by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 19, 2018 | Articles and Information
ARSL 2018 Conference Presentations Now Online The Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) held its annual conference in Springfield, Illinois, in September. Presentation slides and other materials are now available on the ARSL website. American Library...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 18, 2018 | Trustees and Foundations
By Janice Grover-Roosa Wyoming Library Association ALA Representative Director, Western Wyoming Community College Hay Library ALA has recently demonstrated its commitment to uphold the foundational principles of librarianship by way of policy. As if to say, “The only...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 18, 2018 | Database of the Month
On Thursday, October 25, join the Wyoming State Library’s Chris Van Burgh for “Database of the Month: Social Issues.” This free webinar will begin at 11:15 a.m. MDT. In this online session, she’ll take a look at places to go in GoWYLD.net for information...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 18, 2018 | WSL News
Once again, Halloween is just around the corner. What scares you on All Hallows’ Eve? Patents were likely not your first answer. But wait! Here are at the Wyoming State Library, we crept into the files of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and dug up a few...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 17, 2018 | People News
[su_row] [su_column size=”2/3″ center=”no” class=””] Trudy Martinez retired from the Glenrock Branch Library at the end of September after 28 years as their Technical Services/Circulation Manager. Her coworkers are happy for her,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 17, 2018 | Trustees and Foundations
Friends of Libraries groups have their very own national week of celebration! United for Libraries will coordinate the 13th annual National Friends of Libraries Week October 21-27, 2018. The celebration offers a two-fold opportunity to celebrate Friends. Use the time...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 17, 2018 | Grants and Awards
Great Stories Club Series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) DEADLINE: November 16, 2018 ALA’s Great Stories Club is a thematic reading and discussion program that engages underserved teens through literature-based library outreach programs....
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 16, 2018 | People News
Sid Stanfill will serve as Interim Director of Library Services for Teton County Library, beginning October 15. Stanfill retired earlier in 2018 after seven years as Director of Sublette County Libraries. With many years of public library experience in the Rocky...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 16, 2018 | Schools
The Wyoming State Library is pleased to announce that 13 rural school librarians began a three-year professional development cohort program, designed to enhance their skills in the digital world, on October 8-9 with a virtual conference. Rural school librarians from...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 15, 2018 | Schools
Catch the latest school library news and updates in the October 2018 School Lunch newsletter, from the Wyoming State Library’s Paige Bredenkamp. Questions about school library issues? Contact Paige at paige.bredenkamp@wyo.gov or (307) 777-6331.
