by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 15, 2020 | GoWYLD
The Wyoming State Library has a plethora of amazing resources available to Wyoming residents through GoWYLD.net — everything from scholarly research to language learning to driving tests. The efforts of local librarians are key to ensuring that end users know, use,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 14, 2020 | People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov. The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected Yolanda Hood, the Carol J. McMurry Distinguished Librarian for Academic Excellence at the University of Wyoming in Laramie,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 14, 2020 | Schools
Jennisen Lucas, District Librarian for the Park County School District #6 in Cody, Wyoming, is one of two candidates for the 2021-2022 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) presidential term. Jennisen is currently serving on the AASL Board of Directors as...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 13, 2020 | People News
Kathy Marquis has been named as the new Wyoming State Archivist. She’ll lead the Wyoming State Archives after serving as Deputy for the past four years and Interim for the past six months. Kathy received her undergraduate degree in history from the University of...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 13, 2020 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of January 13 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 | Jan 10, 2020 | WLA
The Wyoming Library Association’s Awards/Grants Committee is accepting nominations for Outstanding Hero/Heroine; Outstanding Librarian; and Outstanding Library. If you know of anyone, or a group, deserving of recognition for what they have done in and for a Wyoming...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 9, 2020 | Articles and Information
From the Colorado Virtual Library blog, by Sandy Irwin (Durango Public Library), and Katherine Weadley (Colorado Library Consortium) It was a dark and stormy night… We all love a good story. The tension! The excitement! Good vs. evil, right vs. wrong, dogs and cats...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 9, 2020 | WSL News
Among the documents in our Wyoming State Publications database is a treasure trove of information about the history of the state’s libraries with digitized copies of the Wyoming Library Roundup and The Outrider. going back to the beginnings of each publication....
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 8, 2020 | WSL News
https://youtu.be/ljOorbsYo6E One of the most common questions to prepare for during the census is, “Who do I count?” If there is a human being living in your house for the majority of the time, you count them in your household. Grandparents, children, friends,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 8, 2020 | Articles and Information
ALSC Releases Championing Children’s Services Toolkit The Association for Library Service to Children recently released the Championing Children’s Services Toolkit. The toolkit encompasses a variety of easy to use advocacy resources to empower children’s staff to...
