by Jessica Otto | Apr 23, 2019 | WSL News
Wyoming is no stranger to literary and artistic celebration. The artists who praise our state are incredibly fascinating, from the fame of Ernest Hemingway to the seldom-heard-of voices of the past. In honor of National Poetry Month, we’re taking a closer look...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 22, 2019 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of April 22 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 | Apr 19, 2019 | WLA
[su_table] [/su_table] The 2019 Soaring Eagle Award winners are here — the best YA reads as chosen by Wyoming students in grades 7-12: Winner: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds First Runner-Up: Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz Second Runner-Up: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 18, 2019 | WSL News
Find a wrap-up of the latest in Wyoming library news in the April 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 | Apr 18, 2019 | Book Reviews
Hope Maintains her Throne: The Western Expeditions of Nathaniel J. Wyeth, Volume Two 1834-1836 Jim Hardee Pinedale, WY: Museum of the Mountain Man, Sublette County Historical Society, 2018 Following his first work, Obstinate Hope (2013), author Jim Hardee (editor,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 17, 2019 | People News
[su_table] Megan Bratton, Natrona County Library’s newest Youth Services Specialist, recently moved to Wyoming from Denver, Colorado, where she lived for the last ten years. She’s a big fan of the mountains and arid climate of the west after growing up in...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 17, 2019 | Schools
[su_table] [/su_table] By Jennisen Lucas, District Librarian Park County School District 6 Censorship. It’s a word that causes many a librarian’s blood to boil. It’s a hot topic because we have strong beliefs that no one should interrupt our rights to access...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 16, 2019 | WSL News
The WYLD Network Annual meeting will be held May 16-17 at Central Wyoming College in Riverton, and registration is now open. As in past years, there will be a general session on Thursday morning, followed by breakout training sessions in the afternoon. The WYLD...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 16, 2019 | Youth Services
Wyoming Youth Services librarians gathered in Laramie on March 28-29 for their annual spring meeting and to participate in a one-and-a-half day NASA@MyLibrary workshop. The workshop, sponsored by the Wyoming State Library, provided training in hands-on activities...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 15, 2019 | WSL News
Katie Rahman, Systems Librarian in the Wyoming State Library’s WYLD Office, presented, “Using Webinars as a Tool for BLUEcloud Analytics Training” at the Customers of SirsiDynix Users Group (COSUGI) national conference in late March in Minneapolis. Over the...
