by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 4, 2020 | People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov. Fern Stringham retired from the Western Wyoming Community College Hay Library after 32 years of “joyful, and admirable service to our library, students, staff, public, and library plants.”...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 3, 2020 | Articles and Information
From WebJunction REALM Project Test 4 results are now available. As part of the REALM Project’s research, Battelle has conducted four natural attenuation studies to provide information on how long the virus may survive on materials common to archives, libraries, and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 3, 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 September: eLIBRARY (Wyoming State Library) General reference database...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 2, 2020 | WSL News
The Wyoming State Library will be closed on Monday, September 7 for Labor Day. We will re-open on Tuesday, September 8. If you’re curious about the origins of the holiday, the U.S. Department of Labor offers a brief history. There are many references to the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 1, 2020 | Grants and Awards
Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Grants DEADLINE: September 15, 2020 The foundation will award grants of up to $10,000 (with most ranging between $2,000 and $5,000) to performing arts, visual arts, historic preservation, and cross-cultural education organizations. In...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 1, 2020 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for September 1-6 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 | Aug 31, 2020 | Calendar
The September 2020 Wyoming State Library training calendar is now available with 86 live webinars, one online conference, and five to watch “At Your Leisure.” Every training opportunity on this list is free and offered online. Topics include advocacy, planning,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 31, 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 | Aug 28, 2020 | Trustees and Foundations
From the Colorado Virtual Library blog As a public library trustee, it may be helpful to be aware of trends impacting the future of library services. The Center for the Future of Libraries, an initiative of the American Library Association, is dedicated to monitoring...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 26, 2020 | Articles and Information
From govinfo Suffragists launched their organized fight for women’s equality in July 1848 during the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. For the next 72 years, leaders of the National Woman’s Party (NWP) lobbied, marched, picketed, and...
