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August 2025 Outrider Now Available
The August Outrider from the Wyoming State Library is hot off the press! Find out all about what's going on in the Wyoming library community and beyond, including news,...
August Grant and Award Opportunities
Happy August! Here is an UPDATED roundup of grants available to libraries with deadlines in the next few months, or with rolling or ongoing deadlines. Nora Roberts...
Important Update Regarding Access to UW-Funded GoWYLD Resources
Important update regarding access to GoWYLD resources funded by the University of Wyoming: The University of Wyoming Libraries announced an update in May for how users may...
Shantry Miller Joins Information Services at WSL as Federal Documents Librarian
If you've checked out the Wyoming State Library staff page recently, you may have noticed a change. A familiar face has recently joined the Information Services Team at the...
September is Library Card Sign-up Month
Think back to the day you got your very first library card. Did you feel grown-up because you had a card just like your parents had in their wallets. Perhaps you felt like...
Wyoming Arts Council Creates Creative Aging Peer Learning Group
In partnership with Lifetime Arts, the Wyoming State Library, and the Wyoming Department of Health Aging Division, the Wyoming Arts Council is announcing the creation of a...
Explore the World with CultureGrams!
With 195 countries on this planet, it would be tricky, not to mention pricey, to visit each one and become familiar with each one's unique culture. With ProQuest's...
Free Webinar-Accessible Content from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
Did you know there is a free accessible library service available to every print disabled resident in the United States? The Federal Depository Library Program will offer a...
Wyoming Humanities Selects Books to Represent Wyoming at National Book Festival
Two books, A Sometimes Paradise: Reflections on Life in a Wyoming Ranch Family by Mark E. Miller, a book for adults, and A Home for Steamboat by Casey Rislov and Zachary...
Spread the Word About the Presidential AI Challenge
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is supporting the launch of the Presidential AI Challenge, and libraries have a great opportunity to spread the word!...
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