News in Brief

Registration Open for NMLA/MPLA Joint Conference Registration is now open for the New Mexico Library Association/Mountain Plains Library Association joint conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 30 to November 1. The Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA)...

From the Stacks: Vacationland Wyoming

Did you know the Wyoming State Library houses some historic marketing campaigns published by state agencies? “Live and work in Vacationland Wyoming,” say two Wyoming Natural Resource Board brochures from 1957 and 1960. Decorated with art stylistic of their time, the...

Innovations for School Libraries

Found in the Big Deal Media K-12 Technology newsletter. Native Stories with Native Voices The Molly of Denali series and podcast follow the adventures of a feisty and resourceful Alaska Native girl, as she helps her parents run the Denali Trading Post in their Alaskan...

New Books at the WSL

The latest additions to our professional library science collection are available to you through WYLDCAT. Questions, comments, or suggestions for purchase may be directed to Library Development Manager Brian Greene at brian.greene@wyo.gov or (307) 777-6339. Engaging...

Online Training ‘At Your Leisure’

In addition to the live webinars in our training calendar, each month we try to pick some videos out there that you can watch “At Your Leisure.” These on-demand offerings caught our attention for August: Trustee Trouble 10: Self Assessment (Wyoming State Library)...

People News

Sherri Angelovic has been named Youth Services Manager at the White Mountain Library. Sherri has worked for the Sweetwater County Library System for almost 20 years, beginning in Youth Services before moving to Circulation and most recently, Technical Services. Now...

Helping to Close the 30 Million Word Gap

Reposted from Library Research Service A study recently published by Ohio State University researchers in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics found that young children whose parents frequently read to them could enter kindergarten having heard an...