by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 9, 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 | Jul 6, 2018 | Past Conferences
Registration is now open on the Wyoming Library Association website for the 2018 Wyoming Library Association conference to be held August 1-3 at the Casper Events Center. Wednesday, August 1, is the Information Power pre-conference for school librarians. The full...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 5, 2018 | Database of the Month
Novelist Plus is our featured GoWYLD database of the month, and we’ve recorded a 14-minute video to watch “At Your Leisure.” Use Novelist Plus to find your summer read! (Or any time of the year!) Other At Your Leisure offerings we’re featuring in July: In...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 3, 2018 | Book Reviews
Rusty and His Saddle: a Rusty the Ranch Horse Tale by Mary Fichtner; illus. Roz Fichtner Cheyenne, Wyo. : the author, 2017 Rusty and His Saddle is a great example of the Wyoming code of ethics: “The Code of the West.” Each page depicts a characteristic with a specific...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 3, 2018 | GoWYLD
Check out the most recent language learning addition to GoWYLD.net: Pronunciator. Courses are available for 87 languages, with an average of 9,600 instructional phrases in each course. Pronunciator also has ESL support for speakers of 51 non-English languages. In...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 2, 2018 | GoWYLD
This month the WSL is using July to promote Novelist Plus, the perfect place to find that summer read that’s sure to become one of your favorites. See the resource page to learn more and find tools to let your patrons and students know about Novelist Plus. Visit...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 2, 2018 | WSL News
The 2018 edition of Wyoming Library Laws has been posted on the Wyoming State Library website. This annual publication is a ready reference to the range of statutes affecting Wyoming libraries. The statutes in Library Laws are extracted, not printed in their entirety,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 29, 2018 | Articles and Information
The Library of Congress has launched Story Maps, interactive and immersive web applications that tell the incredible stories of the Library’s collections. Story Maps combine text, images, multimedia, and interactive maps to create engaging online narrative...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jun 28, 2018 | Calendar
The July 2018 Wyoming State Library training calendar is now available with 76 live offerings and four 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 | Jun 28, 2018 | Grants and Awards
The North Dakota State Library (NDSL) received a grant for $249,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the National Leadership Grant for Libraries to help youth learn coding at 50 libraries across the United States through a program...
