by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 16, 2020 | Wyoming Library News
From the Wyoming State Archives In celebration of American Archives Month in October, archival entities throughout the country highlight the importance of records and historical documents. While most people have heard of state archives, many are not aware of what they...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 15, 2020 | WSL News
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. The 2021 Wyoming Letters About Literature reading and writing contest will open November 1, 2020. Postmark deadline is...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 14, 2020 | WSL News
Wyoming Snapshot Day will be held October 21, 2020, and if your library isn’t already signed up, we’d love to have you join us. Contact Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov or (307) 777-5915 to add your name to the list. We’d particularly like to see more...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 13, 2020 | WSL News
The Wyoming State Library used federal funds to help sponsor last week’s Wyoming Library Association virtual conference. As part of that, our Library Development Office created these two brief videos to help the library community get to know our people and services a...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 13, 2020 | People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov. Maria Wenzel is the new Rawlins Branch Manager for Carbon County Library System. Originally from Mexico city, Maria arrived in Wyoming after living in the Houston area for the last six...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 12, 2020 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of October 12 from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. Descriptions are below. You can subscribe and view the events in your calendar software, or you can find all the events...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 9, 2020 | Wyoming Library News
For your viewing pleasure, we share a video of the Ten Sleep Library’s expansion project that earned them the Wyoming Library Association 2020 Outstanding Library award. Ten Sleep Library is a branch of Washakie County Library....
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 9, 2020 | Schools
From the American Library Association As schools across the country make critical decisions about how to handle a variety of back-to-school scenarios, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is collecting data from school librarians across the country to...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 8, 2020 | Wyoming Library News
From UW News The Wyoming Digital Newspaper Project, led by University of Wyoming Libraries, has added its first batch of historical newspapers to the Chronicling America database. The Northern Wyoming Herald and Garland Irrigation Era, published from 1911-1924, as...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 8, 2020 | WSL News
It’s that time of year again! Ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night! Halloween is a time for costumes, spooky stories and Trick-or-Treaters. Intellectual Property isn’t the first phrase that comes to mind when thinking of Halloween celebrations. However,...
