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Free Continuing Education Events for the Week of August 7
Free, online, continuing education events for this week from the Wyoming State Library’s Training Calendar. You can subscribe and view the events in your calendar software,...
Social Media and Libraries Survey
Reposted from WebJunction WebJunction and TechSoup for Libraries are collaborating on a series of free webinars focused on "Libraries and Social Media." They’d like to...
Each Tax Dollar Spent on Libraries Gives Back $5 in Value to Park County
By the Park County Library staff For every tax dollar invested in the Park County Library, residents receive $5.09 back in library collections, services, programs and...
Share WLA Conference News With Hashtag #wyla17
The Wyoming Library Association conference will be next week. Follow #wyla17 for the sharing https://t.co/TVdjHoqCI7 … — Brian Greene (@BrianLibrarian) August 2, 2017 Be a...
AASL Resource Guide for Underserved Student Populations
From the American Association of School Librarians Today, many marginalized students face adversity inside and outside the classroom. School librarians are in a unique...
A Summer Night of Art, Coloring, and Boxed Wine
Reposted with permission from WyoFile. The Utopia/Dystopia" art exhibit at Laramie County Public Library in Cheyenne continues through Monday, August 7. Read artist...
Wyoming Book Reviews
Drifting Yukon: living in two worlds with Yup'ik Eskimo salmon hunters By Dan Syljuberget Rapid City, SD : Black Hills Books, 2016. Picture this: Mid '80s, Western Oregon...
Eclipse Glasses for Wyoming Libraries, State Employees
The solar eclipse is less than three scant weeks away, and eye safety is a must for observers. If you need them for your patrons, the State Library has eclipse glasses at...
Need to Borrow a Box of Rocks?
I Love Libraries recently posted a map showing unusual items circulated by libraries. Wyoming didn't make the map, although plenty of nontraditional items pass through...
Apply Now for Libraries Ready to Code Grants
The American Library Association (ALA) has opened the application period for grants to develop public and school library programming that promotes computer science (CS)...
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