by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 17, 2019 | Schools
[su_table] [/su_table] By Jennisen Lucas, District Librarian Park County School District 6 Censorship. It’s a word that causes many a librarian’s blood to boil. It’s a hot topic because we have strong beliefs that no one should interrupt our rights to access...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 16, 2019 | WSL News
The WYLD Network Annual meeting will be held May 16-17 at Central Wyoming College in Riverton, and registration is now open. As in past years, there will be a general session on Thursday morning, followed by breakout training sessions in the afternoon. The WYLD...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 16, 2019 | Youth Services
Wyoming Youth Services librarians gathered in Laramie on March 28-29 for their annual spring meeting and to participate in a one-and-a-half day NASA@MyLibrary workshop. The workshop, sponsored by the Wyoming State Library, provided training in hands-on activities...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 15, 2019 | WSL News
Katie Rahman, Systems Librarian in the Wyoming State Library’s WYLD Office, presented, “Using Webinars as a Tool for BLUEcloud Analytics Training” at the Customers of SirsiDynix Users Group (COSUGI) national conference in late March in Minneapolis. Over the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 15, 2019 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of April 15 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 Jessica Otto | Apr 12, 2019 | WLA
Before National Library Week comes to a close, we have one more story to share about Wyoming’s library history: the formation of the Wyoming Library Association (WLA). An October 8, 1914 article published in Laramie’s Weekly Boomerang attributes creation of the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 12, 2019 | Grants and Awards
Does your library, historical society, or museum have historical photographs, documents, or audio-visual media that you’d like to share with the world? Consider applying for a Wyoming State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) grant to help you make your unique...
by Jessica Otto | Apr 11, 2019 | WSL News
April is National Poetry Month and the Wyoming State Library wants to help you celebrate in good ol’ Wyoming fashion! Our state is no stranger to literary and artistic celebration. Today we’re taking a closer look at Agnes M. Wergeland. Agnes M. Wergeland...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 11, 2019 | Schools
Found in the Big Deal Media K-12 Technology newsletter. Inspirational Stories from Female Role Models in STEM Fields Women @ NASA features short films that explore the careers and backgrounds of career women who work for NASA in each of the STEM areas. The website...
by Jessica Otto | Apr 10, 2019 | Wyoming Library News
In honor of National Library Week, here’s a story from Wyoming’s own library history! In 1903 the Laramie Boomerang reported on the events of a mass meeting of Laramie citizens who gathered the evening prior. The topic of the hour? Whether or not to accept...
