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...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 25, 2022 | WSL News
The Wyoming State Library will close at noon on Wednesday, July 27, for Cheyenne Day. We shall be back bright and early and back to our regularly scheduled library services on Thursday, July 28. We hope those of you who are in the area enjoy this year’s Cheyenne...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 24, 2022 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of July 25 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 22, 2022 | WSL News
Find a wrap-up of the latest in Wyoming library news in the July 2022 Outrider newsletter from the Wyoming State Library. Subscribe today, and we’ll send the Outrider straight to your email inbox each month. You can also see past issues. Do you know any library...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 22, 2022 | Schools
The numbers are in: the results of the Wyoming School Library Survey 2021-22 have been released and may be found on the Wyoming State Library statistics page. The Wyoming State Library conducts a voluntary survey of school libraries to collect basic information on...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 22, 2022 | GoWYLD
Did you know July 23-31 is National Moth Week? You can learn more about these fascinating creatures in GoWYLD! Select Britannica Library and explore the world of moths and butterflies. In Britannica, go to Reference Center and click on Images & Video, then...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 21, 2022 | People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov. Stephen Boss is the recipient of this year’s MPLA Innovator Award from the Mountain Plains Library Association. Stephen is an associate librarian at University of Wyoming Libraries and has...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 21, 2022 | GoWYLD
Let’s celebrate the Food Days of Summer with GoWYLD! (Ok, we’re actually in the Dog Days of Summer, so named, according to Britannica Library, because the ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians believed that Sirius, the dog star, which rises along with the sun this time...
