by Christi Weinzierl | May 14, 2021 | GoWYLD
The Wyoming Virtual Library, a service provided by public libraries across the state as well as by the Wyoming State Library, recently marked its one millionth checkout of e-books, e-audiobooks, and digital magazines, comic books, and graphic novels. The one millionth...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 13, 2021 | 2021 Conference
The Wyoming Library Association 2021 program subcommittee needs you! They are in need of presenters to join them in offering a robust virtual conference, with presentations, mashups, discussions, and the like for all WY library staff, directors, trustees, and...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 13, 2021 | Grants and Awards
What could your archives or historical organization do with a grant for $2,500? Could you attend a training that’s beyond your budget? Bring in a specialist to advise you on caring for your records? Digitize or organize records and make them available to a bigger...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 12, 2021 | Wyoming Library News
The George W. Hopper Law Library at the University of Wyoming has a collection of elder law materials available for the use of Wyoming residents. Thanks to a grant from the Wyoming Center on Aging, the library was able to add more books to the collection that address...
by Jessica Otto | May 12, 2021 | WSL News
Wyoming has long been known as the Equality State for granting women the right to vote in 1869, long before the rest of the country. Upon Colorado’s adoption of female suffrage in 1894, the Wyoming Governor John E. Osborne was invited to speak during a celebration at...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 11, 2021 | GoWYLD
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we would like to point you to resources on GoWYLD.net that can offer reliable information and ideas. MedlinePlus is part of the GoWYLD.net suite and comes to us free from the National Library of Medicine, a part of the National...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 11, 2021 | Schools
From the Idaho Commission for Libraries May 2021 The Scoop newsletter The Rural Engagement to Advance Learning In STEM Digitally (REALISD) in School Libraries will provide an online professional development workshop for school librarians working in rural areas across...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 7, 2021 | Articles and Information
Economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a toll on many in our communities. Do you have patrons who rent their home in Wyoming and are unable to make rent, internet and utility payments? How about landlords needing help? The Emergency Rental Assistance...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 7, 2021 | GoWYLD
Thanks to the University of Wyoming Libraries, Wyomingites now have access to HeritageQuest Online on GoWYLD.net. This resource provides genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s. Databases include...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 6, 2021 | Schools, Youth Services
The nominees are chosen, and Wyoming’s K-12 students will soon have the chance to vote on their favorite books. Each year, the Wyoming Library Association and the Wyoming State Literacy Association jointly sponsor three awards: the Buckaroo Book Award for children in...
