by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 30, 2019 | Articles and Information
From Library Research Service Ithaka S+R recently published the results of their Library Acquisitions Patterns project, which examined purchasing trends in U.S. academic libraries. Their analysis focuses on print books, journals, and ebooks purchased at 124...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 29, 2019 | Articles and Information
By Doug Johnson On the Blue Skunk Blog The Pew report: Younger Americans’ Library Habits and Expectations (shared by the State Library of North Carolina) did not surprise me in revealing that our kids and young adults want their libraries to be more...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 28, 2019 | WSL News
Wyoming State Librarian Jamie Markus was at ALA Midwinter the last few days. On Saturday, he was on the panel for “Responding to Needs and Trends: State and National Vantage Points (IMLS).” Panel description: In recent years state libraries looked deeply at user needs...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 28, 2019 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for January 28-31 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 | Jan 25, 2019 | Articles and Information
Each year, Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom hosts a bookmark design contest for second- through fifth-graders in Wyoming. The Bookmark Program showcases students’ understanding and appreciation of Wyoming’s essential resources. Deadline to submit a bookmark is...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 25, 2019 | Schools
WyoHistory.org has created primary source-based digital toolkits for Wyoming classrooms. Each toolkit focuses on an important theme in Wyoming History all while answering an essential question related to that theme and time period. To coincide with the 100th...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 24, 2019 | Training
Registration for the 2019 Big Talk from Small Libraries conference is open. This free, online, one-day conference is a great opportunity to learn about the innovative things your colleagues are doing in their small libraries. This free, online, one-day conference...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 23, 2019 | Schools
By Doug Johnson Via the Blue Skunk Blog [su_quote]Access to an effective school library program is one example of information privilege. The absence of access is one symptom of information poverty. Joyce Valenza, On information privilege and information equity,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 22, 2019 | WSL News
Find a wrap-up of the latest in Wyoming library news in the January 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 | Jan 22, 2019 | WLA
It’s hard to believe, but it’s that time of year again: the Wyoming Library Association and the Wyoming State Literacy Association invite you to submit nominations for the 2019-2020 Wyoming Book Awards. Each year, these two organizations jointly sponsor...
