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Registration Open for the WLA Virtual Conference
The Wyoming Library Association 2021 Annual Conference is coming up on October 7-8. This year’s conference will be held online and will feature new member-centered and...
A Video Visit with the Creators of ‘Rowdy Randy’
You might have seen the news that Rowdy Randy, written by Casey Rislov and illustrated by Zachary Pullen, was named Wyoming’s “Great Read” for the 2021 National Book...
Fashion Finds for National Hat Day in GoWYLD
September 15 is National Felt Hat Day! Check out the evolution of the felt hat over time in the archive of Vogue magazine (U.S. edition). Find a full color page image...
UW Receives Second NEH Grant for Wyoming Digital Newspaper Project
From UW News University of Wyoming Libraries has received a second round of funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support ongoing newspaper...
Banned Books Week: Books Unite, Censorship Divides
From the American Library Association At a time when LGBTQIA+ books and books that focus on racism and racial justice are challenged for removal from library and school...
People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov. Janice Grover-Roosa is the newly appointed Carol J. McMurry Distinguished Librarian for...
Spotlight on Government Information: Women’s Suffrage
As we look into the history of women’s suffrage in the State of Wyoming, you can start your search at the State Library. This is the place to look for the history of the...
Free Continuing Education Events for the Week of September 13
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of September 13 from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. Descriptions and links are below. You can subscribe...
Remembering 9/11 With the U.S. National Archives
Reposted from the U.S. National Archives This year marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. As the nation’s record...
New Shelves for an Expanding State Publications Collection
Sometimes a library needs to add in a few shelving units to make sure that every book has an appropriate home. Every library aims to add materials to its collection and the...
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