by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 5, 2020 | WSL News
Each year, Wyoming Snapshot Day offers an opportunity for libraries to collect the photos, videos, and comments that tell the story of their impact on the community every single day. The Wyoming State Library takes Snapshot Day contributions and turns them into a...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 3, 2020 | Articles and Information
Wyoming State Historical Society Call for Award Nominations The Wyoming State Historical Society seeks nominations of individuals and organizations that have done outstanding work in preserving and interpreting Wyoming history in 2019. The WYSHS awards program opens...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 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 March: One Book Wyoming 2019: Ernest Hemingway and War (Wyoming...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 2, 2020 | Grants and Awards
NNLM Human Genetics Film Kits Apply by March 16, 2020, for first consideration The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) Human Genetics Film Kits contain a curated selection of materials designed to support public libraries in raising scientific literacy...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 2, 2020 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of March 2 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 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...