by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 26, 2019 | Articles and Information
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the...
by Greg Mosshammer | Feb 25, 2019 | Training
The Wyoming State Records Advisory Board and the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center are co-sponsoring “Doing Oral History in Your Community,” a free hands-on workshop on planning and conducting oral history interviews of local residents. The...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 25, 2019 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for February 25-28 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 | Feb 22, 2019 | Articles and Information
Reposted from govinfo February is Black History Month, a time to observe the achievements of African Americans – from civil rights to science to politics to music and beyond – in U.S. History. Check out the below facts found in excerpts in Presidential remarks,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 21, 2019 | Wyoming Library News
Reposted from the American Heritage Center blog Welcome to the American Heritage Center’s finding aids! What is a finding aid you ask? Finding aids are like a table of contents for the boxes of an archival collection. Finding aids help folks find out information...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 21, 2019 | Articles and Information
With the NASA Selfies app, you can share selfies in front of gorgeous cosmic landscapes, like Messier 78, imaged by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. Each image contains information about the object shown.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ‘NASA Selfies’...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 20, 2019 | Grants and Awards
Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation Through Adversity DEADLINE: March 16, 2019 Recognizes U.S. libraries and staff who overcome adversity and create lasting innovative community service programs that successfully inspire and connect with new...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 19, 2019 | GoWYLD
As we explore black American history, add The HistoryMakers to your list. This database, found in the history resources in GoWYLD.net, is a curated collection of 100 persons interviewed by The HistoryMakers, with videos and complete transcripts. The people include...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 19, 2019 | People News
Michael Strom, Wyoming State Archivist State Archivist Michael Strom is leaving Wyoming to work for the Library of Virginia as the State Archivist of Virginia and director of the Library’s Government Records Services Division. His last day at the Wyoming State...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 18, 2019 | Articles and Information
From the U.S. GPO Government Book Talk blog Presidents Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. This year it will take place on February 18. The holiday was initially established in 1885 to recognize President...
