Education & Libraries

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On March 4, 2024, LWC Education & Libraries chair (E&L) Janice Pelton, E&L member Irene Peach and LWC President Lynn Prichard met Wyoming State Archaelologist Spencer Pelton at Velma Linford Elementary School in Albany County School District #1. Spencer brought a variety of archaeological artifacts and a slide presentation for discovery to the 48th fifth graders in attendance. The students were eager and excited about the presentation. They had many interesting comments and asked lots of relevant questions. The Laramie Woman's Club purchased a book for all 48th fifth graders. Each student received a copy of Accidental Archaeologists: True Stories of Unexpected Discoveries by Sarah Albee. Students promptly got into small groups to look at their new books and share their comments and new discoveries. 
3 volunteers / 10 volunteer hours

On October 9 & 10, 2024, Education/Libraries/ESO (E/L/ESO) member Irene Peach met Kristen Thompson at the playscape in Kiwanis Park. E/L/ESO chair Janice Pelton joined us for a short time for the first presentation. Kristen's presentation was on Wildfire on Wyoming Landscapers. October 9th: Group 1-4th graders walked to Kiwanis Park and met Kristen Thomason at the playscape. Kristen presented the forest and fire safety information. Students were engaged and had some prior knowledge of Wyoming landscapes and fires. Kristen did a demonstration of a wildfire. She used a foil baking sheet, sand and matches to show how wildfires start and spread. She introduced new vocabulary such as embers and mitigation. Students were engaged with the presentation and asked a variety of questions.
​October 10th: Group 2-4th graders met Kristen at the playscape at Kiwanis Park. Kristen did the same presentation, introduction of new vocabulary, and demonstration of wildfire as the previous day. Again, students were engaged, asked a variety of questions and demonstrated prior knowledge. This class had a little extra time to identify spruce trees and potential fire dangers at the park. The Laramie Woman's Club purchased a book for all fourth graders. Each student received I Survived the California Wildfires 2018 by Lauren Tarshis. 

​The Women's Civic League of Cheyenne provided a grant to Rooted in Cheyenne to help with developing the educational portion of the organization's website. The development included modernizing the website, producing and posting videos on the diverse trees and shrubbery that grows best in Cheyenne and how to best take care of those plants to ensure longevity.

​The Women's Club of Sweetwater County, with the aid of a library employee, created a picture board of the WCSC members holding library cards. The picture board was posted at the library encouraging adults and children alike to get their library card. 

​The Women's Club of Sweetwater County partnered with their local work forces services to spread the word regarding the grants and scholarships offered by the club. 

​Members of the Women's Club of Sweetwater County ESO bring books to their meetings to exchange. Books that not wanted are then donated to the library room at the local senior center. Books that have been published within the past 2 years are donated to the county library. Others are donated to a free little library in a neighboring community. 

The Yoder Woman's club award an annual scholarship to a local graduate that will be attending Eastern Wyoming Community College in the fall. 12 volunteers/ 12 volunteer hours

The Women's Club of Sweetwater County put together a raffle basket of needed items for a local elementary school fundraising event.
1 volunteer/ 5 volunteer hours

​The Women's Club of Sweetwater County donated balls and books to the Child Development Center to be given to new mothers with developmental information and contact numbers.
1 volunteer / 5 volunteer hours. 

The X-Junior Women's Club (X-JWC) collected/donated new or gently used children's book that were donated to the new Children's Museum for their opening in January of 2025. This Children's Museum has been in the works for 12 years and is another non-profit dedicated to the education of children. 

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​AIl clubs in the state were invited to bring bocks, books and more books to the State convention for a book exchange. Women attending the convention were invited and encouraged to try/read something new. Children's books were also donated. Those books would be given to local elementary schools. All books that were `left over' were riven to the hosting club to distribute at their discretion.

The haramie Women's Club arranged a visit from United States Forest Service (USFS) forest prevention specialist Kristen Thomason to RIwanis Park for Velma Linford Elementary School students On October 9 & io, 2o24, Education/Libraries/ESO (E/L/ESO) member Irene Peach met Kristen Thomason at the playscape in Kiwanis Park. E/L/ESO chair Kristen's presentation was on Wildfire on Wyoming IJandscapes. She agreed to do presentations on 2 different days to accommodate Linford librarian, Stefanie Hunt's, schedule. October 9th: Group 1- 4th graders walked to Kiwanis Park and met REsten Thomason at the playscape. Kristen presented the forest and fire safety information. Students were engaged and had some prior knowledge of Wyoming landscapes and fires. Kristen did a demonstration of wildfire. She used a foil baking sheet, sand and matches to show how wildfires start and spread. She introduced new vocabulary such as embers and mitigation. Students were engaged with the presentation and asked a variety of questions. October loth: Group 2-4th graders met Kristen at the playscape at Kiwanis Park. We had the students sit in a sunny part of the playscape. (Much better!) Kristen did the same presentation, introduction of new vocabulary, and demonstration of wildfire as the previous day. Again, students wet.e engaged, asked a variety of questions and demonstrated prior knowledge. This class had a little extra time to identify spruce trees and potential fire dangers at the park. The haramie Woman's Club purchased a book for all fourth graders. Each student received I Survived the Caliiferria Wildiferes 2oi8 by I;ELunen TaLrshis. Forty-three fourth graders from Velma Linford Elementary School benefited from this project. Velma Linford Elementary School is a Title 1 school, 62% of students scored at or above the proficieney level for math, and 529/o of students scored at or above that level for reading. In comparison, students in Albany County School District # 1 scored 54% at or above level for math and 57% tested at or above level for reading. The school's minority student enrollment is 36%. The school has 44% economically disadvantaged students.