Pine Bluffs Library recipient of Books

 

January 12, 2023

Karen Lipska/Pine Bluffs Post

Above: Holly Bauer of Pine Bluffs Library displays one of the many bird books donated by Lawrence "Larry" Silvey.

The angles and colors on different kinds of birds give a person enlightenment. This month is National Bird Day on January 5th with next month being National Bird Month. It is a time to respect that over 10,000 bird species are in danger of extinction. It is a time to watch the birds and learn what their habitat is.

Lawrence Silvey was one of the biggest fans of birds. He gave about 672 watercolor paintings of birds to the Pine Bluffs Laramie County Library. The paintings ranged from the years of 1934 to 1940. The different kinds of birds in the paintings are chickadee, eagles, kingfisher, m...



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