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Have People News at your library? Send it to Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov. The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected Yolanda Hood, the Carol J....
Lucas Seeks AASL Presidency
Jennisen Lucas, District Librarian for the Park County School District #6 in Cody, Wyoming, is one of two candidates for the 2021-2022 American Association of School...
Marquis Named State Archivist
Kathy Marquis has been named as the new Wyoming State Archivist. She’ll lead the Wyoming State Archives after serving as Deputy for the past four years and Interim for the...
Free Continuing Education Events for the Week of January 13
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of January 13 from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. Descriptions are below. You can subscribe and view the...
WLA 2020 Awards Open for Nominations
The Wyoming Library Association’s Awards/Grants Committee is accepting nominations for Outstanding Hero/Heroine; Outstanding Librarian; and Outstanding Library. If you know...
Create Impact Through Smart Storytelling
From the Colorado Virtual Library blog, by Sandy Irwin (Durango Public Library), and Katherine Weadley (Colorado Library Consortium) It was a dark and stormy night… We all...
Wyoming Library History Online
Among the documents in our Wyoming State Publications database is a treasure trove of information about the history of the state’s libraries with digitized copies of...
Who Counts in the Census? Everyone!
https://youtu.be/ljOorbsYo6E One of the most common questions to prepare for during the census is, “Who do I count?” If there is a human being living in your house for the...
News in Brief
ALSC Releases Championing Children’s Services Toolkit The Association for Library Service to Children recently released the Championing Children’s Services Toolkit. The...
Gerharter is New Cody Library Manager
As of January 1, Nicholle Gerharter takes on the management of the Cody Library in Park County, bringing many years of experience to her new position. Nicholle is a graduate...
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