by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 7, 2018 | Professional Development
ALA Midwinter 2018 is close by in Denver, Colorado. The conference runs February 9-13, and the Wyoming State Library is offering free “Exhibits Only” badges for Wyoming library staff, sponsored by EBSCO and SirsiDynix, for the days of Saturday, Sunday, and Monday,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 7, 2018 | Wyoming Library News
The Laramie County Library System is bringing international science stars and authors Dr. Jana Grcevich and Olivia Koski to Cheyenne on February 9 and 10 as part of its “Discover Space: a Cosmic Journey” exhibition. Since the 2011 launch of the Intergalactic Travel...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 6, 2018 | WSL News
We’ve just added National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries to the Wyoming State Library collection. The new National School Library Standards reflect an evolution of the American Association of School Librarians...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 6, 2018 | WSL News
We are counting down to the deadline for the Teen Video Challenge. One video created by a teen or group of teens to promote summer reading will be selected as the Wyoming state winner and will receive $100 along with an award worth $50 for their local public library....
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 6, 2018 | Database of the Month
On Thursday, join Chris Van Burgh for her webinar, Database of the Month: Biography in Context. This live training session is especially timely for Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and Presidents Day. Biography In Context is a portal to more than...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 5, 2018 | GoWYLD
For February 2018, we are featuring all the great GoWYLD.net resources related to Presidents Day. Find the resources here. Libraries should have received their mini-marketing kit this morning with a ready-to-print PDF poster and an email to forward to patrons,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 5, 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...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 2, 2018 | Book Reviews
Tarnished Gold By Barbara Townsend Atlantic City, Wyo.: Fine Nib Publishing, 2017 Tarnished Gold is the third novel from Barbara Townsend, a University of Wyoming graduate with a keen interest in Western history and a talent for bringing interesting characters to...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 2, 2018 | Grants and Awards
Pat Carterette Professional Development Grant DEADLINE: February 15, 2018 The American Library Association’s (ALA) Learning Round Table (LRT) will award up to $1,000 to an individual to attend a professional development event between September 1, 2018 and August...
by Christi Weinzierl | Feb 1, 2018 | People News
In November 2017, Nancy Miller was named the new director of the Northwest College John Taggart Hinckley Library. We invited her to share a little bit about herself for the blog. I grew up in western Oregon, but finished my last year of high school in Casper when my...
