by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 29, 2017 | Trustees and Foundations
Reposted with permission from Library Strategies There is one type of fundraising that virtually every Friends or Library Foundation should be doing: it’s called the Annual Fund and it is truly the cornerstone of all fundraising activities. The concept is simple. The...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 28, 2017 | Calendar
The December 2017 Wyoming State Library training calendar is now available with 60 great offerings. Every training opportunity on this list is free and offered online. Topics include advocacy, planning, careers, children and teens, collection development,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 28, 2017 | Schools
The Library of Congress, in collaboration with various educational organizations, has launched three web- and mobile-based applications related to Congress and civic participation for use in K-12 classrooms. From stepping behind the camera with photographers who...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 27, 2017 | Schools
School Library Journal has compiled a list of essential resources for getting started with the new American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Standards, beginning with the three-minute introductory video above. Go read the article for all of them. Then,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 27, 2017 | Wyoming Library News
The Johnson County library is auctioning a beautiful quilt collection to raise supplemental funds for its children’s department. Charlie Ellis was a long-time library friend and supporter of reading who passed away in 2014. A US Navy veteran, Mr. Ellis taught special...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 27, 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. Tuesday, Nov 28...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 24, 2017 | Articles and Information
From the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) YALSA’s Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff, which replaces Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth, is the latest resource developed to help graduate schools, library administrators, and library...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 24, 2017 | People News
Originally published on the ArchivesAWARE! blog of the Society of American Archivists An interview by Rachel Seale, Outreach Archivist at Iowa State University with Anne L. Foster, Archivist at Yellowstone National Park. Reposted with permission. Anne L. Foster has...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 22, 2017 | Articles and Information
Where do you plan to eat Thanksgiving dinner? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, you have 118.9 million possibilities — the number of occupied housing units across the nation in the second quarter of 2017. (Source: Housing Vacancies and Homeownership, Table...
by Christi Weinzierl | Nov 22, 2017 | Wyoming Library News
From UW News The University of Wyoming’s Rocky Mountain Herbarium is a leading partner in a $2.9 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a comprehensive digital archive of more than 1.7 million plant specimens native to the southern Rocky...
