Burns Branch Library)

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Make It Mondays

Burns Branch 112 Main Street, Burns, WY, United States

Get crafty at the library every Monday! Make and take home a cool popsicle stick bookmark that looks like a shark, whale, or whatever you’d like it to be. (All Ages; Burns Branch Library)

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Sit, Stay, READ! Read to a Therapy Dog

Early Literacy Center 2200 Pioneer Ave - 2nd Floor, Cheyenne, WY, United States

Everyone loves to hear a story, even our four-pawed friends! Come in to the library and practice reading aloud to one of our community’s therapy dogs. We know you’ll have a furry good time! This event is presented in partnership with The Alliance of Therapy Dogs. (Grades K–6; Early Literacy Center)

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Craftastic Tuesdays

Pine Bluffs Branch 110 East 2nd St, Pine Bluffs, WY, United States

Get crafty at the library! Make and take home a paper chain jellyfish or an recycled water bottle jellyfish to finish off our Summer Reading Challenge theme. (All Ages; Pine Bluffs Branch Library)

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Oceans of Possibilities Obstacle Course

Pine Bluffs Branch 110 East 2nd St, Pine Bluffs, WY, United States

August 2–31 Library Hours Imagine your possibilities as you explore and move like the ocean creatures along our indoor obstacle course. (Children & Families; Pine Bluffs Branch Library)

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Tales Together

Early Literacy Center 2200 Pioneer Ave - 2nd Floor, Cheyenne, WY, United States

Join us for an interactive early literacy class for preschool children and their caregivers. Practice new skills incorporating books, songs, rhymes, movement, and more! (Ages 18 Months – 5 Years; Early Literacy Center)

Fun for Kids!

Burns Branch 112 Main Street, Burns, WY, United States

Join us for an interactive storytime session to promote early literacy through books, songs, puppets, crafts, and much more! This month’s theme is Aargh! Pirates. (Children & Families; Burns Branch Library)

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Youth Chess Club

Early Literacy Center 2200 Pioneer Ave - 2nd Floor, Cheyenne, WY, United States

Chess Club is back for the summer! Whether you’re a beginner or a novice, all will be welcome to learn moves and strategies and to just have fun! Children and teens in grades 2–12 are welcome to participate. (Grades 2–12; Early Literacy Center)

Teen Book Discussion: They Called Us Enemy (RSVP Required)

Sage Room - 2nd Floor 2200 Pioneer Ave - 2nd Floor, Cheyenne, WY, United States

Join us for a discussion on the graphic novel They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, as we examine the book’s themes and consider concepts from the Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition for libraries, currently on display. We will take a look at Wyoming’s own role in interning Japanese citizens at Heart Mountain, and the impact it had ...