by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 28, 2020 | Articles and Information
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has published the dataset from the 2017 Public Libraries Survey. This provides a look at public library use, financial health, staffing, and resources from reporting year 2017. Highlights in this report: There were...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 28, 2020 | WSL News
The Wyoming State Library is one of seven Federal Depository Libraries in the state. These offer a selection of government documents and digital resources to patrons of all ages as part of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Tekla Slider, WSL Federal...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 27, 2020 | WSL News
Wyoming’s museums contain unique historical resources, and the Wyoming State Library is working to make those collections accessible to the world online in the Digital Public Library of America, thanks to a grant from the Wyoming Community Foundation. Earlier this...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 27, 2020 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of July 27 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 | Jul 24, 2020 | People News
The Park County Library Board has selected Karen Horner as its new system director. She will officially join the library on August 24. Born and raised in California, Karen is currently the Cultural Services Agency Director and County Librarian for Mendocino County,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 24, 2020 | Wyoming Library News
Earlier this summer, the Wyoming State Library used CARES Act funding to support summer reading on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Robin Levin, Head Librarian at the Fort Washakie School and Community Library, spearheaded the effort to distribute print books since...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 23, 2020 | Wyoming Library News
Laramie County Library System will receive $145,000 from the American Library Association (ALA) to build capacity and expand their programming to small businesses and entrepreneurs from low-income and underrepresented groups. Laramie County Library System is one of 13...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 23, 2020 | WSL News
One of the lesser-known services at the Wyoming State Library is an extensive collection of Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) resource materials. While the primary focus is on foster care, titles touch on other aspects of parenting. This collection of more...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 22, 2020 | Articles and Information
“Holding Space: A national conversation series with libraries” is the American Library Association’s nationwide virtual tour to highlight the innovation and impact of a diverse range of libraries and engage stakeholders to advocate for libraries and the communities...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 21, 2020 | Articles and Information
The REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Project has published the results of the second round of laboratory testing for COVID-19 on five commonly handled materials: Braille paper pages Glossy paper pages Magazine pages Children’s board books Archival...
