by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 26, 2019 | Articles and Information
World Intellectual Property Day 2019 is celebrated today, April 26. Since its inception in 2000, every year on April 26, World IP Day highlights, through the lens of a specific theme, how IP rights encourage innovation and creativity. This year’s theme is...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 25, 2019 | Jobs
Director of Library Services Northern Wyoming Community College District Sheridan, Wyoming Job Description The Director of Library Services administers all aspects of library resources and services in support of the academic programs, faculty teaching, and student...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 25, 2019 | WSL News
By Erin Pryor Ackerman From ThinkWY – Wyoming Humanities For years, Wyoming Humanities partnered with libraries and communities throughout the state for “Reading Wyoming,” which provided reading groups with thematically-linked books and a trained discussion leader to...
by Jessica Otto | Apr 24, 2019 | GoWYLD
Can you find National Poetry Month resources on CultureGrams? You bet! CultureGrams offers the history of poetry around the world, as well as the various forms poetry can be found in. Searching “poetry” in the World Edition or the Kids Edition (and one entry in the...
by Jessica Otto | Apr 23, 2019 | WSL News
Wyoming is no stranger to literary and artistic celebration. The artists who praise our state are incredibly fascinating, from the fame of Ernest Hemingway to the seldom-heard-of voices of the past. In honor of National Poetry Month, we’re taking a closer look...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 22, 2019 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of April 22 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 | Apr 19, 2019 | WLA
[su_table] [/su_table] The 2019 Soaring Eagle Award winners are here — the best YA reads as chosen by Wyoming students in grades 7-12: Winner: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds First Runner-Up: Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz Second Runner-Up: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 18, 2019 | WSL News
Find a wrap-up of the latest in Wyoming library news in the April 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 | Apr 18, 2019 | Book Reviews
Hope Maintains her Throne: The Western Expeditions of Nathaniel J. Wyeth, Volume Two 1834-1836 Jim Hardee Pinedale, WY: Museum of the Mountain Man, Sublette County Historical Society, 2018 Following his first work, Obstinate Hope (2013), author Jim Hardee (editor,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 17, 2019 | People News
[su_table] Megan Bratton, Natrona County Library’s newest Youth Services Specialist, recently moved to Wyoming from Denver, Colorado, where she lived for the last ten years. She’s a big fan of the mountains and arid climate of the west after growing up in...