by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 25, 2019 | Articles and Information
From the American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) and Public Library Association (PLA) announced a public campaign in response to recent efforts to limit library access to e-books. In a press conference held at the Nashville Public Library...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 24, 2019 | Wyoming Library News
The Wyoming State Archives will celebrate American Archives Month in October with a special public lecture and participation in two national campaigns to promote awareness about archives. On Tuesday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m., Rick Ewig, former Associate Director of...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 24, 2019 | Wyoming Library News
The Rock Springs Library on C Street, part of the Sweetwater County Library System, is embarking on an exciting transformation that will provide new fun and educational experiences its youngest patrons. The library has joined forces with the City of Rock Springs,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 23, 2019 | Database of the Month
Join Wyoming State Library Database Instruction Librarian Chris Van Burgh from 11:15 a.m. to noon on Thursday, September 26, for “Back to School,” a free webinar looking at the Gale in Context Middle School and High School databases. Gale has introduced a new platform...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 23, 2019 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of September 23 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 | Sep 20, 2019 | Wyoming Library News
From UW News The University of Wyoming American Heritage Center (AHC) and Wyoming Public Media (WPM) recently received a first-place award from the Wyoming State Historical Society (WSHS) in the audiovisual category for their collaborative “Archives on the Air” radio...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 20, 2019 | GoWYLD
Since GoWYLD added cloudLibrary in 2012, there have been more than 600,000 checkouts! As of this morning, Wyoming library patrons have downloaded 615,342 ebooks and audiobooks from this service. The digital content offerings in GoWYLD mean that even when the building...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 19, 2019 | WSL News
Find a wrap-up of the latest in Wyoming library news in the September 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 | Sep 18, 2019 | Schools
The Wyoming Afterschool Alliance (WYAA) is holding its annual conference on October 2-3, 2019 at Little America in Cheyenne, with a Leap into Science pre-conference on October 1. This is an opportunity to build collaborative relationships with people who work with...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 18, 2019 | Schools
Found in the Big Deal Media K-12 Technology newsletter. Virtual Classes for Evaluating Media NewseumED’s virtual classes bring the museum to your students. The classes are offered Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mountain Time. They are typically 30 to 50...