by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 31, 2022 | GoWYLD
Do you use GoWYLD.net? Even if you’re a seasoned user, you might not know every tip and trick. Here are a few we’d like to feature. Subject Areas The Subject Areas links on GoWYLD.net go to topic specific guides (LibGuides). Here you will find direct links to the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 30, 2022 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of January 31 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 | Jan 27, 2022 | Schools, Youth Services
Wyoming students in grades 4-12 are invited to read, be inspired, and write back to the author (living or dead) of a book that changed their lives. Sponsored by Wyoming Humanities, the 2022 Wyoming Letters About Literature Contest is now open. Submissions must be...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 26, 2022 | GoWYLD
Selfie + (Book)Shelves = Shelfie! The fourth Wednesday in January is Library Shelfie Day, a great day to take a self-portrait with your favorite row of books. Then, post it on social media using the hashtag #LibraryShelfie. On this Shelfie Day we would like to...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 24, 2022 | WSL News
Find a wrap-up of the latest in Wyoming library news in the January 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 | Jan 23, 2022 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of January 24 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 | Jan 23, 2022 | GoWYLD
On January 23, 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to earn a medical degree — graduating first in her class! Two resources in GoWYLD.net, TeachingBooks and Book Connections, offer resources for children’s and young adult books on topics such as...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 22, 2022 | WLA
The Wyoming Library Association’s EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Committee has restarted its Open Conversation series to discuss issues and topics that affect library workers and the patrons they serve. Each month, short reading prompts are sent out...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 21, 2022 | People News
Jeff Collins, Deputy Director of Public Service at Laramie County Library System since July 2016, has accepted the Library Director position at Davenport Public Library (Iowa) starting February 14, 2022. During his time at Laramie County Library System, Jeff was an...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 21, 2022 | WLA
The Wyoming Book Awards committees are now accepting nominations for books to include on the 2022-2023 book lists. Nominations are due by March 1, 2022, and librarians are encouraged to begin submitting titles as soon as possible so that committees can begin reading....
