by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 24, 2024 | Homepage, People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Christi Weinzierl at christi.weinzierl1@wyo.org. Travis Pollok recently celebrated his tenth anniversary with the Wyoming State Library and the State of Wyoming’s Administration and Information agency. “I feel...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 23, 2024 | Homepage, WSL Digital Collections Suite, WSL News
The Wyoming State Library will be closed Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas Day holiday. We will re-open on Thursday, December 26. Wondering what the perfect holiday decor is for Wyoming? We present to you the “Artificial Christmas Tree and Antler Apparatus”...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 23, 2024 | Homepage, WSL Digital Collections Suite
The holiday season is upon us 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 Christi Weinzierl | Dec 20, 2024 | GoWYLD, Homepage
On Saturday, December 21, the elapsed time between the sunrise and sunset will be shorter than any other day of the year, otherwise known as Winter Solstice. The time of year surrounding the shortest day of the year is known for being cold, dark, and snowy. With...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 19, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
Crook County Library System was recently among over 100 public libraries nationwide awarded funding by the Public Library Association (PLA) to increase digital literacy using Digitallearn.org resources, powered by a generous $2.7 million contribution from AT&T....