University of Wyoming Toppan Library
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2014 LCV Cities Tour” in Cheyenne, Wyoming, from July 10-14 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter Communications local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments aired on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments aired on BookTV on C-SPAN2.
Anne Marie Lane talked about the rare books history course taught at the University of Wyoming’s Toppan Library. Ms. Lane, the Head Librarian, said that rare… read more
Anne Marie Lane talked about the rare books history course taught at the University of Wyoming’s Toppan Library. Ms. Lane, the Head Librarian, said that rare books are an opportunity to teach about the history of print making and to discuss modern topics such as gender, politics, and race.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2014 LCV Cities Tour” in Cheyenne, Wyoming, from July 10-14 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter Communications local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments aired on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments aired on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close
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