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Wyoming Letters About Literature Contest Opens November 14
Teens and tweens, get your pens ready! The Wyoming Center for the Book at Wyoming Humanities invites students in grades 4-12 to enter Letters About Literature, a statewide...
Wyoming’s Libraries to be Highlighted on Snapshot Day
Just a little more than a week away! On Tuesday, October 25, the state’s libraries will host Wyoming Snapshot Day 2022, an event highlighting the importance of libraries to...
Free Continuing Education Events for the Week of October 17
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of October 17 from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. Descriptions and links are below. You can subscribe...
Aspen Offers a New Patron Experience on WYLDcat
https://youtu.be/U3mlquC7bdI A new discovery tool is coming to the Wyoming State Library’s online catalog, WYLDcat. Learn about the new features that will be available to...
Dictionary Day — GoWYLD for Words!
Dictionary Day is October 16 in honor of Noah Webster’s birthday (October 16, 1758). Did you know that in Britannica you can double click on a word and the Merriam-Webster...
Students can Enter Cyber-in-a-Box School Video Challenge
Wyoming middle and high school classrooms or homeschoolers are encouraged to create new video content promoting public cybersecurity awareness for the Cyber-in-a-Box library...
Wyoming Young Authors Contest Kicks off in November
The Young Authors Contest, a well-known and loved writing competition for Wyoming K-12 students, will have a kick-off event on November 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. MDT. Join the...
National Friends of Libraries Week October 16-22
Friends of Libraries groups have their very own national week of celebration! United for Libraries will coordinate the 17th annual National Friends of Libraries Week from...
Spotlight on Government Information: 1950 Census
On April 1, 2022 the U.S. National Archives released the 1950 Census to the public. Genealogists and historians will find a wealth of useful information about their families...
ALA Report Highlights Impact of Small Business Programs
The American Library Association has released a new report that showcases the impact of the Libraries Build Business initiative on small businesses and entrepreneurs across...
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