Archive for August, 2007

Wyoming Library Roundup features Big Read

August 15, 2007

The latest issue of the Wyoming Library Roundup magazine features the Big Read (see pages 14-16) and all the events at the Wyoming Book Festival. The Big Read kicks off at the festival in Cheyenne September 15 with a living history performance of Willa Cather by Lynne Swanson and a keynote by Past Wyoming Poet Laureate Robert Roripaugh.

Goshen County Library joins Wyoming Big Read

August 9, 2007

The Wyoming Big Read now covers 14 of the state’s 23 counties! Goshen County Library in Torrington has just joined the state’s reading and discussion of My Antonia by Willa Cather. The library is working with the local school district to schedule book discussions and other great local programs in Goshen County. Check with your local library for details, or watch for the Wyoming Big Read calendar of events when it becomes available in late August.

Mike and Diana Enzi co-chair Wyoming Big Read

August 3, 2007

U.S. Senator Mike Enzi and his wife Diana are long-time advocates of reading and literacy. For Wyoming’s first Big Read, the two are serving as honorary co-chairs. Read Sen. Enzi’s message about the project on the Wyoming Big Read web site.