by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 4, 2017 | National Library News
Libraries, schools, and bookstores will celebrate Teen Read Week from October 8-14, 2017, with this year’s theme, “Unleash Your Story!” Teen Read Week is a time to celebrate reading for fun while encouraging teens to take advantage of reading in all its forms. It is a...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 4, 2017 | National Library News
Today, October 4, archivists around the country will take to Twitter to respond to questions tweeted with the hashtag #AskAnArchivist. Questions will vary widely, from the silly (What do archivists talk about around the water cooler?) to the practical (What should I...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 3, 2017 | Wyoming Library News
Reposted from the Wyoming State Archives blog By Mike Strom, Wyoming State Archivist October is Archives Month, the time when archival institutions around the country make a special effort to promote the important work archives do in preserving and providing access to...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 3, 2017 | WSL News
[su_quote]Living in a rural area, I don’t know what we’d do without our library! — Library patron, Shoshoni Library[/su_quote] Wyoming libraries can join the Wyoming Snapshot Day fun on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. There’s still plenty of time to...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 2, 2017 | People News
The Wyoming Council for Women’s Issues will recognize Susan B. Knesel of Gillette with its 2017 “Governor’s Woman of Distinction Award” at an October 14 luncheon at 12:30 p.m. at Gillette College. Knesel is a Campbell County Public Library...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 2, 2017 | Wyoming Library News
Reposted from The UW library news blog Thanks to the efforts of UW Digital, you can explore images of notebooks compiled during botanical field work performed by Aven Nelson, Elias Nelson, Leslie N. Goodding, Edwin B. and Lois B. Payson, and Louis O. Williams (among...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 2, 2017 | 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.
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 29, 2017 | Training
The San Jose State University School of Information is hosting its third and final Library 2.017 web conference on the subject of “makerspaces” Oct. 11. The conference will be held entirely online from 1-4 p.m. Mountain Time, and registration is free. Developed in...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 29, 2017 | Schools
Heading to the Wyoming Innovations in Learning Conference? Don’t miss Chris Van Burgh’s session, “Students? Yes! Teachers? Yes!” Chris is the Database Instruction Librarian here at the Wyoming State Library. Join her for an exploration of the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 28, 2017 | Schools
Just up in our training archive from Paige Bredenkamp, WSL School Library Consultant, is a newly archived webinar, Tech Savvy in the School Library. Explore software, apps, and hardware useful in the school library. Download the slides. Find more archived database...
