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‘Path to a Patent’ Series Cancelled
The Rocky Mountain U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has announced that its “Path to a Patent” series of presentations has been cancelled. The Wyoming State Library was a...
Wyoming Reads Issues Fraud Alert
Wyoming Reads, a program of Sue Jorgensen Library Foundation dedicated to advancing early childhood literacy, has received reports that individuals have been contacted by...
#TBT Mike the Bike in Wyoming State Docs
Friendly, terrifying, or just terrified? We weren't quite sure ourselves when we ran across “Mike the Bike” in our state documents collection. In the 1970s, Mike was a...
News in Brief
A ‘Lonely Planet’ for Libraries Library Planet is a guide to the world of libraries. Think of it as a crowdsourced Lonely Planet for libraries of the world meant to inspire...
Featured Document: Wyoming Alzheimer’s Plan
As Wyoming's population ages, many across the state will face the challenge of dementia. The Wyoming State Library recently added the Wyoming State Plan to Address...
Grant Opportunities
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Planning DEADLINE: January 15, 2019 The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program is designed to strengthen the capacity of...
Gorillas and More: Free ZooBooks
The Wyoming State Library has a fantastic collection of ZooBooks and dinosaur posters that are free for you to give away in your communities. For those of you who haven't...
Featured in GoWYLD: National Geographic Kids
To kick off 2019, let’s take a look at National Geographic Kids. This beautiful resource for children ages 6-14 includes books and magazines (every page, every issue),...
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...
Free Continuing Education Events for the Week of January 7
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of January 7 from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. Descriptions are below. You can subscribe and view the...
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