by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 22, 2019 | Articles and Information
Reposted from Library Research Service The American Academy of Arts and Sciences recently updated their Humanities Indicators with information gathered during the National Endowment of the Arts’ Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. These updates focused on...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 21, 2019 | Wyoming Library News
Reposted from Laramie County Library System By Deanna Comer, LCLS Reference Specialist This past weekend I was visiting with an old friend I hadn’t seen in years. The usual topics of conversation came up and I was asked a question I so often get when I tell people I...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 21, 2019 | WLA
Every year, the Wyoming Library Association makes the Nora Van Burgh Professional Development Grant available to Wyoming library employees. The grant gives a helping hand to Wyoming library employees who want to become more effective through additional training and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 20, 2019 | WSL News
Find a wrap-up of the latest in Wyoming library news in the August 2019 Outrider newsletter from the Wyoming State Library. Subscribe today, and we’ll send the Outrider straight to your email inbox each month. You can also see past issues. Have news you’d like...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 20, 2019 | Training
Join us for a free webinar on September 10 for librarians addressing assistive technology strategies to support people with autism. The webinar is presented by Ryan Rausch, Occupational Therapist and Assistive Technology Professional for Wyoming Assistive Technology...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 19, 2019 | WLA
On Thursday, August 8, the Wyoming Library Association honored the Laramie County Community College’s Ludden Library & Learning Commons as its “2019 Outstanding Library,” for its major renovation. The award recognizes a significant special project completed within...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 19, 2019 | Database of the Month
To wrap up our Summer of Space and to kick off the school year, join Wyoming State Library Database Instruction Librarian Chris Van Burgh on Thursday, August 22, at 11:15 a.m. MDT for her webinar, “Summer of Space/Science in Context.” This tutorial will focus on...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 19, 2019 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of August 19 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 | Aug 16, 2019 | Past Conferences
Attendance was up at this year’s Wyoming Library Association conference that was held August 7-9 with 141 attendees and 24 vendors. In addition to the pre-conference sessions, fabulous keynote with P.C. Sweeney, and Ron Franscell’s author luncheon, there were 35...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 16, 2019 | WLA
Devin Hodgins has been honored by the Wyoming Library Association as its “2019 Outstanding Librarian.” Devin is a Library Media Tech at Crest Hill Elementary in Natrona County School District 1. The award, presented to him on Thursday, August 8, at the WLA conference...