As the Digital Marketing Specialist for the Library, one might assume I possess a great deal of artistic ability. Unfortunately, one would also be mistaken!Read More
Blog Post: Tales from the Bookmobile
As the Senior Outreach Specialist, the bookmobile is one of my responsibilities. Laramie County Library has had a bookmobile in service for well over 40+ years. Our current vehicle is a 9 ½ year old 32’ bus, is easy to spot on the road! Read More
Blog Post: Coming to the Big Screen
Popular books have always been adapted into movies and TV shows but lately it’s become even more of a trend. This year several beloved childhood classics will come to the big screen:Read More
Blog Post: Silence is Golden in the Capital Room
Looking for a quiet, peaceful, warm place to relax or to enjoy a spectacular view of our Capitol building? How about a room with no talking or cell phone use or no loud tapping on computers; just folks enjoying the books or newspapers, the sculptures, the fireplace and the view? You’ll find these and much more in the northeast corner of the 3rd floor of the Laramie County Library, the Capital Room. This area was funded by Eric J. Wedell, M.D. and Maïda Wedell.Read More
Blog Post: Just what is Outreach Services?
In our library’s mission statement it reads
- Promote Reading and literacy for children and adults
- Promote the services of the library
To promote reading and literacy for children and adults as well as the services we offer we realize that the library needs to go beyond our brick and mortar walls. So, we take the library into the community, “Outreach Services”.Read More
Blog Post: What kind of book do you want?
Library lingo can be confusing. Did you know there’s a difference between a reference book and a Reference book (with a capital R). Read More
Blog Post: The Bandwith Bandwagon: Speeds and Limits at Laramie County Library
The Bandwidth Bandwagon
Bandwidth? Isn’t that how many band members you can get side by side across the street? Well, It can be, but not at the library.
What does it have to do with your library? Well, let’s take a look!Read More
Blog Post: Writing a business plan with L2B assistance
I don’t know about you, but when I was in college, and even now when I have a paper or proposal to write, I get STUCK. It may only take me a couple hours to actually write and revise it, but it can take me weeks to just get started. Admittedly, this may have a teeny-tiny bit to do with my procrastination habit, but it never fails that when I have a document to produce I try to eat the elephant whole.Read More
Blog Post: Español en su Biblioteca
¡Bienvenidos al blog de la biblioteca!
Me presento. Soy Abby, y trabajo en el segundo piso de la biblioteca. Antes de venir aquí a Cheyenne, trabajaba dos años con el Cuerpo de Paz en Colombia. Debo decirles que el español no es mi lengua materna, entonces, si hay errores, discúlpame.Read More
Blog Post: Exceptional Customer Service: Marketing from the Heart at LCLS
For many years, we’ve used three documents to help form our corporate culture. Marketing from the Heart, a list of expectations in terms of how we all interact and work, and an Organizational Philosophy, all serve as a reminder of how we provide exceptional customer service. The core of these documents are generosity, curiosity and connection.
We don’t want there to be any lonely pieces of information dangling with nowhere to go or a story waiting to be told sitting idle on a shelf. We want to know you and your needs so that we can bring you both together.Read More