by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 6, 2021 | Training
In addition to the live webinars in our training calendar, each month we try to pick some videos out there that you can watch “At Your Leisure.” These on-demand offerings caught our attention for January: Intro to Podcasting (Podcasting 101, Part 1) (Wyoming State...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 6, 2021 | Articles and Information
Resources to Recognize and Counter COVID-19 Vaccine Mis/Disinformation As the COVID-19 vaccine inches closer to widespread distribution, help your patrons and community find reputable and reliable information about the vaccine with these resources from the Texas State...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 5, 2021 | People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov. Cathy Summerall retired in December from her job as part-time bookkeeper at the Sublette County Library. Cathy served the Libraries for 10 years, keeping things running smoothly behind the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 5, 2021 | Training
From the American Library Association Imagine that you are working at the reference desk when a patron comes to you with a question. They cite a “fact” that has been widely debunked, mentioning an article from a publication that you know to be untrustworthy. What can...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 4, 2021 | Grants and Awards
H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant DEADLINE: February 1, 2021 An annual award of $3,500 and a citation given to a library organization whose application demonstrates greatest merit for a program of staff development designed to further the goals and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 4, 2021 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of January 4 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 30, 2020 | Calendar
The January 2021 Wyoming State Library training calendar is now available with 68 live webinars and four recordings to watch “At Your Leisure.” Every training opportunity on this list is free and offered online. Topics include advocacy, planning, careers, children and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 30, 2020 | Articles and Information
The U.S. National Archives writes: “2020 was a year like no other. Without a doubt, this is a year that will be covered in the history books of the future. Despite this unprecedented year, a bright spot was working with our Citizen Archivists and Catalog community...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 29, 2020 | WSL News
The letters are rolling in! Here at the State Library, we’ve been receiving entries for the 2021 Wyoming Letters About Literature contest. We’d like to remind everyone that the deadline is nearing, and students have less than two weeks to submit their entries by the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 29, 2020 | WSL News
The Wyoming State Library partners with the Wyoming CAN (Cybersecurity Action Network) Committee, to offer this free “cyber-in-a-box” educational program. This 10-minute video-based program is designed to be distributed at local libraries to increase cyber safety in...
