by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 9, 2020 | Wyoming Library News
For your viewing pleasure, we share a video of the Ten Sleep Library’s expansion project that earned them the Wyoming Library Association 2020 Outstanding Library award. Ten Sleep Library is a branch of Washakie County Library....
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 9, 2020 | Schools
From the American Library Association As schools across the country make critical decisions about how to handle a variety of back-to-school scenarios, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is collecting data from school librarians across the country to...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 8, 2020 | Wyoming Library News
From UW News The Wyoming Digital Newspaper Project, led by University of Wyoming Libraries, has added its first batch of historical newspapers to the Chronicling America database. The Northern Wyoming Herald and Garland Irrigation Era, published from 1911-1924, as...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 8, 2020 | WSL News
It’s that time of year again! Ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night! Halloween is a time for costumes, spooky stories and Trick-or-Treaters. Intellectual Property isn’t the first phrase that comes to mind when thinking of Halloween celebrations. However,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 7, 2020 | WLA
From Laramie County Library System Olympus Games and Comics received the Wyoming Library Association’s Hero/Heroine Award after being nominated by Laramie County Library System. The award, which recognizes an outstanding group or person whose hard work has made a...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 7, 2020 | Articles and Information
Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources (WATR) is holding an Open Lab virtually on Wednesday, October 14, from 2 – 3 p.m. MDT to help those with disabilities learn about their voting rights. This free, online session will cover: What accessible voting machines...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 6, 2020 | Articles and Information
October is Health Literacy Month, a time for organizations and individuals to promote the importance of understandable health information. Your library is a great source for reliable, authoritative health information — here are some resources to help you spread the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 6, 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 October: NoveList (Wyoming State Library) Staying in the know about new...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 5, 2020 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of October 5 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 | Oct 3, 2020 | Wyoming Library News
University of Wyoming Libraries is partnering with the Albany County Public Library (ACPL) to offer a series of events to celebrate African American poetry in October. Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters is a national program dedicated to enhancing...