by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 28, 2020 | Calendar
The March 2020 Wyoming State Library training calendar is now available with 62 live webinars, three online conferences, and five recordings to watch “At Your Leisure.” Every training opportunity on this list is free and offered online. Topics include advocacy,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 27, 2020 | WLA
An important deadline is fast approaching. Three book awards for K-12 children and teens, sponsored by the Wyoming Library Association and the Wyoming State Literacy Association, are taking nominations for 2021 titles, but the deadline is looming! Nominations are due...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 26, 2020 | Articles and Information
Reposted from the ALSC Blog Does your library need help with advocacy training? Has your library used the Turning the Page training developed by the Public Library Association (PLA)? Read on to see if your library would benefit from this comprehensive advocacy...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 26, 2020 | Articles and Information
Reposted from Library Research Service Libraries are not traditionally thought of as social spaces. Stereotypes of older women glaring over thick-rimmed glasses to shush talkative individuals pervade our pop-culture references. However, studies show that public...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 25, 2020 | Training
Attend Big Talk From Small Libraries 2020, and hear how the Copper Queen Library in Bisbee, Arizona, earned the Library Journal 2019 Best Small Library in America award! The Nebraska Library Commission is providing this free one-day online conference aimed at small...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 25, 2020 | Training
From the American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) has released a set of free professional development materials to help library workers in small and rural communities develop the facilitation skills they need to thrive in the 21st-century...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 24, 2020 | Database of the Month
General OneFile (Gale) February 2020; 19 minutes An overview of this general interest database appropriate for most of your library patrons and for older...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 24, 2020 | Jobs
Park County Library System County Library Director Job Announcement Park County (Wyoming) Library System is seeking an energetic, service-oriented Director with excellent communication skills and the vision necessary to lead this three library system into the future....
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 24, 2020 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of February 24 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 | Feb 20, 2020 | Articles and Information
Reposted from Library Research Service We can all agree that libraries are valuable to our communities, but exactly how much are they worth? Libraries are under increasing pressure to translate qualitative services into quantifiable impact. One approach is to...
