by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has launched its 2016 Teen Read Week (TRW) website, www.ala.org/teenread. YALSA encourages libraries to use a multi-lingual “Read for the fun of it” theme...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Join us for this year’s Wyoming Snapshot Day on Oct. 11, 2016, in conjunction with Teen Read Week. Sign up now to let us know your library will participate. On Snapshot Day, Wyoming libraries collect photos, video and comments that show the value they offer to their...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
From Lindsey Travis Rock Springs Library Manager The Sweetwater County Library’s Medieval Faire was a success. About 500 people attended the event held July 16 on Expedition Island in Green River — and many were dressed in their Medieval best! The faire...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Wyoming State Library will close at noon on Wednesday, July 27 for Cheyenne Day, so that WSL staff may enjoy the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo and festivities. We will be open our normal hours again on Thursday, July 28.
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
In honor of Cheyenne Frontier Days, we thought we’d share this horse-related historical tidbit: Wyoming’s Buffalo Bill held a U.S. patent for a decorative bit modeled after a revolver. William F. (Buffalo Bill) Cody received patent number D49,949 on...
