Online Training ‘At Your Leisure’

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 July: Wyoming Virtual Field Trips (Wyoming State Library) Join Nathan...

Spotlight on Government Information

Stories… They explain who we are, what we’ve seen, and how our experiences shape us. They unite families and communities through shared memories and they help us explore unfamiliar places. They elicit emotions such as sadness, laughter, and anger while offering...

News in Brief

Library Advocacy and Funding Conference September 14-16 EveryLibrary will hold a virtual Library and Advocacy Conference from September 14-16, 2020. Presenters will be political, advocacy, and fundraising strategists and tacticians from cause-related organizations....

Grant Opportunities

Libraries Connecting You to Coverage DEADLINE: July 17, 2020 The Public Library Association (PLA) is offering a series of mini-grants of up to $2,000 to support up to 30 U.S. public libraries to become Certified Application Counselor Designated Organizations (CDOs),...

WSL Takes Regional Leadership Role

Wyoming State Librarian Jamie Markus took office as President-Elect of the Western Council of State Libraries on July 1. Markus leads the Wyoming State Library (WSL), a division of the State of Wyoming’s Department of Administration and Information. By statute, the...

Wyoming Library Laws 2020 Now Available

The 2020 edition of Wyoming Library Laws has been posted on the Wyoming State Library website. This annual publication is a ready reference to the range of statutes affecting Wyoming libraries. The statutes in Library Laws are extracted, not printed in their entirety,...

Free Library Continuing Education Events for July

The July 2020 Wyoming State Library training calendar is now available with 64 live webinars, one online conference, and four to watch “At Your Leisure.” Every training opportunity on this list is free and offered online. Topics include advocacy, planning, careers,...