by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 8, 2018 | GoWYLD
Today is National STEM/STEAM Day, highlighting science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics and encouraging young people to explore these fields. It’s easy to “STEAM it UP” with GoWYLD.net resources, as the Wyoming State Library’s Chris Van...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 8, 2018 | Book Reviews
The Geysers of Yellowstone, 5th ed. T. Scott Bryan Louisville, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2018] T. Scott Bryan knows his geysers, as evidenced in the fifth edition of his book The Geysers of Yellowstone. In this conveniently organized and very thorough...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 7, 2018 | WSL News
The Wyoming State Library will be closed Monday, November 12, in honor of Veterans Day. Veterans Day, November 11, was first established in 1919 as Armistice Day, to honor the veterans of World War I on the anniversary of that conflict’s end. Read more about the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 7, 2018 | Articles and Information
Tomorrow, November 8, the Library of Congress will host a #SerendipityRun on Twitter from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. MST. What is it? Jer Thorpe, the LOC’s Innovator-in-Residence, says: [su_quote]#SerendipityRun is an experiment in collaborative serendipity. During the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 6, 2018 | GoWYLD
There’s always a lot going on in November, from Thanksgiving, to Veteran’s Day, to the annual struggle to adapt to daylight savings time. And of course, November marks the beginning of the holidays and the associated shopping chaos. This month let’s honor the first...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 6, 2018 | Grants and Awards
Libraries Ready to Code DEADLINE: November 8, 2018 The American Library Association will award $500 mini-grants to school and public libraries that facilitate a program for youth during Computer Science Education Week, December 3-9, 2018, using Google’s CS First Hour...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 5, 2018 | Database of the Month
An upcoming GoWYLD.net webinar will explore U.S. History in Context and Native American Heritage Month. Join Chris Van Burgh for this free webinar on Thursday, November 8 from 2-3 p.m. MST. Register to attend. Gale pays tribute to important contributions, histories,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 5, 2018 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of November 5 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 2, 2018 | Wyoming Library News
From Laramie County Library System By Kasey Storey, Communications Coordinator Voting and public libraries go hand-in-hand. Think macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, or rock and roll: that’s how well libraries and elections go together. I know, it’s a big...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 2, 2018 | Training
In addition to the live webinars in our training calendar, each month we try to pick some videos out there that you can watch “At Your Leisure.” We hope you enjoy these ones that caught our attention for November: How to design a library that makes kids want to...
