New exhibit 'The Bill of Rights and You' at Washakie County Library

WORLAND — Currently at the Washakie County Library is a new pop-up exhibition from the National Archives, “The Bill of Rights and You,” commemorating the 225th anniversary of the ratification of this landmark document.

Washakie County Library Director Karen Funk said, “’The Bill of Rights and You’ spotlights one of the most remarkable periods in American history, explores the origins of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution (collectively known as the Bill of Rights), illustrates how each amendment protects U.S. citizens, and looks at how Americans exercise the rights outlined in the amendments. ‘The Bill of Rights and You’ invites visitors to connect directly with the people, places, and events that mark this historic document’s evolution.”

This exhibit runs through Feb. 28, 2017.

“The Bill of Rights and You” co-curator Jennifer Johnson said in a prepared release, “The Bill of Rights represents the Founders’ vision that it would be the people, through votes, that could change the Constitution with enough consensus. And when the people desired a Bill of Rights, our first 10 amendments were added to our governing charter.” 

The Washakie County Library is open Monday through Saturday with the exhibit open to the public during normal business hours. For more information call 307-347-2231.

“The Bill of Rights and You” is organized by the National Archives and Records Administration, and traveled by the National Archives Traveling Exhibits Service (NATES). This exhibition was developed in collaboration with the National Archives’ National Outreach Initiative to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. The exhibition is presented in part by AT&T, Seedlings Foundation and the National Archives Foundation.

This exhibit is brought to you in collaboration with the Wyoming Humanities/Think WY program and the Federation of State Humanities Councils. The Wyoming Humanities is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is our state’s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Founded in 1970 in response to the National Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Wyoming was one of the first states to implement this model to provide public humanities programs for our citizens.