by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 27, 2019 | Database of the Month
It’s back-to-school time again and we’re sharing some links to resources from Gale that teachers and students will find helpful. Learn more and find resources to promote the Gale databases to your patrons. Libraries should have received their mini-marketing kit by...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 26, 2019 | Schools
The numbers are in: the results of the Wyoming School Library Survey 2018-19 have been released and may be found on the Wyoming State Library statistics page. Annually, the Wyoming State Library conducts a voluntary survey of school libraries to collect basic...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 26, 2019 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of August 26 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 | Aug 23, 2019 | Youth Services
From the American Library Association The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)’s new, month-long celebration will be named TeenTober and will take place every October. In June, a naming contest was held for the celebration and teens across the nation voted...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 23, 2019 | Articles and Information
Libraries are open and welcoming to all, including the most vulnerable in our society, leaving library staff sometimes doubling as social workers. The Public Library Association is actively working in this arena to provide resources to help libraries best serve...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 22, 2019 | Database of the Month
Summer of Space – Science In Context August 2019; 14 minutes To wrap up our Summer of Space and to kick off the school year, our latest archived tutorial focuses on Science In Context. It also takes a look at the Gale In Context platform...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 22, 2019 | Articles and Information
From the office of Sen. Mike. Enzi U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is encouraging veterans in Wyoming to share their stories as part of the Veterans History Project, an initiative that aims to preserve and make accessible the personal recollections of American...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 22, 2019 | Articles and Information
Reposted from Library Research Service The American Academy of Arts and Sciences recently updated their Humanities Indicators with information gathered during the National Endowment of the Arts’ Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. These updates focused on...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 21, 2019 | Wyoming Library News
Reposted from Laramie County Library System By Deanna Comer, LCLS Reference Specialist This past weekend I was visiting with an old friend I hadn’t seen in years. The usual topics of conversation came up and I was asked a question I so often get when I tell people I...
by Christi Weinzierl | Aug 21, 2019 | WLA
Every year, the Wyoming Library Association makes the Nora Van Burgh Professional Development Grant available to Wyoming library employees. The grant gives a helping hand to Wyoming library employees who want to become more effective through additional training and...
