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On July 24, 1890

      On July 24, 1890, Chicago was chosen as the location for the World's Columbian Expedition to be held in 1893. Congress established the World's Columbian...

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NEA Approves National School Library Study

From School Library Journal: "The National Education Association (NEA) is set to launch a study to measure student access to school librarians and libraries. The project was...

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On July 22, 1890

According to the Laramie Boomerang of July 22, 1890, Vivian Edwards was in Laramie on his trip from Hastings Nebraska to the west coast. He traveled in a cart being pulled...

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On July 21, 1890

A rail accident occurred at Pincheon (Pyncheon) on July 21, 1890. Pyncheon was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad in Carbon County. It was probably named for J.H....

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WSL Librarian Published in WREN

Wyoming Rural Electric News (WREN) Magazine published an article written by Wyoming State Library staffer Thomas Ivie in their July 2015 issue. Ivie is the research and...

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