Do you need help getting started with your genealogy research? Are you looking for assistance in moving past your genealogy brick walls? Sit down for a one-on-one consultation with an experienced genealogist to help research your family history by using the library’s print and computer resources. Contact the library’s Special Collections Librarian Elaine Hayes at ehayes@lclsonline.org or 307-773-7232 or visit ...

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. During this week, we will be highlighting historically banned and challenged children’s and teen books. Come pick a book from our Blind Date with a Banned Book display! (Children & Teens; 2nd Floor)

September 11–October 18 Library Hours Come experience The Art of Reuse—Rethinking and Creating with Discarded Materials, an art exhibition by contemporary western artist Jodie Atherton. Atherton uses found and recycled materials to create soul-stirring pieces that challenge us to rethink our relationship to the human-made and natural worlds. Each of her eclectic assemblages functions as a stand-alone piece, but viewed ...

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. During this week, we will be highlighting historically banned and challenged children’s and teen books. Come pick a book from our Blind Date with a Banned Book display! (Children & Teens; 2nd Floor)

It's spooky season! Come join us on October 2 when we’ll make pumpkin sun catchers.  On October 16 & 23, we’ll build some spider web hangers, and on October 30 we’ll put together some clothes pin bats, just in time for Halloween! (All Ages; Burns Branch Library)

Get crafty at the library! Make and take home a quilled paper pumpkin perfect for the fall. (All Ages; Pine Bluffs Branch Library)

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. During this week, we will be highlighting historically banned and challenged children’s and teen books. Come pick a book from our Blind Date with a Banned Book display! (Children & Teens; 2nd Floor)

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)

Join us for an interactive storytime session to promote early literacy through books, songs, puppets, crafts, and much more! (Children & Families; Burns Branch Library)

Visit the library for help navigating your digital devices! From learning to use a mouse to getting acquainted with social media, we’ve got you covered. Please call the library at 307-634-3561 or visit the 3rd floor Ask Here desk to register. More information is available at https://lclsonline.org/services/computercenter/. (Adults; Computer Classroom)

Join artist and poet Nancy Arbuthnot to create a handmade book of short memoirs in prose and/or poetry. Nancy, the artist in residence at Great Sand Dunes National Park, will help you polish and refine your writing by looking at examples of Japanese haiku as well as vignettes from Blue Rhapsodies, her book of poems about growing up in a ...

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. During this week, we will be highlighting historically banned and challenged children’s and teen books. Come pick a book from our Blind Date with a Banned Book display! (Children & Teens; 2nd Floor)

Visit the library for help navigating your digital devices! From learning to use a mouse to getting acquainted with social media, we’ve got you covered. Please call the library at 307-634-3561 or visit the 3rd floor Ask Here desk to register. More information is available at https://lclsonline.org/services/computercenter/. (Adults; Computer Classroom)

If you’re looking to get rid of some unwanted stuff around your home, join us for this free downsizing and decluttering event. You’ll hear about important organizing tips while exploring how streamlining your items could help you feel happier, less stressed, and more productive. Register through AARP’s website at aarp.cvent.com/WY_events. (Adults; Windflower Room)

The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) will be available throughout the day to educate taxpayers on filing accurate tax returns, provide refund timing information, and inform taxpayers about self-help tools and resources for checking on refund statuses. TAS can also assist individuals and small businesses with tax issues they have not been able to resolve with the IRS. Take advantage of ...

Join us for an interactive storytime session to promote early literacy through books, songs, puppets, crafts, and much more! (Pre-K & Families; Pine Bluffs Branch Library) Themes by week: October 5: Aaargh! Pirates October 12: Forest Friends October 19: Dinosaurs October 26: Silly Spooky Stories

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. During this week, we will be highlighting historically banned and challenged children’s and teen books. Come pick a book from our Blind Date with a Banned Book display! (Children & Teens; 2nd Floor)

The Braver Angels Alliance will moderate a panel of community leaders from government, faith communities, law enforcement and more as they explore solutions to reduce racial/ethnic tensions in Laramie County. There will be a formal discussion followed by time for questions from the audience. Arrive at 5:30 for socializing over cookies and lemonade, and stay until 8:30 for informal conversation. ...

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. During this week, we will be highlighting historically banned and challenged children’s and teen books. Come pick a book from our Blind Date with a Banned Book display! (Children & Teens; 2nd Floor)

Join us for a short early literacy class designed just for babies and their caregivers! Enjoy books, songs, lap bounces, and rhymes! Afterwards, babies can play with our educational toys while caregivers visit. (Ages Birth–24 Months; Early Literacy Center)

Come to the Burns Branch Library each Friday to watch a family-friendly film. Feel free to bring your favorite snacks; we’ll provide the popcorn! (All Ages; Burns Branch Library) Movies by week: October 6: Bridge to Terabithia  (PG) October 13: Onward (PG) October 20: Alice in Wonderland (PG) October 27: The Adams Family (PG)

Spend your Friday afternoons at the library to watch a family-friendly matinee. Each week will feature a different movie. Bring a favorite snack and enjoy the show! (Children & Families; Pine Bluffs Branch Library)  Movies by week: October 6: Pete’s Dragon (PG) October 13: Coraline (PG) October 20: No Movie October 27: Monster Family (PG)

CANCELLED: You’ve earned your Social Security benefits! Join us to learn how to determine your benefits, what age you can collect Social Security, and how to maximize your money. We’ll also discuss the future of Social Security. Register through AARP’s website at aarp.cvent.com/WY_events. (Adults; Willow Room)  

We’re taking storytime to the museum! Head over to the Wyoming State Museum for their Family Day to participate in one of our early literacy storytimes and other fun activities. Visit the Wyoming State Museum’s website at https://wyomuseum.wyo.gov/ to register for the event. This month’s Family Day theme is Creepy Crawly Critters. (Children & Families; Wyoming State Museum–2301 Central Ave.)

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. During this week, we will be highlighting historically banned and challenged children’s and teen books. Come pick a book from our Blind Date with a Banned Book display! (Children & Teens; 2nd Floor)

Role-playing adventure is just a click away. Join our Teen D&D online community and get started on creating a character today. Don’t have a Discord account yet? No problem! Laramie County Library offers Discord Communities for teens to interact, chat, and play online. To participate, you will need a phone, tablet, or computer with internet connection and a Discord account. ...

Award-winning minis painter Kyle McCormick from Olympus Games & Comics is dropping by to teach the ins and outs of mini-figure painting. We will provide a kit with figure, paint, and brush. Spots are limited, so sign up by clicking the link below. (Grades 3-12; Sage Room) Click Here to RSVP