by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 26, 2019 | Articles and Information
Reposted from the National Archives Hundreds of primary sources and teaching activities are available on the new DocsTeach National History Day page devoted to the 2020 NHD theme: Breaking Barriers in History. DocsTeach is the online tool for teaching with documents...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 26, 2019 | WSL News
Want a little more “pawsitivity” at your library? The State Library has Paw Patrol costumes available to Wyoming libraries. They’re great for programming, parties, community engagement, advocacy, fundraising, making new friends, and more! To borrow the Paw...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 25, 2019 | People News
The Albany County Public Library Board of Directors has named Rachel Crocker as ACPL’s new library director. Crocker previously held the role of assistant library director, and she served as interim library director since May. Rachel joined the ACPL staff in January...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 25, 2019 | Articles and Information
From the American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) and Public Library Association (PLA) announced a public campaign in response to recent efforts to limit library access to e-books. In a press conference held at the Nashville Public Library...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 24, 2019 | Wyoming Library News
The Wyoming State Archives will celebrate American Archives Month in October with a special public lecture and participation in two national campaigns to promote awareness about archives. On Tuesday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m., Rick Ewig, former Associate Director of...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 24, 2019 | Wyoming Library News
The Rock Springs Library on C Street, part of the Sweetwater County Library System, is embarking on an exciting transformation that will provide new fun and educational experiences its youngest patrons. The library has joined forces with the City of Rock Springs,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 23, 2019 | Database of the Month
Join Wyoming State Library Database Instruction Librarian Chris Van Burgh from 11:15 a.m. to noon on Thursday, September 26, for “Back to School,” a free webinar looking at the Gale in Context Middle School and High School databases. Gale has introduced a new platform...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 23, 2019 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of September 23 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 | Sep 20, 2019 | Wyoming Library News
From UW News The University of Wyoming American Heritage Center (AHC) and Wyoming Public Media (WPM) recently received a first-place award from the Wyoming State Historical Society (WSHS) in the audiovisual category for their collaborative “Archives on the Air” radio...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 20, 2019 | GoWYLD
Since GoWYLD added cloudLibrary in 2012, there have been more than 600,000 checkouts! As of this morning, Wyoming library patrons have downloaded 615,342 ebooks and audiobooks from this service. The digital content offerings in GoWYLD mean that even when the building...
