by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 11, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
The Hot Springs County Library in Thermopolis, Wyoming, kicked off their summer with two special events for kids. Thermopolis children said “goodbye” to school and “hello” to summer with a foam party on May 29. Bubbles filled the air, covered...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 10, 2024 | Grants and Awards, Homepage
Here is June’s roundup of grants available to libraries with deadlines in the next few months, or with rolling or ongoing deadlines. Check back each month for an updated list! Wyoming Arts Council Creative Aging Project Grant DEADLINE: July 10, 2024 The...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 10, 2024 | GoWYLD, Homepage
June 10 is National Ballpoint Pen Day. Whether you prefer blue, black, or a brighter shade of ink, we would all certainly miss these essential tools if we didn’t have them! Ballpoint pens were invented and patented in 1888, but did not become available in the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 7, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
The Washakie County Libraries in Worland and Ten Sleep began their summer reading program on June 3. In addition to their seed library, Tonie boxes, and other resources, the libraries have fun activities planned for kids of all ages throughout the summer. Check out...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 7, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
Although June just started last week, the Fremont County Libraries, located in Dubois, Lander, and Riverton, have already been busy hosting fun summer events for patrons of all ages. Their first summer events included a combination of art and astronomy for adult...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 7, 2024 | Homepage, Training
The Library of Congress will host a free virtual orientation to the Geography and Map collections at the LOC on Tuesday, June 11, 1:00-2:00 p.m. (MDT). This orientation session, aimed at the general public, will highlight a wide range of cartographic formats and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 6, 2024 | Homepage, Training
Anne Kuipers, the WSL’s State Publications Librarian, presented a free webinar, “Make Your Mark: Trademarks,” on June 6. Were you unable to attend the webinar but would like to view the recording? The recording of the webinar is now available for you...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 6, 2024 | Homepage, Training
Time is running out! Today is the last day to register for the 2024 WYLD Annual Meeting, which will be held at the U.W. Center at Casper College in Casper, Wyoming, on June 13-14. Register and find agendas and other related documents here.
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 6, 2024 | Homepage, WSL Digital Collections Suite
Today is the 80th anniversary of the World War II D-Day invasion. On June 9, 1944, the Slip Stream, the newspaper of the Casper Air Field, reported that their personnel had “jubilantly” heard the news: “With dreamy eyes they harkened to the news that...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 5, 2024 | Homepage, WSL News
The Wyoming State Library has welcomed Shaylee Krueger as their new Resource Sharing Librarian. Shaylee brings twelve years of library experience to this position, having worked in various libraries since the age of fifteen. She graduated from Hastings College in...
