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...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 7, 2020 | People News
As of January 1, Nicholle Gerharter takes on the management of the Cody Library in Park County, bringing many years of experience to her new position. Nicholle is a graduate of the Emporia State University Master of Library Science program. From 2003 through 2013, she...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 7, 2020 | Grants and Awards
LibraryReads Travel Grants DEADLINE for PLA 2020 funding: January 17, 2020 DEADLINE for BookExpo 2020 funding: March 16, 2020 LibraryReads is offering individual grants of up to $1,000 each for PLA 2020 and BEA 2020. They expect to open applications for ALA Annual...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 6, 2020 | WSL News
Less than one week left! The postmark deadline to enter the Wyoming Letters About Literature Writing Contest (library.wyo.gov/letters) is coming up fast on Saturday, January 11, 2020. So if you or someone you know is working on an entry, now’s the time to finish it up...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 6, 2020 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of January 6 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...
