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Ivan Gaetz, Dean of UW Libraries, Retired in August
Ivan Gaetz retired as Dean of UW Libraries in August. He achieved extraordinary milestones during his tenure. In 2017, he led a library-wide reorganization, showed steadfast...
Free Library Continuing Education Events for October
The October 2023 Wyoming State Library training calendar is now available with dozens of live webinars, online conferences, and recordings to watch “At Your Leisure.” Every...
Wyoming Humanities to Launch ‘Discuss & Construct’ Project
Wyoming Humanities will soon launch a new opportunity for libraries and nonprofits around the state. “Discuss & Construct” will provide funding to host difficult...
Wyoming Humanities Grant Supports Young Writers at Albany County Library
Wyoming Humanities recently awarded a $2,000 Spark Grant to the Albany County Public Library Foundation to support the library's Young Writers Program. The program will take...
Free Cybersecurity Card Games Available to Libraries for Game Night
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Libraries are invited to order the free educator box of Cyber Threat Defender cards and have a game night at the library....
Free Continuing Education Events for the Week of September 25
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of September 25 from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. Descriptions and links are below. You can subscribe...
Antonia Gaona Named Executive Director of the Laramie County Library System
The Laramie County Library Board of Directors has announced the next Executive Director (County Librarian) of the Laramie County Library System, Antonia Gaona. Antonia...
Wyoming Snapshot Day a Little Over a Month Away
This year’s Wyoming Snapshot Day is just a little over one month away on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. It's a fun event, and the more libraries, the merrier! We’d love to have...
UW Receives Third NEH Grant for Wyoming Digital Newspaper Project
From UW News University of Wyoming Libraries has received a third round of funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support ongoing newspaper...
ALA Grants Available for Small and Rural Library Accessibility
The American Library Association (ALA) invites applications from small and rural libraries for the second round of funding of the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC):...
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