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WSL Closed on Thanksgiving Day
The Wyoming State Library will be closed Thursday, November 22, for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be open our normal hours on Friday, November 23. Times were tough 100...
Archived Webinar: Understanding Teens 101
https://youtu.be/umHdmdwoGeg November 2018; 56 minutes View and download the slides and related resources. New in our webinar training archive is Understanding Teens 101,...
Picture Book Picks and Pics from the WSL Crew
Last week, Wyoming State Library staff members shared their favorite picture books and reading memories in honor of Picture Book Month. Here’s what our staff had to say...
Librarians at Wyoming Innovations Conference
The 2nd annual Wyoming Innovations in Learning conference happened on November 7-9 in the Evanston Roundhouse facility. School librarians (as well as one public library...
Studying History Through Native American Newspapers
According to the Library of Congress, the first Native American newspaper, The Cherokee Phoenix, began publishing in 1828. The Phoenix is one of 14 Native American...
Today is National GIS Day
Wednesday, November 14 is National Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day, recognized since 1999. GIS is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage,...
Grants and Awards
APA Librarian Conference Travel Awards DEADLINE: November 30, 2018 The APA Librarian Conference Travel Awards are intended to support early- and mid-career librarians who...
Two New Database Webinars in the Archive
We've just added two new Database of the Month webinars to our archive page. https://youtu.be/xTxLtkl2u70 U.S. History in Context and Native American Heritage Month Gale...
Free Continuing Education Events for the Week of November 12
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of November 12 from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. Descriptions are below. You can subscribe and view...
2018 Teens’ Top Ten List Announced
https://youtu.be/ozhfPT1crWA The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced the official titles of the 2018 Teens’ Top Ten: Turtles All the Way Down by...
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