by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 8, 2020 | Articles and Information
April is Citizen Science Month, and there’s still time to celebrate! Citizen science is research done by everyday people around the world to help answer questions scientists can’t solve alone. We recommend you start at SciStarter.org for a wealth of resources and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 8, 2020 | GoWYLD
April is National Poetry Month, and GoWYLD.net offers ways to celebrate online. We suggest you start by taking a look at the poetry offerings under the GoWYLD.net Literature Resources Subject guide. Within this guide, you’ll find readings of poems, poetry magazines,...
by Jessica Otto | Apr 7, 2020 | Articles and Information
Looking for something to do at home? As much as the Wyoming State Library loves reading and writing, we know it’s nice to have variety. Here we’ve gathered resources for bookworms and writers of all ages, including a Harry Potter-themed escape room, reading and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 7, 2020 | Articles and Information
At some point in the future libraries will reopen to the public. Will you simply unlock the doors and operate like you’ve always done or will you start with a few services and add a few more back as the situation allows? Just as you needed a plan for an orderly...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 6, 2020 | People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov. Margret “Maggie” Sullivan passed away on Friday, March 13. Maggie was the longtime Public Services Manager at the Powell Library in the Park County Library system and a graduate of the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 6, 2020 | WSL News
Have a tough research or reference question? Never fear! Our expert librarians here at the Wyoming State Library love to do detective work. Although the Wyoming State Library is temporarily closed to the public, State Library staff continue to be available for your...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 6, 2020 | Grants and Awards
Wyoming academic and public libraries are invited to apply for funding to support a workforce development program in their library. The American Library Association and Google have provided $8,000 to the Wyoming State Library to fund these awards. Libraries that...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 6, 2020 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of April 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 | Apr 4, 2020 | Articles and Information
Adapted and reposted from the Colorado Virtual Library In these troubling times, most of us have come together to (at least virtually!) support each other and our communities. But unfortunately, wide-scale crises tend to bring out those who would try to exploit the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 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 April: Sessions presented at the 2019 AASL National Conference (American...
