by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Many of us have a favorite library memory. Over on the Writing Wyoming blog, they collected writers’ library stories for National Library Week. On this last day of this national celebration we are, with permission, sharing the ones about Wyoming libraries. For...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Since we’re celebrating National Library Week, we thought we’d offer a few pertinent facts about Wyoming’s fantastic public libraries. On Feb. 16, 1886, the Ninth Territorial Assembly passed what is believed to be the first county library law in the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Reposted with permission from the January 2016 issue of UWyo Magazine Special collections librarian Tamsen Hert ensures that Wyoming’s historical and cultural publications are accessible to the public. By Jeff Tatay Every place and culture has a story to be told—a...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Voting is now open for Wyoming’s Top Ten Most Significant Artifacts. It’s down to 25 finalists that run the gamut from oil paintings to a POW’s keepsake box to a flattened brass bugle from the Fetterman Fight battlefield. Wyoming Newspapers, with...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
by Jennifer Rife Laramie County Library System Design & Humanities Coordinator Reposted from LCLS blog Walking through the library is often a visual treat. In display cases, on many walls, and available surfaces, you might find an intriguing piece made of clay,...
