If you weren’t able to make one of the two book discussions of “My Antonia” on Wednesday, the 24th there will be a final discussion of the book in November. Randy Rose will facilitate this discussion. Rose has studied history (as well as music) and has a great appreciation for Cather’s works. Join Randy in […]
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Wednesday, October 24 plan to enjoy one of two book discussions on “My Antonia” by Willa Cather. Patty Kessler will lead the discussions. Kessler, a native of southeastern Wyoming, is a graduate of the American Studies Program at the University of Wyoming and an instructor of History and American Studies at Laramie County Community College–Albany […]
In 1883, the young Willa Cather was plucked from her luxurious home in Virginia and dropped into the tall grass prairies of Nebraska, an experience that exhilarated her and became the force behind all of her great novels. Programming for “The Big Read: Wyoming reads My Antonia” continues with the film, “Willa Cather: the Road […]
The Border Lines film series wraps up on October 8 with Smoke Signals (1998, PG-13), based on a short story by acclaimed American Indian writer Sherman Alexie. As they journey away from their Idaho reservation, two friends find themselves crossing the borders between the Indian and non-Indian worlds and between the claims of memory, storytelling, […]
Monday, October 1 “Mississippi Masala” will be shown as part of the Wyoming Council for the Humanities Border Lines film series. This film and a light meal will begin at 6 p.m. and stars Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury as a pair of star-crossed lovers. He is African American, she is an Indian immigrant born […]
Have you picked up your copy of “My Antonia” by Willa Cather? If not, please stop in soon as the first program, “A Living History” will be presented on Wednesday, September 26 at 6:30 at the library. Lynne Swanson will present a first-person performance of Willa Cather. This program, along with the Willa Cather & […]
Monday, September 17 marks the beginning of the BIG READ! Several Wyoming libraries are participating in this National Endowment for the Arts program. You can pick up catch, read and release copies of the book “My Antonia” by Willa Cather at the library beginning on the 17th. Also on that day, the Willa Cather Material […]
It’s a Big Read for a big state. This fall, Niobrara County will be one of 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties to read, discuss and fall in love with the book: My �ntonia by Willa Cather. My �ntonia is Cather’s classic novel that explores the struggle of pioneer life on the prairie. The story centers […]
We apologize for the outage of our website, hopefully everything is resolved now and service can continue without any interruption. There are other ways to access the online catalog and databases if our site is out so don’t hesitate to contact us if this should happen again. Over 150 children and adults attended the Rattlesnake […]
The library will be closed on Monday, September 3 for Labor Day, regular hours resume on Tuesday including the new addition of Sunday hours. The library will be open from 12 until 5 p.m. on Sundays beginning September 9. Be sure to bring your family and check it out! Border Lines, a new film series […]