by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 3, 2022 | WSL News
In August and September, millions of Americans return to classrooms signaling the end of summer. Students, parents, teachers, and life-long learners, in their quest for knowledge, will find a variety of back to school resources from numerous federal government...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 2, 2022 | Schools
The Wyoming State Library’s contract with TeachingBooks will end on September 30, 2022. The WSL was able to purchase TeachingBooks/BookConnections for statewide access with one-time ARPA funds in 2021. It is a popular resource, and the state library reached out to...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 2, 2022 | Grants and Awards
Beyond Our Walls Workshops at Libraries DEADLINE: August 15, 2022 American University’s Game Center and the DC Public Library have received an IMLS grant to offer libraries tools, training, and templates to create neighborhood games. The Engaging Beyond Our...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 1, 2022 | GoWYLD
It’s Colorado Day! Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876. In honor of our neighbors to the south, let’s look at some information about Colorado using Culturegrams on GoWYLD.net. Find this great resource using Browse Database by Title or in the General Topics...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 31, 2022 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of August 1 from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. Descriptions and links are below. You can subscribe and view the events in your calendar software, or you can find all the events at...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 30, 2022 | Calendar
Each month we post upcoming free virtual conferences to our training calendar. Here are the offerings coming up for August. Aug 1-4 (9-10:30 am) New Orleans Information Literacy Collective and 2022 Forum (New Orleans Information Literacy Collective) The conference...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 29, 2022 | Calendar
The August 2022 Wyoming State Library training calendar is now available with 81 live webinars, three online conferences, and four recordings to watch “At Your Leisure.” Every training opportunity on this list is free and offered online. Topics include advocacy,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 28, 2022 | Schools, Youth Services
K-12 students (including homeschoolers) are invited to celebrate Constitution Day on September 17, 2022, by designing a poster showing how they benefit from the freedoms embodied in the U.S. Constitution. The American Library Association’s (ALA) Government Documents...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 26, 2022 | GoWYLD
On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. To mark the ADA’s 32nd anniversary, we’d like to highlight the book, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann. This is a personal account of her...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 25, 2022 | GoWYLD
Cheyenne Frontier Days, the “Daddy of ’em All”, is taking place all this week. Does rodeo season have you wanting to add a Western to your stack of reading this summer? GoWYLD can help! Check out Books and Authors at GoWYLD.net, under Recommended Reading, to find...
