by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 15, 2021 | Schools, Youth Services
Teens and tweens, get your pens ready! The Wyoming Center for the Book at Wyoming Humanities invites students in grades 4-12 to enter Letters About Literature, a statewide writing competition. Download the guidelines to learn more. Deadline to enter is February 18,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 14, 2021 | Wyoming Library News
Laramie County Library System has launched the beginning of its Makerspace with two 3D printers, a video production studio, and specialized computers in its Cheyenne facility. The new services provide the community with access to advanced technologies that can be used...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 14, 2021 | Wyoming Library News
The doors are officially open! After all the planning, fundraising, and hard work that goes into opening a new library, the Washakie County Library held its grand opening on Saturday, December 11. The new library is located in downtown Worland at 801 Big Horn Ave....
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 13, 2021 | Wyoming Library News
In 2019, Casper College Goodstein Foundation Library received a $1000 Innovations Grant to create a Sensory Room in the library. They’re happy to announce the project, completed in collaboration with students from Casper College’s Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 13, 2021 | Wyoming Library News
From UW News The University of Wyoming’s Coe Library is home to the new Student Learning Commons, a centralized, one-stop academic support network for UW students. Due to the lack of in-person events over the past year, UW Libraries had the opportunity to reenvision...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 13, 2021 | WSL News
The Wyoming State Library will close at noon on Thursday, December 16 for staff development. We will resume our regularly scheduled hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, December 17.
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 12, 2021 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of December 13 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 | Dec 10, 2021 | Grants and Awards
To celebrate and support native and wild pollinator populations, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and PBS Nature are launching #PlantWildflowers, a nationwide education and action initiative to highlight pollinator diversity and spark local efforts to support wild...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 10, 2021 | Schools
From the Idaho Commission for Libraries By Jeannie Standal, ICFL School Library Consultant September 2021 saw a 60% increase in reported book challenges in the United States over September 2020. Even taking the circumstances of the pandemic in September 2020 vs....
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 8, 2021 | WSL News
On December 7, the Wyoming Library Association officially presented the Wyoming State Library with its 2021 Outstanding Library Award. The award was presented a small gathering at the WSL. The State Library is honored to be chosen by our colleagues in the library...
