by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 10, 2018 | Articles and Information
September is National Preparedness Month, and the Prepare Wyoming team is offering a free resource for libraries around the state to encourage literacy and help children become better prepared for emergencies. Similar to the work of fire departments teaching the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 10, 2018 | WSL News
Wyoming Snapshot Day will be held October 9, 2018, and if your library isn’t already signed up, we’d love to have you join us. Contact Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov or (307) 777-5915 to add your name to the list. We’d particularly like to see more...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 10, 2018 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for this week of 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 | Sep 7, 2018 | Schools
There has been an overwhelming response to the “Reaching Out” professional development opportunity for school librarians. However, it’s been brought to our attention that the time it takes to get school district approval for travel can be weeks. This would...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 7, 2018 | Professional Development
University of Wyoming Libraries has announced the first annual Open Education Symposium with keynote speaker Tanya Spilovoy, breakout sessions, and practitioner meetings. The symposium will be held from 12:00 to 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, October 4, at the Coe Library in...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 7, 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 September: Assistive Technology: What it is and How to Use...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 6, 2018 | Grants and Awards
Awards National School Library of the Year Award DEADLINE: January 1, 2019 Established in 1963, this award from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) recognizes school libraries as an unique and essential part of their learning community. NSLY honors...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 6, 2018 | Articles and Information
September is National Preparedness Month, and this year’s theme is: “Disasters Happen. Prepare Now. Learn How.” The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has compiled a list of government document resources and publications on this topic. See the list. The...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 5, 2018 | People News
Richard Landreth joined Lincoln County Library System as its Director and Kemmerer Library Manager in mid-August. He came to Kemmerer after 24 years with Campbell County schools in northeast Wyoming where he was the librarian for Westwood and Rozet libraries. While in...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 5, 2018 | Schools
The 2nd Annual Wyoming Innovations in Learning conference will be held November 7-9, 2018, at the Roundhouse Facilities in Evanston, Wyoming and you can sign up now to attend. Registration is $40 until October 14. The Innovations conference is an opportunity for...
