by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 16, 2018 | Articles and Information
Both public and school libraries are community centers at heart, with the same goal: to provide a safe, welcoming environment for all patrons and access to information in a variety of formats. When public and school librarians and library workers engage in...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 16, 2018 | Training
YALSA is now hosting free live monthly webinars. Each one will be facilitated by knowledgeable youth development experts and library staff and focus on a different competency in YALSA’s brand new Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff. Webinar recordings will be...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 15, 2018 | Wyoming Library News
The latest Wyoming library to start a seed library is at Eastern Wyoming College. Library Director Casey Debus is pictured here with the brand new seed library. The library has a variety of seeds organized alphabetically by type and variety, along with a planting...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 15, 2018 | Articles and Information
During the entire month of March, the ALA Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL) will recognize and celebrate women’s achievements with National Women’s History Month. National Women’s History Month traces its origins back to March 8, 1857, when...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 14, 2018 | Wyoming Library News
From the Natrona County Library blog By Jenn Beckstead, Teen Librarian Natrona County Library Reading is a crucial part of the everyday tasks of life. But if asked whether you and your family consider yourself readers, how would you answer? Are you reading for fun, to...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 14, 2018 | Training
If you weren’t able to tune in to Big Talk From Small Libraries on February 23, recordings of all sessions are now available through the Previous Conferences page. Big Talk From Small Libraries is a free, one-day online conference is aimed at librarians from...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 13, 2018 | Schools
The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) is now accepting nominations for the 2018 K-12 Digital Learning Innovations Awards. These awards recognize and honor educators who use new and innovative ways to incorporate digital learning into their work, and those who...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 13, 2018 | Grants and Awards
New York Times Student Sponsorship Program DEADLINE: Ongoing Contact Paige Bredenkamp at paige.bredenkamp@wyo.gov for details and to sign up. This program provides NYTimes.com access to over 2 million public school students spanning all 50 states. Not only are these...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 12, 2018 | People News
From the American Heritage Center blog The American Heritage Center has appointed Sara Davis as the new university archivist. The university archivist serves as a liaison between the AHC and University of Wyoming departments, faculty, staff, and student organizations...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 12, 2018 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for this week 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 MST...
