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On The Agenda: October Plans Worth Screaming About

10/02/2026

Curious what’s creeping onto the library calendar this October? Consider this your sneak peek.

There’s plenty happening at the library this month. Get creative, learn something new, explore a new interest, or get into the spirit of the season with a few spookier picks. We’ve pulled together a handful of October highlights for kids, teens, adults, and families across Laramie County.

And we’re only scratching the surface! There’s plenty more happening throughout October, so check out our full events calendar below to find even more to do at the library.

For the Adults:

Global Challenges in the Late 2020s: Patterns, Problems and Prospects

Join us for Conversations on Democracy, a free lecture series exploring current challenges facing the U.S. and the world. Sponsored by the UW School of Politics, Public Affairs & International Studies and the Wallop Civic Engagement Program, the series brings discussions on global, national, and statewide issues to communities across Wyoming. Panelists include Ambassador (ret.) Tom Dougherty and UW professors Dr. Jean Garrison, Dr. Zoe Pearson, and Dr. Thomas Seitz, whose expertise spans U.S. foreign policy, international relations, natural resource politics, cultural heritage, and East and Southeast Asia.

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
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Get Those Grad School Apps In!

Join fellow applicants for graduate school to encourage, share resources, workshop essays and prompts, and commiserate with each other during this co-working and body doubling session. Bring your laptop, your tablet, your paper materials, or whatever format you're using to work on your apps with, and we'll bring the snacks. From final year college students to adults pivoting to a different career later in life and everyone in-between, let's get those apps in!

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | 5:45 – 7:45 PM
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Dark Victorian Tales

Step into our “parlor” for an evening of haunting, historical literary entertainment presented by the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys. From 5:00–5:30 p.m., you are invited to peruse a display of items drawn from the museum’s collection before the show begins at 5:30 p.m. Enjoy dramatic readings of dark Victorian poems and short stories mixed with folk tales, vintage magic tricks, and more. Expect to hear works by artists both famous (such as Edgar Allan Poe, E. Nesbit, and Emily Dickinson) and less well-known. Costumes encouraged but not required.

A permission slip is required for anyone under 18 years of age attending without a parent or guardian present.

Friday, October 30, 2026 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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