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WSL Closed for Thanksgiving
The Wyoming State Library will be closed Thursday, November 23, for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be open our normal hours on Friday, November 24. According to the U.S....
November 2017 Outrider Now Available
Find a wrap-up of the latest in Wyoming library news in the November 2017 Outrider newsletter from the Wyoming State Library. Subscribe today, and we’ll send...
Free Continuing Education Events for the Week of November 20
Free, online, continuing education events for this week from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. You can subscribe and view the events in your calendar software, or...
Assistive Technology Apps for iOS and Chrome
Assistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of...
Laramie County Library Plans for Certified Wildlife Habitat
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF), America's largest wildlife conservation and education organization, has announced that Laramie County Library System has successfully...
State Library Adopts Paw Patrol Pups
In September, the Uinta County Library held a hugely successful Paw Patrol program, teaming up with the local police and fire departments. Attendees numbered 393 at the main...
Makerspaces and Libraries: READY, FIRE, AIM
By Doug Johnson Blue Skunk Blog At a recent meeting, a school library professor expressed her concern to me about the profession's enthusiasm for putting makerspaces into...
Mark Your Calendar for the Legislative Reception
Pencil it in now, and make plans to attend: the 2018 Wyoming Library Association Legislative Reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. on February 22, 2018 at the Wyoming State...
Teen Literacies Toolkit from YALSA
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has made a Teen Literacies Toolkit available as an online PDF. In this toolkit, they use the “fake news” phenomenon as...
Literacy Begins at Teton County’s Family Place
Submitted by Valerie Maginnis Teton County Library Director Literacy begins at birth in Teton County, Wyoming. Thanks to generous funding from the Teton County Library...
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