by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 11, 2025 | Homepage, Calendar, GoWYLD
Tomorrow is National Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day! National D.E.A.R. Day celebrated every year on April 12th, the birthday of beloved author Beverly Cleary. “Drop Everything and Read” is referenced in the book, Ramona Quimby, Age 8, and Ramona, one of...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 8, 2025 | WSL News, Homepage
Happy Draw a Bird Day from the Wyoming State Library (WSL)! This unique and uplifting holiday originated in the 1940s in the wake of World War II as a way for soldiers, medical professionals, and others to take pleasure in the simple things in life. Over 75 years...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 3, 2025 | Grants and Awards, Homepage
Happy April (again)! Here is an UPDATED roundup of grants available to libraries with deadlines in the next few months, or with rolling or ongoing deadlines. Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants Deadline: April 3 Schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 2, 2025 | GoWYLD, Homepage
What was the title of the book you begged your grown-ups to read to you over and over as a kid? Which book turned you into a reader? Has a book changed the way you viewed the world or opened up the door to new possibilities for you? Books impact both children and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 28, 2025 | Homepage, WSL News
The March Outrider from the Wyoming State Library is hot off the press! Find out all about what’s going on in the Wyoming library community and beyond, including news, celebrations, events, and job postings from around the state. Subscribe today, and we’ll send...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 27, 2025 | Calendar
April showers bring May flowers, or so everyone says! Here in Wyoming, it’s likely to be snow showers, but along with the moisture of the spring comes a cavalcade of library-related holidays and observances. Check out April’s reasons to celebrate: National...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 25, 2025 | Articles and Information, Homepage
Here is a roundup of news and articles regarding libraries and library professionals. Reading Ambassadors-A Model for Youth Programming in a University Collection-The Worlds of Words Center Reading Ambassador program has sent alumni to Stanford, Columbia, Harvard,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 21, 2025 | Homepage, Jobs
The Wyoming State Library maintains a job board for library positions around the state. These are the latest opportunities from the WSL and around the state that have been posted. See more on the board. Have a Wyoming library job you’d like to post? Contact Christi...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 14, 2025 | Homepage, Schools, Youth Services
Happy Pi Day from the Wyoming State Library! Here’s some news that’s even more exciting than even pizza or pie–all TEN of the Sir Cumference books by Cindy Neuschwander are available on TumbleMath for Pi Day! For those unfamiliar with TumbleMath, it...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 12, 2025 | GoWYLD
Are you ready for some pi? No, not PIE. Pi! Pi Day is coming up on March 14, and it’s the perfect opportunity for math to take center stage! Pi or π is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. In recent...
