by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 26, 2024 | GoWYLD, Homepage
December 26 is National Thank You Card Day, a holiday of which the official origin is unknown, but fairly easy to infer. Being the day after Christmas, we can safely assume it has something to do with social conventions dictating that we should send a thank you card...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 24, 2024 | Homepage, People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Christi Weinzierl at christi.weinzierl1@wyo.org. Travis Pollok recently celebrated his tenth anniversary with the Wyoming State Library and the State of Wyoming’s Administration and Information agency. “I feel...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 23, 2024 | Homepage, WSL Digital Collections Suite, WSL News
The Wyoming State Library will be closed Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas Day holiday. We will re-open on Thursday, December 26. Wondering what the perfect holiday decor is for Wyoming? We present to you the “Artificial Christmas Tree and Antler Apparatus”...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 23, 2024 | Homepage, WSL Digital Collections Suite
The holiday season is upon us and there is no better time to take a look back at Wyoming’s holiday history! The earliest mention of the jolly man in red appeared in the Christmas Eve issue of The Cheyenne Leader back in 1868 in a poem entitled Owed to Christmas...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 20, 2024 | GoWYLD, Homepage
On Saturday, December 21, the elapsed time between the sunrise and sunset will be shorter than any other day of the year, otherwise known as Winter Solstice. The time of year surrounding the shortest day of the year is known for being cold, dark, and snowy. With...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 19, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
Crook County Library System was recently among over 100 public libraries nationwide awarded funding by the Public Library Association (PLA) to increase digital literacy using Digitallearn.org resources, powered by a generous $2.7 million contribution from AT&T....
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 18, 2024 | Homepage, WSL News
The Wyoming State Library will be closing at noon on Thursday, December 19 for staff development and will reopen on Friday, December 20 with our regular hours.
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 16, 2024 | Homepage, WSL Digital Collections Suite
December 15 was Bill of Rights Day, a holiday celebrating the ratification of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Speaking of laws, did you know the Wyoming State Library (WSL) is a depository for both state publications and federal documents? The WSL...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 13, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
The Converse County Library in Glenrock, Wyoming, hosted their third annual Christmas Tree Festival this year. Their kickoff event was held on December 7. “The Christmas Tree Festival is an annual event that connects our community and gives organizations,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Dec 12, 2024 | Homepage, WSL News
The University of Wyoming recently appointed Abby Beaver, Wyoming State Librarian, as an adjunct faculty member. This appointment recognizes the many important roles Abby and the Wyoming State Library perform not only for the state in general but also for the...
