by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 18, 2024 | Grants and Awards, Homepage
Here is July’s roundup of grants available to libraries with deadlines in the next few months, or with rolling or ongoing deadlines. Check back each month for an updated list! The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize Deadline: July 31, 2024 The Jerry Kline...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 17, 2024 | Homepage, WSL News
The Wyoming State Library will display the traveling photography exhibit, “Wild and Free: Mustangs of the McCullough Peaks,” in cooperation with the Friends of a Legacy (FOAL), beginning July 18. The display will be available for the public to view until Friday,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 17, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
The Goshen County Library (GCL) has been serving the citizens of Torrington, Wyoming, and the surrounding area for over one hundred years. Three Wyoming State Library (WSL) employees including Abby Beaver, Wyoming State Librarian; Letitia Bulic, the WSL’s Youth...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 16, 2024 | Homepage, Training
The Association for Rural and Small Libraries’ 2024 Conference, “Libraries Are (r)Evolutionary,” is scheduled for September 11-14, 2024, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Register today for discounted “early bird” registration. Regular...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 16, 2024 | Homepage, WSL Digital Collections Suite
July 16 is Artificial Intelligence (AI) Appreciation Day. Although this technology has been in the headlines recently, the history of AI dates back to the 1940s. Did you know the Wyoming State Library (WSL) has a variety of recorded webinars, including several about...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 12, 2024 | Homepage, Professional Opportunities
Are you interested in maps, geoscience, cartographic history, or digital humanities? Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowships at the Library of Congress. Two qualified scholars will be funded with a stipend of $11,500...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 12, 2024 | Homepage, Training
A free webinar, Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern (CREC) Recommended Practice Publication Webinar, is being offered by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) on Tuesday, July 23, 8:00–9:00 am (MDT). Course Description:...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 12, 2024 | Articles and Information, Homepage
Nominate your favorite librarian for the I Love My Librarian Award! Nominations are now being accepted for this distinguished award for librarians who go above and beyond the call of duty to make sure all patrons feel included, provide access to literacy and digital...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 11, 2024 | Articles and Information, Homepage
Public Libraries Online would like to share YOUR stories of library joy in an upcoming podcast. Submit your voice memo or recording recounting a heartwarming, funny, or life-changing library story to publiclibrariesonline@gmail.com (Subject: Library Stories Podcast...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 11, 2024 | Homepage, Professional Opportunities
A research study is being conducted about the 2023 Core Competencies for Cataloging & Metadata Professional Librarians – namely, a survey of professional cataloger and metadata librarian awareness and use of the skills and knowledge competencies presented in the...
