by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 1, 2018 | Articles and Information
Reposted with permission from Library Research Service The International Literacy Association regularly conducts a survey of literacy leaders to find out what topics in literacy are trending and which topics are the most important. The most recent survey was open from...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 31, 2018 | Calendar
The June 2018 Wyoming State Library training calendar is now available with 76 live offerings and five to watch “At Your Leisure.” Every training opportunity on this list is free and offered online. Topics include advocacy, planning, careers, children and...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 31, 2018 | Wyoming Library News
From Natrona County Library The old movie area is getting a new purpose. The glass room on the east end of the main floor is being transformed into a Creation Station: a makerspace where our community can gather to create, innovate, and explore. New flooring, paint,...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 30, 2018 | National Library News
USPTO National Summer Teacher Institute Focus on Intellectual Property The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will conduct its 5th Annual National Summer Teacher Institute on Innovation, STEM, and Intellectual Property July 29-August 3, 2018 in Tampa,...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 30, 2018 | WLA
The Wyoming Library Association is seeking nominations for two positions to be elected at its conference August 1-3, 2018: Vice President/President-Elect – serves three years: one year as Vice President, one as President and one as Past President American Library...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 29, 2018 | Wyoming Library News
Laramie County Community College’s Ludden Library is undergoing a major renovation. Library services have relocated to the College Community Center, as has the Learning Commons (Writing & Communication Center and Student Success Center). Demolition begins...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 29, 2018 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for this week of from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. You can subscribe and view the events in your calendar software, or you can find all the events at library.wyo.gov/services/training/calendar. All times MDT...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 25, 2018 | Articles and Information
Reposted with permission from the Library Research Service (LRS) Pew Research Center recently updated a report delving into the characteristics of the quarter of American adults who say that they haven’t read a book in the past year. This includes reading all or part...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 25, 2018 | Youth Services
By Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez Reposted with permission from Colorado Virtual Library The 2018 Summer Reading theme is “Libraries Rock!” This theme gives us plenty opportunities to create full brain activities through teachable moments. Music is considered a means of...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 24, 2018 | Youth Services
The Colorado State Library has unveiled a free, self-directed online course for working with teens in your library: A Teen Walks into the Library. In the module, learners will gain a beginning-level understanding of working with teens in the library setting, so it’s...
