by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 18, 2019 | Past Conferences
USA Today bestselling crime writer, novelist, and journalist Ron Franscell will be the featured luncheon speaker at the 2019 Wyoming Library Association conference on Friday, August 9. Ron is a Wyoming native, author of 17 fiction and nonfiction books, and long-time...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 17, 2019 | Database of the Month
Summer of Space June 2019; 19 minutes Our latest archived webinar explores resources from Gale, Novelist, NASA, StarNet , and PBS Books to support your summer reading programming. Chris Van Burgh, Wyoming State Library Database Instruction Librarian takes you on a...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 17, 2019 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of June 17 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 | Jun 14, 2019 | Book Reviews
Dusk Along the Niobrara John D. Nesbitt Five Star Publishing, 2019 I mainly read non-fiction, so when I was asked to read and review Dusk Along the Niobrara, I was a tad dubious. I sat down and read it over a weekend and really enjoyed it. Although there were a couple...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 14, 2019 | Articles and Information
Federal document resources for Flag Day reposted from govinfo Federal law (36 U.S.C. 110) designates June 14 as Flag Day, and: calls on U.S. government officials to display the flag of the United States on all government buildings on Flag Day, and urges the people of...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 14, 2019 | Past Conferences
The full Wyoming Library Association conference runs August 8-9, but it’s worth coming a day early for the pre-conference sessions. In addition to the School Library Summit, there are two valuable workshops on August 7, one on science and one on health. Register...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 13, 2019 | Past Conferences
If you need yet another reason to attend the 2019 Wyoming Library Association conference from August 7-9 this year, you don’t want to miss keynote speaker PC Sweeney. Sweeney is the political director of EveryLibrary, a national political action committee (PAC)...
by Jessica Otto | Jun 13, 2019 | Schools
Found in the Big Deal Media K-12 Technology newsletter. Game Integrating Computational Thinking and Environmental Problem Solving The New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) pioneered Design–Make–Play, a novel approach to learning and engagement, drawing on deeper learning...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 12, 2019 | People News
Natrona County Library Director Lisa Scroggins recently completed the Leadership Wyoming (LW) program, which culminated with the graduation on May 4 at the Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper. LW is a challenging nine-month educational program that prides itself on its...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 12, 2019 | WSL News
Rusty and the River: A Rusty the Ranch Horse Tale by Wyoming’s Mary Fichtner and illustrated by her daughter Roz Fichtner has been selected for the “Discover Great Places Through Reading” list for the National Book Festival. The festival will be held Saturday, August...
