The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
Banned Book Week is September 22-28, 2024! Banned Books Week began in 1982 in response to a sudden increase in challenges to books in libraries, bookstores and schools and draws national attention to the harm of censorship.
The annual event brings together book lovers of all types – librarians, educators, authors, publishers, booksellers and readers - in shared support of free and open access to information and the freedom to seek and express ideas.
In 2023, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom documented 4,240 unique book titles targeted for censorship as well as 1247 demands to censor library books, materials and resources, which is the highest level documented in more than 20 years of tracking.
The Banned Books Week theme for 2024 is "Freed Between the Lines." Freedom can be found in the pages of a book; however, book bans and censorship threaten that freedom.
During Banned Books Week 2024 and every day, we encourage you to share your love of the right to read and the freedom found in books. Let's be Freed Between the Lines! Stop in and see our display of books that have been previously banned or censored.
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month. Transform your life with a library card!
Sign up for a new card anytime in September to receive a treat and be entered to win our grand prize. We will draw in October for one new Moorcroft Branch Library user to receive a prize basket.
Stop in or call (307) 756-3232 for more information or to make reservations for upcoming events. For a full schedule stop in for a calendar, visit us on Facebook, or at https://www.crookcountylibrary.org/moorcroft-branch.html. Hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Weekly Events
Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – Storytime; 4-5 p.m. - Afterschool Program (September-May); and 7 p.m. - AA meeting
Upcoming Events
September - National Library Card Sign Up Month; 22-28 - Banned Book Week; 27, 10 a.m. - Beginner Paint Class (Ages 5-7), reservations required
October 4 - Homecoming Craft! Reservations available, 9 a.m.-noon, walk ins are welcome from 1-3 p.m .; 7- Homecoming Craft! Walk ins 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m .; 8 - Adult Paint Class (reservations required)
New Books
Fern Michaels newest series, Lost and Found:
Hidden; Secrets; Liar!; Proof
Nonfiction:
Slay Like a Mother, by Katherine Wintsch; Kitchen Yarns, by Ann Hood; Love Unending, by Becky Thompson; and Lights Out, by Ted Koppel
