by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 28, 2018 | Wyoming Library News
Goshen County Library is using “crowdgranting” through SeedMoney to create a community vegetable garden. If they meet their $600 goal in 30 days, they’ll be eligible for a $400 challenge grant. “We want to feed our patrons’ souls, whether through...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 27, 2018 | Articles and Information
Remember your local library today on #GivingTuesday. Following Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, this year’s #GivingTuesday kicks off the holiday’s charitable season. Libraries serve all members of their...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 27, 2018 | Wyoming Library News
Watch this video to learn how Wyoming is leading the way in applying blockchain to our resources and the way we work. State and international experts discuss how blockchain technology is currently enhancing agriculture, how it could be applied to the energy industry,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 26, 2018 | Articles and Information
The Gallaudet University Library has put together this helpful guide for librarians who work with deaf or hard of hearing patrons or with deaf-related collections that they’ve permitted us to repost here. The first step in communicating with a person who is deaf...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 26, 2018 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of November 26 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 23, 2018 | Articles and Information
Reposted with permission from Library Strategies As any library director or system administrator will tell you, keeping a public library running entails a bewildering number of day-to-day responsibilities. With so much to do, and so little time left over for “big...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 21, 2018 | WSL News
The relationship between the State of Wyoming and the Wind River Reservation has a long and complex history. While the Arapahoe and Shoshone Nations maintain federally recognized Tribal Sovereignty, the Reservation intersects with many state agencies. Having adjacent...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 20, 2018 | Youth Services
Reposted with permission from Library Research Service (LRS) School Library Journal recently published the results of a survey asking librarians about diversity in their children’s and young adult book collections. The survey administrators defined a diverse...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 20, 2018 | Articles and Information
The free Toward Gigabit Libraries toolkit is an open-source technology learning, diagnostic and advocacy tool designed for public and tribal libraries in the US. The toolkit will guide you through a series of questions about your technology environment — and provide...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 19, 2018 | WSL News
Find a wrap-up of the latest in Wyoming library news in the November 2018 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...
