by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 1, 2024 | Homepage, WSL Digital Collections Suite
April Fool’s Day is the day for jokes, riddles, and silly pranks. Maybe you put salt in the sugar bowl, posted a funny prank on social media, short-sheeted your kid’s bed, or played a similar practical joke on a friend or family member. Have you ever...
by Christi Weinzierl | Apr 1, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
Cass Kvenild was appointed Dean of Libraries at the University of Wyoming in late March. Prior to this appointment, she had served as the Associate Dean of Libraries since August 2023. Cass graduated from UW in 1996 with a B.A. in English, then received her Master of...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 29, 2024 | Homepage, WSL News
The March Outrider from the Wyoming State Library is hot off the press! Find out all about what’s going on in the Wyoming library community and beyond, including news, celebrations, events, and job postings from around the state. Subscribe today, and we’ll send...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 29, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
The young library patrons of Sweetwater County now have the option of attending library story time in either English or Spanish. The White Mountain Library in Rock Springs started their new Cuentos y Cantos (Stories and Songs) program in March. The program, which is...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 28, 2024 | Homepage, WSL News
The cats of the Wyoming State Library wish you a very happy Respect Your Cat Day and hope you enjoy this cavalcade of cuteness!
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 27, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
Force = Mass x Acceleration. Eggs are fragile. The story of Humpty Dumpty falling off the wall and breaking into many pieces shouldn’t surprise anyone. So what happens when we take a dozen eggs, wrap them up and drop them 15 feet from the upper floor of the library...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 26, 2024 | Homepage, WSL News
Three members of the Wyoming State Library’s WYLD Support team attended AspenCon last week in Golden, Colorado. The event was hosted by ByWater Solutions, a company that offers Aspen Discovery, which is a full-featured Open Source Discovery System that combines...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 25, 2024 | Articles and Information, Homepage
Here is a roundup of news and articles regarding libraries and library professionals. Five Wyoming Authors Honored With Spur Awards Five Wyoming authors were honored by the Western Writers of America for their 2024 contributions to the Western genre. Three of the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 25, 2024 | Articles and Information, Homepage
Five Wyoming authors were honored by the Western Writers of America for their 2024 contributions to the Western genre. Three of the authors were awarded 2024 Spur Awards by the organization and another was a finalist for the award. J.B. Zielke received two 2024 Spur...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 25, 2024 | Homepage, People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Christi Weinzierl at christi.weinzierl1@wyo.org. Conrrado Saldivar, Tech Services Manager at the Natrona County Library, will begin as Guest Faculty at the University of Washington iSchool this Spring Quarter. His...
