by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 7, 2018 | WSL News
Moments before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, the United States was ‘suddenly and deliberately attacked.’ Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes and bombers launched a surprise assault on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The swift, devastating volley on the U.S. naval base killed...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 6, 2018 | Grants and Awards
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has launched a new special initiative, Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries (APP), and is accepting grant applications now through February 25, 2019. This new funding opportunity is designed specifically to...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 6, 2018 | WSL News
The deadline for the Letters About Literature student reading/writing contest is just a little over one month away on January 11. The Wyoming State Library invites students in grades 4-12 to read or reread a favorite book and respond with a letter to the author,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 5, 2018 | Wyoming Library News
On December 11, the Laramie County Library will run a special Library for All event with a Christmas-themed puppet show put on by award-winning ventriloquist Meghan Casey of Rocky Mountain Puppets. Library for All is a program that is catered specifically to adults...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 4, 2018 | GoWYLD
Thirty-one days left in the year. 2018 is rapidly approaching its conclusion and if you’re like most of us, the year has gone by in a blur. For our December GoWYLD mini-marketing kit, we thought it might be nice to feature something a little different for the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 4, 2018 | WSL News
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. ...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 3, 2018 | Schools
Join Nathan Doerr from the Wyoming State Museum and Gretchen Henrich and Megan Smith from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West for an exploration of their virtual field trips that can be scheduled for your classes. The free webinar will take place this Thursday,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 3, 2018 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of December 3 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 | Nov 30, 2018 | Calendar
Fire up your computer Saturday morning and learn how to STEAM Up Learning with this series of sessions from Simple K-12. Find more free, online training events on our Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. Saturday, Dec 1 (8-1:30 pm) STEAM Up Learning with These...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 29, 2018 | WSL News
The Wyoming State Library has been the recipient of a generous donation of books published by the State Historic Preservation Office. There are over 3,400 books in total, ranging across 11 different titles, in need of new homes. Deadline to request copies is December...