GoWYLD Database: CultureGrams for National Poetry Month

Can you find National Poetry Month resources on CultureGrams? You bet! CultureGrams offers the history of poetry around the world, as well as the various forms poetry can be found in. Searching “poetry” in the World Edition or the Kids Edition (and one entry in the...

Wyoming in Poetry: May Preston Slosson

Wyoming is no stranger to literary and artistic celebration. The artists who praise our state are incredibly fascinating, from the fame of Ernest Hemingway to the seldom-heard-of voices of the past. In honor of National Poetry Month, we’re taking a closer look...

Library History: Wyoming Library Association

Before National Library Week comes to a close, we have one more story to share about Wyoming’s library history: the formation of the Wyoming Library Association (WLA). An October 8, 1914 article published in Laramie’s Weekly Boomerang attributes creation of the...

Wyoming in Poetry: Agnes M. Wergeland

April is National Poetry Month and the Wyoming State Library wants to help you celebrate in good ol’ Wyoming fashion! Our state is no stranger to literary and artistic celebration. Today we’re taking a closer look at Agnes M. Wergeland. Agnes M. Wergeland...

Library History: Albany County, Wyoming

In honor of National Library Week, here’s a story from Wyoming’s own library history! In 1903 the Laramie Boomerang reported on the events of a mass meeting of Laramie citizens who gathered the evening prior. The topic of the hour? Whether or not to accept...