by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 9, 2020 | WSL News
On Wednesday, November 11 many people in the United States will be celebrating Veterans Day. Over 45,000 veterans call Wyoming their home so chances are you know one or are one. Where do veterans, their families, and caregivers find assistance for their unique...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 9, 2020 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of November 9 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 | Nov 6, 2020 | WSL News
The Wyoming State Library will be closed Wednesday, November 11, in honor of Veterans Day. Veterans Day, November 11, was first established in 1919 as Armistice Day, to honor the veterans of World War I on the anniversary of that conflict’s end. In 1954, it was...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 5, 2020 | Articles and Information
Big Talk from Small Libraries Call for Speakers Open The call for speakers for the 10th annual Big Talk From Small Libraries is now open. This free one-day online conference is aimed at librarians from small libraries — the smaller the better! They are looking for...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 5, 2020 | 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 November: Intro to Podcasting (Podcasting 101, Part 1) (Wyoming State...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 4, 2020 | Wyoming Library News
From UW News A new website to support Wyoming History Day (WHD) was recently launched by the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC). WHD, an affiliate of National History Day, brings together hundreds of Wyoming middle school and high school students...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 4, 2020 | Articles and Information
From the Library of Congress From November 6-14, the Library of Congress Veterans History Project will host a series of musical performances and discussion panels to inspire conversations around the collection as both an archival resource and a diverse repository of...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 3, 2020 | Youth Services
From the Colorado Virtual Library blog By Marisa Wood, Statewide Collaborative Programming Coordinator at Colorado State Library Over the past several decades, practitioners across the country have recognized the strong correlation between parents’/caregivers’...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 3, 2020 | WSL News
The Wyoming State Library has partnered 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...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 2, 2020 | Grants and Awards
Engineers Week Outreach Grants DEADLINE: November 14, 2020 The goals of this grant program are to engage youth (particularly underserved K-12 students) with hands-on learning experiences and events that inspire an interest and understanding of engineering and take...
