by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 27, 2017 | National Library News
The Young Adult Library Association (YALSA) has announced its 2017 Teens’ Top Ten list, voted on by teens around the USA. If you are looking for the best YA books of the past year, try your local library for one of these: 1. Don’t Get Caught by Kurt Dinan...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 26, 2017 | Schools
Geography Awareness Week is coming up November 12-18. To mark this occasion, the Wyoming Geographic Alliance is sponsoring a bookmark contest for students in K-8 on the theme of “Civil Rights.” All bookmark entries must be postmarked by December 1, 2017....
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 26, 2017 | Grants and Awards
Code4Lib Diversity Scholarship Program DEADLINE: November 17, 2017 The Code4Lib Scholarship Committee hopes to award 15 Diversity Scholarships, based on merit and need. Each scholarship will cover up to $1500 for travel costs, lodging, and conference fees for selected...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 25, 2017 | Wyoming Library News
The Casper College Goodstein Foundation Library is once again teaming up with the Wyoming Food for Thought Project to collect new K-12 kids books. The drive kicked off October 24 and runs through December 2. Wyoming Food For Thought collects and distributes weekly...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 25, 2017 | People News
Jeff Collins is one of 28 exceptional individuals selected nationwide to be a Public Library Association Leadership Fellow. Jeff is Deputy Director, Public Service, at Laramie County Library System in Cheyenne. As a Fellow, Jeff will attend the PLA’s...