by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 30, 2025 | Calendar, Homepage, Uncategorized
Happy (almost) 2026! Here are few library and literacy related holidays coming up during the first month of the new year—January: New Year’s Day – January 1 Copyright Law/Public Domain Day – January 1 National Science Fiction Day – January 2 National...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 29, 2025 | Homepage, WSL News
The Wyoming State Library will be closed Thursday, January 1, for New Year’s Day. We will be open during our regular hours on Friday, January 2. Happy New Year from the Wyoming State Library! See you in 2026!
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 29, 2025 | Articles and Information, Homepage
With the year 2025 drawing to a close later on this week, Take Your Child to the Library Day (TYCLD) 2026 is in just a little over a month! This year, TYCLD is Saturday, February 7. Several Wyoming libraries, including the Lincoln County Library, the Cokeville Branch...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 24, 2025 | Homepage, WSL Digital Collections Suite
Christmas is almost here, and there is no better time to take a look back at Wyoming’s holiday history! The earliest mention of the jolly man in red appeared in the Christmas Eve issue of The Cheyenne Leader back in 1868 in a poem entitled Owed to Christmas by A...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Data from a recent study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office has shown that nearly 40% of libraries across the nation reported that part of their library building is in poor condition. Although federal funding is available, these funds may only be used for...
