by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 25, 2017 | Wyoming Library News
Submitted by Audie Cunningham Fremont County Library System-Lander This year was our 5th annual Cupcake Wars competition for the teen department at the Lander Library. We had six teams of two register to compete in the cupcake decorating contest. Our judges this year...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 25, 2017 | Past Conferences
JUST UPDATED One session, “Explore, Learn, Create: Teen Engagement, Empathy and Activism,” has been canceled, and some changes have been made to presenters. heading to the Wyoming Library Association conference in Sheridan August 9-11? Then check out the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 24, 2017 | Schools
Just up in our training archive from WSL School Library Consultant Paige Bredenkamp, WSL School Library Consultant, is a newly archived webinar, Personal Learning Networks for the School Librarian. Paige will take you through an overview of personal learning networks:...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 24, 2017 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for this week from the Wyoming State Library’s 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 | Jul 21, 2017 | National Library News
Teen Read Week is set for October 8-14 this year. Find tips to kick your TRW programs up a notch with Teen Programming Guidelines, free from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). These guidelines are intended to guide library staff who design, host,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 20, 2017 | WSL News
Find a wrap-up of the latest in Wyoming library news in the July 2017 Outrider newsletter from the Wyoming State Library. Subscribe today, and we’ll send the Outrider straight to your email inbox each month. Have news you’d like included? Contact Susan Mark, WSL...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 20, 2017 | WSL News
At this time of year, as public library boards are changing over, we’d like to send a reminder out to all libraries and their staffs to check the Wyoming Libraries Directory to make sure your listing is current. The Directory is a resource the Wyoming State...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 19, 2017 | Database of the Month
This year on August 21, a solar eclipse will make its way across Wyoming, for the first time since 1918. Astronomers, eclipse enthusiasts, and travelers from around the world are making their plans to join the many Wyomingites who will dawn their eclipse glasses and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 19, 2017 | Trustees and Foundations
Plan now for National Friends of Libraries Week, Oct. 15-21, 2017. United for Libraries will host a free webinar on “Celebrating National Friends of Libraries Week: Promoting Your Group and Library” on Tuesday, July 25. Although registration is full, a recording of...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 18, 2017 | WSL News
Karen Kitchens, the Wyoming State Library’s State Publications Librarian, has been honored by the Wyoming Library Association as its 2017 Outstanding Librarian. This award recognizes significant and outstanding accomplishments by a library employee in the past...