Sid Stanfill, president of the Wyoming Library Association, has announced that the organization has made the difficult decision to cancel its 2016 conference. With libraries across the state facing budget cuts, WLA expected a steep decline in conference participation that would have resulted in a large financial loss to the organization. The conference committee, executive board and the Wyoming State Library plan to work on an alternative conference arrangement, possible online or regionally, so that Wyoming library staff and volunteers can maintain their connections throughout the state.
Library Study Data by U.S. GAO
Data from a recent study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office has shown that nearly 40% of libraries across...