by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 16, 2021 | People News
Unbeknownst to her at the time, Deb Kelly actually started her library career in 1972 at Northwest College (NWC) in Powell as a library student employee. After graduating from NWC in 1974, Deb transferred to Eastern Montana College in Billings and in 1977 earned her...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 16, 2021 | Youth Services
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día, is a celebration every day of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 15, 2021 | 2021 Conference
The program planning committee for the upcoming Wyoming Library Association’s annual conference will open its call for proposals soon. This year’s annual conference will take place virtually on October 7-8, 2021. The conference theme is Resilience. The program...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 15, 2021 | GoWYLD
Want to hear Tennyson reciting “Charge of the Light Brigade” (recited onto a wax cylinder in 1890)? T. S. Eliot reading “The Waste Land?” Langston Hughes recite “I, Too?” These and other historic recordings as well as contemporary poets can be heard in the Poetry...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 14, 2021 | Jobs
UPDATE: THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED Join our team here at the Wyoming State Library! The WSL is looking for a creative, outgoing self-starter to fill the State Publications Librarian position. View the vacancy announcement. This position manages the Wyoming State...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 14, 2021 | Jobs
UPDATE: THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED The Wyoming State Library seeks an experienced individual to serve as the Integrated Library System (ILS) Administrator for the WYLD Network office in Cheyenne, Wyoming. View the vacancy announcement. The WYLD Network is a...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 13, 2021 | Wyoming Library News
The Children’s Discovery Center at the Rock Springs Library opened in March. The library is part of the Sweetwater County Library System. The idea began in the spring of 2019 when longtime Rock Springs resident Jana Pastor approached the library system about...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 13, 2021 | WSL News
We have big changes at the Wyoming State Library, with three of our staff members leaving: Marc Stratton, Karen Kitchens, and Robyn Hinds. We wish them well in their new adventures! Marc Stratton Marc Stratton, Systems Manager in the WYLD Office, is retiring from the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 12, 2021 | People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov. Audie Cunningham departed the Fremont County Library System at the end of March after nine years with the library. She plans to pursue her art design business full time. Mabel Hinz had a...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 12, 2021 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of April 12 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...
