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Library History: Wyoming Library Association
Before National Library Week comes to a close, we have one more story to share about Wyoming’s library history: the formation of the Wyoming Library Association (WLA). An...
$2.5 Million Gift Benefits UW Libraries
From UW News A $2.5 million gift from two University of Wyoming alumni, Carol McMurry and her husband Pat Spieles, will create two programs: a campus reading program and a...
Grants to Make Wyoming Historical Records Accessible
Does your library, historical society, or museum have historical photographs, documents, or audio-visual media that you’d like to share with the world? Consider applying for...
Wyoming in Poetry: Agnes M. Wergeland
April is National Poetry Month and the Wyoming State Library wants to help you celebrate in good ol' Wyoming fashion! Our state is no stranger to literary and artistic...
Innovations for School Libraries
Found in the Big Deal Media K-12 Technology newsletter. Inspirational Stories from Female Role Models in STEM Fields Women @ NASA features short films that explore the...
Library History: Albany County, Wyoming
In honor of National Library Week, here's a story from Wyoming's own library history! In 1903 the Laramie Boomerang reported on the events of a mass meeting of Laramie...
Celebrating National Bookmobile Day
Today, April 10, is National Bookmobile Day, and we'd like to give some kudos to Wyoming's two bookmobiles serving residents of Natrona County and Laramie County....
Online Training ‘At Your Leisure’
In addition to the live webinars in our training calendar, each month we try to pick some videos out there that you can watch “At Your Leisure.” We hope you enjoy these ones...
Today is National Library Workers Day
Today, April 9, is National Library Workers Day (NLWD), a time to recognize library professionals for their expertise and leadership skills in transforming lives and...
The Year’s Most Challenged Books
https://youtu.be/XXQtgx9HNxE Traditionally the ALA releases a Top Ten Most Challenged Books list within the State of America’s Libraries Report. For 2018, 11 books were...
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