by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 4, 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 June: Finding Family in WY Newspapers (Wyoming State Library) Join Chris...
by Jessica Otto | Jun 3, 2020 | GoWYLD
Wyoming’s statewide access to the National Geographic Kids database will end on June 30, 2020. After much consideration, the Shared Purchases Committee has recommended ceasing renewal of the National Geographic Kids database subscription due to a drop in usage...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 3, 2020 | People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov. David Brown has joined the University of Wyoming Libraries as the Regional Medical Library Membership Coordinator for the MidContinental Region of the National Network of Libraries of...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 2, 2020 | WSL News
CARES Act funding is supporting summer reading on the Wind River Indian Reservation through book distributions to students and families. The Wyoming State Library used approximately $5,000 for the project from the $52,297 it received from the Institute of Museum and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 1, 2020 | Articles and Information
It’s a storytime with Wyoming authors! Every Wednesday at 10 a.m. MDT throughout the summer Wyoming PBS will share a recording of a Wyoming children’s author reading their work and then answering questions through the comments section. Wyoming State Library...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 1, 2020 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of June 1 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 | May 29, 2020 | Calendar
The June 2020 Wyoming State Library training calendar is now available with 72 live webinars, one online conferences, and four to watch “At Your Leisure.” Every training opportunity on this list is free and offered online. Topics include advocacy, planning, careers,...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 29, 2020 | Articles and Information
Earlier this month, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon proclaimed Wyoming Assistive Technology Day, an event sponsored by the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities Assistive Technology Advisory Council.The proclamation was signed at 2:00 p.m. on May 11. Watch the recording...
by Jessica Otto | May 28, 2020 | Grants and Awards
From the American Library Association The Wyoming Library Association School Library Interest Group (WLA-SLIG) has been named one of four recipients of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Past-Presidents Planning Grant for National School...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 27, 2020 | Schools
Jennisen Lucas, district librarian for the Park County School District #6 in Cody, Wyoming, was recently elected as the 2021-2022 President of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). She takes office as President-Elect on July 1. We asked Jennisen to...
