As the song goes, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” and this is especially true for the Friends of the Natrona County Library. While we are extremely grateful for our Friends every day, we pay special homage to them the week of October 21 to 27 because it is the American Library Association’s National Friends…
While the Edgerton Branch opened in 1971, its beginnings go all the way back to an article from the January 1921 Midwest Review titled, “Midwest Traveling Libraries.”
In December of 1920, seven traveling libraries set out on their first journey through the seven camps of the Salt Creek Oilfield Community: Salt Creek Home Camp, Salt…
Reading is generally a solitary activity, but it doesn’t have to be. Through book clubs you can enjoy the introverted aspects of reading while connecting with others over literature. Not only is it a great way to become more involved in the community, but you’ll also meet new people who share at least one thing…
The old movie area is getting a new purpose. The glass room on the east end of the main floor is being transformed into a Creation Station: a makerspace where our community can gather to create, innovate, and explore. New flooring, paint, and furniture have been added while additional equipment and supplies are being purchased…
There is something I hear often as I’m working in the children’s section of the library: “That’s a girl book.” It comes out of young boys’ mouths with a disdainful edge. The books in question never have hot pink covers or are dripping with glitter; they simply have a girl on the cover. Female main…
