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FEBRUARY 2022 | EVENTS & MORE
FEBRUARY 2022 | EVENTS & MORE
FEBRUARY 2022 | EVENTS & MORE
Library                                                                        Special Events                                         Youth & Family Events
Information                                                                    & Exhibits
Closures
February 21, Presidents' Day
                                                                                                                                 Wyoming Book Awards Beanstack                *RSVP Required Online

                                                                                                                                 Challenge                                    Lunar New Year Party
                                                                                                                                 February 1–March 15                          Friday, February 4
                                                                                                                                 All Hours                                    4:15–5pm
*RSVP Required                                                               Elementary School Art Show                          It’s almost time for the Wyoming Book        Help us ring in the Year of the Tiger with
                                                                             February 11–April 4                                 Awards! Wyoming has three book               crafts and activities to celebrate the
See an asterisk beside an event you're                                       Library Hours                                       awards to give out and we need you to        Lunar New Year!
interested in? This event requires an RSVP!                                  Enjoy wonderful art created by K–6                  decide which books to give them to!
Visit LaramieCountyLibrary.org/calendar                                      students in Laramie County School                   Read at least three of the ten nominated     Please RSVP online at lclsonline.org/
to let us know you'll attend. If you RSVP and can't                          District #1. Visit all three floors of the          books in your age category and then          calendar to reserve a spot for this event.
attend, please let us know!                                                  library to see the creative wonders!                                                             Please note that you MUST be signed up
                                                                                                                                 vote for your favorite. You can also
                                                                             (All Ages; All Floors)                              nominate a book for next year’s book         in advance in order to attend.
Contents                                                                                                                         awards.                                      (Grades 3–6; Cottonwood Room)

                                                                                                                                 Wyoming’s three book awards are: the
Exhibits & Special Events ...................................1                                                                                                                Storytime at Wyoming State
                                                                                                                                 Buckaroo Book Award for children in
Youth & Family Events.....................................2-4                                                                    grades K–3, the Indian Paintbrush Book       Museum’s Family Day
Early Literacy Classes...........................................5                                                               Award for children in grades 4–6, and        Saturday, February 5
Calendar grid .........................................................7                                                         the Soaring Eagle Book Award for youth       10am – 1pm
                                                                                                                                 in grades 7–12.                              We’re taking storytime to the museum!
Teen Events............................................................. 9
                                                                                                                                                                              Head on over to the Wyoming State
Adult Events.........................................................10                                                          Sign up for the fun at lclsonline.           Museum for their Family Day event to
Genealogy Events...............................................11                                                                beanstack.org beginning February 1.          participate in one of our early literacy
L2B (Library to Business)....................................11                                                                  Need assistance creating a Beanstack         storytimes and other fun activities. Visit
Burns and Pine Bluffs Events...........................12                                                                        account? Call the library at 307-634-3561    the Wyoming State Museum’s website
Burns Events.........................................................13                                                          for help getting started.                    at wyomuseum.wyo.gov to register
                                                                                                                                 (Grades K–12; Beanstack Challenge)           for the event. This month’s Family Day
Pine Bluffs Events................................................14
Bookmobile Schedule.......................................15
                                                                                                                                                                              theme is Animal Olympics.
                                                                                                                                 *RSVP Required Online                        (Children & Families; Wyoming State
Locations and Hours..........................................15
                                                                                                                                 K-2 STEAM: Light and Shadow                  Museum–2301 Central Ave.)
                                                                                                                                 Wednesday, February 2
Color Key                                                                                                                        4:15–5pm
                                                                                                                                 Join us for an afternoon of STEAM             The library is limiting
Find everything you’re looking for by color:                                                                                     exploration. We will read a book about        attendance capacities in an
                                                                                                                                 Groundhog Day and experiment with             effort to safely host in-person
       Closures &                               Adults
       Announcements                                                                                                             light and shadow. Children in grades K–2
                                                                             Due to COVID-19 considerations, any event           are encouraged to sign up now, as space       events. All youth and family
       Café                                     L2B
                                                                             may be cancelled at any time. Prior to              is limited!                                   events require advanced RSVP/
       Exhibits &                               Genealogy                    arriving for an event, please check the library’s
                                                                                                                                 Please RSVP online at lclsonline.org/         sign up in order to attend.
       Special Events                                                        website or call 634-3561 to ensure that it is
                                                Seed Library                 still being held as previously scheduled. All       calendar to reserve a spot for this event.    Find instructions on how to
        Youth & Families
                                                                             participants, children and adults included, are     Please note that you MUST be signed up        reserve a spot in each event's
       Teens                                    Technology                   strongly encouraged to wear a face covering         in advance in order to attend.                description.
                                                                             when attending indoor library events.               (Grades K–2; Early Literacy Center)
       Bookmobile                               Branches
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Youth & Family Events

    The library is limiting attendance capacities in an effort to safely host in-person                    *RSVP Required Online                           *RSVP Required at the 2nd Floor Ask Here Desk
    events. All youth and family events require advanced RSVP/sign up in order to                          Second Saturday STEAM                           Young Readers Book Party
    attend. Find instructions on how to reserve a spot in each event's description.                        Saturday, February 12                           Sundays: February 13, 27
                                                                                                           2:30–3:30pm                                     1:15–2pm
                                                                                                           Join us as we explore a variety of STEAM        You’re invited to a party! A book party!
    *RSVP Required Online                        Please note that you MUST be signed up                    topics (Science Technology Engineering          Join us for a celebration of reading with
    Famous Illustrators                          in advance in order to attend.                            Arts Math) with crafts, games,                  young readers that’s a little bit early
    Tuesday, February 8                          (Grades 4–6; Early Literacy Center)                       experiments, and more! This month, it’s         literacy class, and a little bit more! We
    4:15–5pm                                                                                               electric! Join us to explore electricity and    will read and talk about books, sing,
                                                 Book description: 12 year old Theodore “Teddy”            light up the life of someone special by         play, and learn. This month’s themes are
    Ever wonder how illustrators make the        Roosevelt Fitzroy has got a murder on his hands
    beautiful pictures you see in books?         and trouble on his tail. Henry, the hippopotamus          making a light-up circuit valentine. This       Family Art Games and Parachute Party.
    Join us for a peek into how some of your     at the brand-new nationally known FunJungle, has          event is great for children in grades 3 to 6.
    favorite book illustrators make their        gone belly up. Even though it’s claimed he died of                                                        Visit the 2nd floor Ask Here desk or call
    art! This month, we will focus on Peter      natural causes, Teddy smells something fishy and          Please RSVP online at lclsonline.org/           the library at 307-634-3561 to reserve a
                                                 it sure ain’t the polar bear’s lunch. Teddy sets out to   calendar to reserve a spot for this event.      spot for this event. Please note that you
    Reynolds. Wear play clothes as it could      find the truth with the help of Summer McCraken,
    get messy! Children in grades K–2 are        a feisty girl with secrets of her own. The deeper         Please note that you MUST be signed up          MUST be signed up in advance in order
    encouraged to sign up now, as space is       Teddy and Summer get, the more the danger                 in advance in order to attend.                  to attend.
    limited.                                     mounts—because when it comes to hippo                     (Grades 3–6; Cottonwood Room)                   (Grades Pre-K – 2; Early Literacy Center)
                                                 homicide, the truth can’t be kept in a cage!
    Please RSVP online at lclsonline.org/                                                                  *RSVP Required Online                           LEGO® Challenge
    calendar to reserve a spot for this event.   *RSVP Required Online
                                                                                                           Virtual Family Trivia:                          Friday, February 18
    Please note that you MUST be signed up       Valentine’s Day Crafting                                  Cartoon Mania                                   10am–5pm
    in advance in order to attend.               Friday, February 11                                       Saturday, February 12                           School’s out and so are our LEGO® bricks!
    (Grades K – 2; Early Literacy Center)        4:30–5:30pm                                               6:30–7:30pm                                     Use them to show off your building
                                                 Do you like crafts? Want to make                          Grab your family and test your wits at          talents. Come to the 2nd floor tables and
    *RSVP Required Online                        something special for Valentine’s Day?                    our special Virtual Family Trivia event!        participate in the challenge build of the
    Brown Bag Book Club                          Come join us and make a fun Valentine’s                   This event is best for families with            hour or spin the wheel for an individual
    Thursdays: February 10, 24                   Day craft that you can keep for yourself                  children in grades 3 and up.                    challenge. It will be more fun than a bin
    6–7pm                                        or gift to others!                                                                                        full of LEGO® bricks!
    Book Club will meet twice during the                                                                   Please RSVP online at lclsonline.org/           (Children, Teens, & Families; 2nd Floor)
    month of February. We will review the        Please RSVP online at lclsonline.org/                     calendar to receive your Zoom link via
    first half of the book on the 10th and the   calendar to reserve a spot for this event.                email.
    second part on the 24th. Participants can    Please note that you MUST be signed up                    (Tweens, Teens & Families; Live Via
    bring a “brown bag” meal and desserts        in advance in order to attend.                            Zoom)
    and drinks will be provided. We will be      (Grades K – 2; Early Literacy Center)
    reading Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs.            (Children & Families; Cottonwood Room)                    Due to COVID-19 considerations, any
                                                                                                           event may be cancelled at any time. Prior       Visit LaramieCountyLibrary.org/calendar
    Please RSVP online at lclsonline.org/                                                                  to arriving for an event, please check the      or scan this QR code
    calendar, visit the 2nd floor Ask Here                                                                 library’s website or call 634-3561 to ensure    for an event that
    desk, or call the library at 307-634-                                                                  that it is still being held as previously       requires an online
    3561 to reserve a spot for this event. If                                                              scheduled. All participants, children and       RSVP.
    registering online, please sign up for                                                                 adults included, are strongly encouraged
                                                                                                           to wear a face covering when attending
    each book club meeting separately.
                                                                                                           indoor library events.                                                                          4
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Early Literacy Classes & Activities

                                                       The library is limiting attendance
                                                       capacities in an effort to safely
    Tales Together Crafts                                                                          Guided Play                                  *RSVP Required at the 2nd Floor Ask Here Desk
                                                       host in-person events. All early
    February 1–28                                                                                  Mondays: February 7, 14, 28                  Yoga Together
                                                       literacy classes require advanced
    Library Hours                                                                                  10–11:45am                                   Wednesday, February 9
                                                       RSVP/sign up in order to attend.
    Stop by the Ask Here desk on the 2nd                                                           On Monday mornings, we invite you to         Saturday, February 19
    floor to pick up a weekly craft packet to
                                                       Find instructions on how to                 come play with us! Each week we will
                                                       reserve a spot in each event's                                                           10:15 – 10:45am
    go along with the week’s early literacy                                                        feature a different playscape in the Early   Come and experience stories, stretching,
    classes.                                           description.                                Literacy Center, along with suggestions      and fun with a special early literacy
    (Ages 18 Months – 5 Years; 2nd Floor)                                                          of how to engage your child in guided        class. This month’s theme is Love and
                                                                                                   play.                                        Friendship.
    *RSVP Required at the 2nd Floor Ask Here Desk   Did you know?                                  (Ages 18 months–5 Years; Early Literacy
                                                                                                   Center)                                      Visit the 2nd floor Ask Here desk or call
    Tales Together                                  All of our Early Literacy Classes follow
    Tuesdays: February 1, 8, 15, 22                 a theme each week, so you can attend                                                        the library at 307-634-3561 to reserve a
                                                                                                   Guided Play Themes:                          spot for this event. Please note that you
    Wednesdays: February 2, 16, 23                  whichever session works best for your
                                                                                                   February 7: Block Party                      MUST be signed up in advance in order
    Thursdays: February 3, 10, 17, 24               schedule!                                      February 14: Big Paper, Big Art              to attend.
    10:15–10:45am and 11–11:30am                                                                   February 28: Parachute Play
                                                    Early Literacy Class                                                                        (Ages 18 Months – 5 Years; Cottonwood
    Saturdays: February 12, 26 (10:15–
                                                    Themes by Week:                                                                             Room on February 9; Early Literacy
    10:45am only)
                                                    February 1: Bath and Bedtime                                                                Center on February 19)
    Join us for an interactive early literacy
    class for preschool children and                February 8: Family
    their caregivers. Practice new skills           February 15: Down By the Pond
    incorporating books, songs, rhymes,             February 22: Getting Dressed                Visit LaramieCountyLibrary.org/calendar
    movement, and more!                                                                         or scan this QR code
                                                                                                for an event that
                                                    *RSVP Required Online
    Visit the 2nd floor Ask Here desk or call                                                   requires online RSVP.
    the library at 307-634-3561 to reserve a        Virtual Tales Together
    spot for this event. Please note that you       Thursdays: February 3, 10, 17, 24
    MUST be signed up in advance in order           9:30–10am
    to attend.                                      Join us for a live virtual Tales Together
                                                                                                   ELC Information:
                                                    via Zoom! During this interactive                                                           Who are these mountain lion cubs
                                                                                                   Letters of the Month: O/P
    Masks and social distancing are                 early literacy class, we will practice                                                      and what are they doing in the
                                                                                                   Number of the Month: 8
    encouraged. No more than one adult              new skills incorporating books, songs,
                                                                                                   Color of the Month: Gold                     library?
    per child please. Participation is limited      rhymes, movement, and more! RSVP at
    to one class per week. You may sign up          lclsonline.org/calendar to receive an
                                                                                                                                                Elsie and Eddie are the early literacy
    one week in advance.                            email with the Zoom link.
                                                                                                                                                mascots for Laramie County Library
    (Ages 18 Months – 5 Years; Early Literacy                                                                                                   System. You'll see them around the
    Center)                                         Stop by the Ask Here desk on the
                                                    2nd floor to pick up a weekly craft
                                                                                                      Look for Elsie's paw print                library and sometimes around town!
                                                                                                      for all Early Literacy Class
                                                    packet to go along with the week’s                  dates on the calendar
                                                                                                                                                Wherever they are, they are helping to
                                                    early literacy classes and if you didn’t                grid, pages 7-8.                    get young children ready to read!
                                                    already get one, we have brought back
                                                    our free rhythm kits.
                                                    (Ages 18 Months – 5 Years; Live via
                                                    Zoom)
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Sunday                           Monday                      Tuesday                             Wednesday Thursday                                                     Friday                          Saturday
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Wyoming Book Awards
                                                               *Tales Together, 10:15 & 11am       *Tales Together, 10:15 & 11am     L Taxpayer Advocate Service:       T *Teen Craft Afternoons, 3pm Y Storytime at Wyoming State
Beanstack Challenge                                            Tales Together Crafts, LH,        Y *K-2 STEAM: Light and             Problem Solving Day, 9am           Y *Lunar New Year Party,      Museum's Family Day, 10am
February 1 - March 15                                        February 1-28                       Shadow, 4:15pm                          *V. Tales Together, 9:30am     4:15pm                        T *V. SaturD&D, 1pm
                                                                                                                                        *Tales Together, 10:15 & 11am   A *V. Jeopardy!®, 7pm
     Sign up for the fun at
     lclsonline.beanstack.org                                B Fun for Kids!, 10:15am
                                                             B & PB Shoe Box Diorama
     See page 2 for details.
                                                             Contest, LH, February 1-29                                                                                 B STEAM Connections, 1pm        PB Saturday Matinee and
                                                             PB Craftastic Tuesdays, 10am                                            PB Fun for Kids!, 10:15am          PB Friday Matinee, 1:30pm       Lunch, 12pm
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*RSVP REQUIRED                       Guided Play, 10am          *Tales Together, 10:15 & 11am        *Yoga Together, 10:15am            *V. Tales Together, 9:30am      Y *Valentine's Day Crafting,       *Tales Together, 10:15
Visit LaramieCountyLibrary.org                               Y *Famous Illustrators,                                                   *Tales Together, 10:15 & 11am    4:30pm                          T *V. SaturD&D, 1pm
/calendar or scan this QR code                               4:15pm                                                                  Y *Brown Bag Book Club, 6pm                                        Y *Second Saturday STEAM,
to RSVP for an event online.                                                                                                                                                                            2:30pm
Some events require RSVP via                                                                                                                                                                            G Genealogy Basics, 3pm
phone or                                                                                                                                                                                                Y *V. Family Trivia, 6:30pm
in-person.                                                   B Fun for Kids!, 10:15am
See event                                                    B & PB Blind Date with a            PB Bundles of Romance Book
details in this                  B Make It Mondays, 1pm      Book, LH, February 8-22             Sale, LH February 9-23                                                 B Movie at the Library, 1pm
booklet.                         B Coffee Connections, 2pm   PB Craftastic Tuesdays, 10am        PB STEAM Connections, 2pm           PB Fun for Kids!, 10:15am          PB Friday Matinee, 1:30pm
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Y *Young Readers Book Party,         Guided Play, 10am           *Tales Together, 10:15 & 11am       *Tales Together, 10:15 & 11am      *V. Tales Together, 9:30am      T *Anti-Valentine's Day, 6pm       *Yoga Together, 10:15am
1:15pm                                                                                                                                 *Tales Together, 10:15 & 11am    A *Classic Conversations:       T *V. SaturD&D, 1pm
                                                                                                                                     A *Craft Night: Date Night         Lunch and Learn Series, 12pm
                                                                                                                                     Paint & Sip, 6:30pm                Y LEGO® Challenge, 10am

                                                             B Fun for Kids!, 10:15am
                                                             B Dinner and a Book Club,                                               B Mystery at the Library,
                                 B Make It Mondays, 1pm      5:30pm                                                                  3:30pm                             B STEAM Connections, 1pm        PB Saturday Morning Book Club,
                                                             PB Craftastic Tuesdays, 10am                                            PB Fun for Kids!, 10:15am          PB Friday Matinee, 1:30pm       10am

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KEY: Y Youth, pp. 2-4
        Storytimes, p. 5                                       *Tales Together, 10:15 & 11am         *Tales Together, 10:15 & 11am      *V. Tales Together, 9:30am      T *Teen Craft Afternoons, 3pm      *Tales Together, 10:15
     T Teens, p. 9                                           A Book Discussion Group,                                                  *Tales Together, 10:15 & 11am                                    T *V. SaturD&D, 1pm
     A Adults, p. 10                                         6pm                                                                     A *Library for All, 12:30pm
     G Genealogy p. 11
     L L2B, p. 11
                                 Libraries Closed                                                                                    TA FAFSA Workshop, 5:30pm
     B Burns, p. 12 &13                                                                                                              Y *Brown Bag Book Club, 6pm
     PB Pine Bluffs, p. 12 &14
                                                             B Fun for Kids!, 10:15am

                                                                                       February 2022
     V. = Virtual event
     LH=Library Hours                                        B Minute to Win It, LH,
     *RSVP today at                                          February 22-24                                                                                             B Movie at the Library, 1pm
     LaramieCountyLibrary.org
                                                             PB Craftastic Tuesdays, 10am        PB STEAM Connections, 2pm           PB Fun for Kids!, 10:15am          PB Friday Matinee, 1:30pm
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Y *Young Readers Book Party          Guided Play, 10am
1:15pm

                                 B Make It Mondays, 1pm
                                 B Coffee Connections, 2pm
FEBRUARY 2022 | EVENTS & MORE
Teen Events                                                                            Adult Events

    The library is limiting attendance                                                     *RSVP Required Online                         Book Discussion
    capacities in an effort to safely host                                                 Virtual Jeopardy!® *                          Group
    in-person events. Most teen events                                                     Friday, February 4                            Tuesday, February 22
    require advanced RSVP/sign up                                                          7–8pm                                         6–7:30pm
    online in order to attend.                                                             Think you’ve got what it takes to be          Join us for our February
                                                                                           a trivia champ? Join us for Jeopardy!®        book discussion group.
                                                                                           Battle for prizes and bragging rights!        This month, we’ll
    *RSVP Required Online                      *RSVP Required Online                       Visit lclsonline.org/calendar to receive      be reading Megan
    Teen Craft Afternoons                      Anti-Valentine’s Day                        an email with the Zoom link.                  Miranda’s thriller
                                               Friday, February 18                         (Adults; Live via Zoom)                       All the Missing Girls.
    Fridays: February 4, 25
    3–5pm                                      6–8pm                                                                                     A mystery told in reverse, this novel
    Never know what to do with your hands?     Love stinks! But hanging out with friends   *RSVP Required Online                         follows Nicolette Farrell after she returns
    Not anymore! Come to craft afternoons      and having fun doesn’t! Come eat, dance,    Craft Night:                                  to her hometown to care for her sick
    and spend some time making unique          and participate in some fun activities at   Date Night Paint ‘n Sip                       father and confront her best friend’s
    crafts. Snacks will be provided. Please    this after-hours event. Please RSVP for     Thursday, February 17                         ten-year-old unsolved disappearance.
    RSVP for this event at lclsonline.org/     this event at lclsonline.org/calendar       6:30–8:30pm                                   Tea and scones will be provided. Visit the
    calendar to reserve your spot.             to reserve your spot.                       Grab your favorite craft partner for this     3rd floor Ask Here desk to retrieve a copy
    (Teens; 2nd Floor-Teen Lounge)             (Teens; Cottonwood Room)                    adult craft night and be ready for some       of the book.
                                                                                           fun! We’ll be painting and sipping the        (Adults; Windflower Room)
    *RSVP Required Online                      FAFSA Workshop                              night away with an easy paint-along
                                                                                                                                         *RSVP Required Online
    Virtual SaturD&D                           Thursday, February 24                       project and gourmet hot cocoa bar just
    Saturdays: February 5, 12, 19, 26          5:30–7:30pm                                 for grown-ups! RSVP at lclsonline.org/        Library for All
    1–3pm                                      Pros from the TRIO Educational              calendar.                                     Thursday, February 24
    Role-playing adventure is just a click     Opportunity Center (EOC) will be            (Adults; Sunflower Room)                      12:30–2:30pm
    away. Join our Teen D&D online             available to answer questions about                                                       Welcome to our event specifically
    community and get started on               the Free Application for Federal            *RSVP Required Online if attending via Zoom   geared towards adults with disabilities!
    creating a character today. Don’t have     Student Aid (FAFSA). The workshop           Classic Conversations:                        Join us for crafts, science, and LEGO® fun!
    a Discord account yet? No problem!         will include information on completing                                                    Please bring your staff with you. RSVP at
                                                                                           Lunch and Learn Series
    Laramie County Library offers Discord      the application and understanding the                                                     lclsonline.org/calendar.
                                                                                           Friday, February 18
    Communities for teens to interact, chat,   deadlines. The EOC pros will explain                                                      (Adults; Cottonwood Room)
                                                                                           12–1pm
    and play online. To participate, you       where the application goes, who sees        Join Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra’s
    will need a phone, tablet, or computer     it, and how it is used. Corrections and     Maestro William Intrilligator and
    with internet connection and a Discord     verifications will also be reviewed.        baritone vocalist Levi Hernandez for an
    account. You will receive the Discord      (Teens & Adults; Computer Classroom)        informal and entertaining discussion,
    invite link and information needed to                                                  including musical insights about the
    create an account when you RSVP for the                                                concert on February 19. Patrons may
    event at lclsonline.org/calendar.          *RSVP REQUIRED                              attend in person in the Cottonwood            *RSVP REQUIRED
    (Teens; Live via Discord)                  Visit LaramieCountyLibrary.org/calendar     Room, via Zoom, or view the livestream        Visit LaramieCountyLibrary.org/calendar
                                               or scan this QR code                        on the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra’s          or scan this QR code
                                               to RSVP for an event.                       Facebook page. RSVP at lclsonline.org/        to RSVP for an event.
                                                                                           calendar to receive an email with the
                                                                                           Zoom link.
                                                                                           (Adults; Cottonwood Room or Via Zoom)
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Visit LaramieCountyLibrary.org/calendar
                                                                                                         or scan this QR code
     Genealogy Events                                                                          Burns and Pine Bluffs Events
                                                                                                         to RSVP for an event
                                                                                                         and receive the Zoom
                                                                                                         link via email.

                                                                                                         Fun for Kids!
     Genealogy Basics
                                                                                                         Burns
     Saturday, February 12
                                                                                                         Tuesdays: February 1, 8, 15, 22
     3–4:30pm
                                                                                                         10:15–11am
     Have you ever wanted to research your family history? This basic class will give you
                                                                                                         Pine Bluffs
     all the information you need to get started. Our discussion will include books and
     other resources available at Laramie County Library System, the basics of genealogy                 Thursdays: February 3, 10, 17, 24
     record-keeping, and how to search using Ancestry Library Edition, the free version of               10:15–11am
     Ancestry.com.                                                                                       Join us for an interactive storytime session to promote early literacy through
     (Adults; Sunflower Room)                                                                            books, songs, puppets, crafts, and much more!
                                                                                                         (Children & Families; Burns and Pine Bluffs Branch Libraries)

                                                                                                         			Themes by week:
     Library to Business Events

                                                                                                             February 1 & 3: Space
                                                                                                             February 8 & 10: Snowmen
                                                                                                         			 February 15 & 17: Bath and Bedtime
                                                                                                         			 February 22 & 24: Family

     Taxpayer Advocate Service: Problem Solving Day
     Thursday, February 3
     9am–4:30pm
     The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) will be available throughout the day to educate
     taxpayers on filing accurate tax returns, to provide refund timing information, and to
     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 this free service and drop in any time
     during the event for personalized, step-by-step guidance.
     (Adults; Willow Room)
                                                                                               Shoe Box Diorama Contest                      Blind Date with a Book
                                                                                               February 1–28                                 February 8–22

                                                     Meet
                                                                                               Library Hours                                 Library Hours
                                                                                               To celebrate Children’s Author &              Visit the Burns or Pine Bluffs Branch
                                                                                               Illustrator Week, we invite you to put on     Library to check out your next blind date
                                                                                               your creativity cap and design a diorama      . . . with a book! Use the descriptions

                                                     Libby.
                                                                                               based on your favorite book. Need a           attached to the books to decide which
                                                                                               shoe box to get you started? We have          one strikes your fancy, then bring it to
                                                                                               some! Bring your complete diorama to          the front desk to check out. Be sure to
                                                                                               the library for display and to be entered     complete the “rate your date” card found
                                                                                               in our contest. Winning dioramas in each      inside the book and return it to the
                                                     Use the Libby by OverDrive app to         category will receive some cool swag!         library to be entered into a prize drawing
                                                     check out ebooks,
                                                                                               (Children, Teens, & Families; Burns and       which will be held at the end of the
                                                     audiobooks,
                                                                                               Pine Bluffs Branch Libraries)                 month! (All Ages; Burns and Pine Bluffs
                                                     magazines, and
                                                     comics. Scan this                                                                       Branch Libraries)
                                                     code to get started.
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Burns Events                                                                             Pine Bluffs Events

     STEAM Connections                            Minute to Win It                            Craftastic Tuesdays                          Saturday Matinee and Lunch
     Fridays: February 4, 18                      February 22–24                              Tuesdays: February 1, 8, 15, 22              Saturday, February 5
     1–5pm                                        Library Hours                               10am–7pm                                     12–2:30pm
     Come twice a month and explore               Minute to Win It games are fun and          Get crafty on Tuesdays! Make and take        Enjoy a matinee showing of News of
     a STEAM challenge that promotes              fast games that you can complete in a       home a felt-melted snowman as we             the World (rated PG-13). Five years
     creativity, building, and problem solving.   minute or less! Compete against your        eagerly await spring. Add a magnet and       after the Civil War, Captain Kidd (Tom
     This month’s STEAM discoveries are           friends and family or see how fast you      stick it to your locker or refrigerator!     Hanks) moves from town to town as a
     Valentine’s Day coding and squishy           can win the games by yourself!              (All Ages)                                   storyteller. In Texas, he crosses paths
     circuits. (Grades 1–6)                       (All Ages)                                                                               with Johanna, a ten-year-old taken in by
                                                                                              Bundles of Romance Book Sale                 the Kiowa people six years earlier. She
     Make It Mondays                              Movies at the Library                       February 9–23                                is being returned to her biological aunt
     Mondays: February 7, 14, 28                  Friday, February 11                         Library Hours                                and uncle against her will. Kidd agrees
     1–5pm                                        Friday, February 25                         Gear up for February by purchasing           to deliver the child where the law says
     Join us on Mondays to make a fun craft       1–3pm                                       a bundle of romance! Find a large            she belongs. As they travel hundreds
     to take home! (All Ages)                     Join us for a movie and popcorn! This       selection of romance paperbacks and          of miles, the two will face tremendous
                                                  month, we will be watching the fan          hardbacks bundled up into the nice           challenges of both human and natural
                                                  favorites Finding Nemo (rated G) and Up     price of $2. If romance is not your thing,   forces as they search for a place that
     Coffee Connections                                                                                                                    either can call home. Please bring a side
     Mondays: February 7, 28                      (rated PG). (All Ages)                      we have bundles of other genres too! All
                                                                                              proceeds will go to the Laramie County       dish or dessert to share for the potluck
     2pm–4pm                                                                                                                               meal. (Adults)
                                                  Dinner and a Book Club                      Library Foundation for future library
     Join us for coffee hour and spend some
                                                  Tuesday, February 15                        events. (Adults and Teens)
     time with your friends and neighbors!
                                                  5:30–7pm                                                                                 STEAM Connections
     On the 28th, we will show a movie
                                                  Join us for a potluck dinner and lively     Friday Matinee                               Wednesdays: February 9, 23
     matinee of the comedy Knives Out (rated
     PG-13), starring Daniel Craig and Jamie      conversation about the book The Whole       Fridays: February 4, 11, 18, 25              2–4pm
     Lee Curtis. Coffee and snacks will be        Town’s Talking by Fannie Flagg. Please      1:30–3:30pm                                  Explore at the library twice a month
     provided. (Adults)                           visit with staff or call 307-547-2249 for   Spend your Friday afternoons at the          with a STEAM challenge that promotes
                                                  more information about the book.            library to watch a matinee! Each week        creativity, building, and problem solving.
                                                  (Adults)                                    will feature a different movie. Bring a      This month’s STEAM discoveries are
                                                                                              favorite snack and enjoy the show!           Valentine’s Day coding and squishy
                                                                                              (Children & Families)                        circuits. (Grades 1–6)
                                                  Mystery at the Library
                                                  Thursday, February 17
                                                  3:30–7pm
                                                                                              Movies by week:                              Saturday Morning Book Club
                                                                                              February 4: The Mitchells vs. The Machines
                                                  Put your detective hats on and solve the                                                 Saturday, February 19
                                                                                              February 11: Soul
                                                  “Disappearance of Angela Day” mystery!      February 18: Raya and the Last Dragon        10–11am
                                                  This is an interactive mystery game in      February 25: Aladdin                         Join us for an exciting discussion of
                                                  which you use the clues provided to find                                                 The Storyteller’s Secret by Sejal Bandani.
                                                  out who did it. (Teens)                                                                  Refreshments will be served. For more
                                                                                                                                           information, please call library at
                                                                                                                                           245-3646 or visit with staff. (Adults)

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Bookmobile                             Locations & Hours
Schedule                               Cheyenne
                                       2200 Pioneer Avenue
Albin Community                        Cheyenne, WY 82001-3610
                                       307-634-3561
Thursdays: February 3, 17              LaramieCountyLibrary.org
2–4pm
                                       Hours:
                                       10:00am–9:00pm                  Monday–Thursday
Capital Greens Apartments              10:00am–6:00pm                  Friday, Saturday
Tuesdays: February 8, 22               1:00pm–5:00pm                   Sunday
3:30–5pm                               The Library Café Hours (beginning January 31, 2022):
                                       8am–4pm                   Monday–Friday
Carpenter–Evans Park                   Closed		                  Saturday, Sunday
Thursdays: February 10, 24             The Library Café Hours (through January 28, 2022):
                                       9am–2pm                   Monday–Friday
2–4pm                                  Closed		                  Saturday, Sunday

Pershing Pointe
Mondays: February 14, 28
                                       Burns
                                       112 Main Street
3:30–5pm                               Burns, WY 82053
                                       307-547-2249
Prairie View Apartments                LaramieCountyLibrary.org /branches/burns
Tuesdays: February 1, 15               Hours:
3:30–5pm                               1:00pm–5:00pm                   Monday
                                       10:00am–5:00pm                  Tuesday
West Winds Park                        Closed		                        Wednesday
                                       10:00am–7:00pm                  Thursday
Monday, February 7                     10:00am–5:00pm                  Friday
3:30–5pm                               9:00am–12:00pm                  Saturday
                                       Closed                          Sunday
Schedule is subject to change due to
unforeseen circumstances.              Pine Bluffs
                                       110 East 2nd Street
                                       Pine Bluffs, WY 82082
                                       307-245-3646
                                       LaramieCountyLibrary.org /branches/pinebluffs

                                       Hours:
                                       Closed		                       Monday
                                       10:00am–7:00pm                 Tuesday
                                       10:00am–5:00pm                 Wednesday-Thursday
                                       1:00pm–5:00pm                  Friday
                                       9:00am–12:00pm                 Saturday
                                       Closed                         Sunday

                                       Bookmobile
                                       307-773-7228
                                       LaramieCountyLibrary.org /outreachservices

Warm up at                             Note: Library facilities may close due to weather
                                       or other unforeseen circumstances. If you are

The Library Café!                      interested in attending an event or utilizing a
                                       service, please feel free to call your library branch or
                                       check the library website to ensure that everything
                                       is operating as scheduled.
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