by Christi Weinzierl | May 22, 2017 | Training
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 | May 19, 2017 | National Library News
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has released its 2017 Summer Reading Lists. With titles organized into four age ranges, young booklovers are sure to find some great reads to beat the heat. Each list is available to download for free;...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 18, 2017 | Articles and Information
Might be hard to believe when the snow is falling and the Wyoming highways are closed in late May, but summer reading is almost here! We loved this great promotional video from the Livonia Public Library where the kids tell us how they will “Build a Better...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 18, 2017 | Grants and Awards
School is nearly out for summer! Before the end of the year, don’t forget to place your institution’s annual order of free art books through A.R.T.’s Distribution to Underserved Communities Library Program. The D.U.C. provides public schools, libraries,...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 17, 2017 | Schools
By Doug Johnson, from Chapter 10 of The Indispensable Librarian, 2nd ed. Reposted from the Blue Skunk Blog under a Creative Commons license There are few situations more frustrating for a librarian than learning of an Internet resource or tool that would be of value...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 17, 2017 | WSL News
The Letters About Literature contest invites each student in grades 4-12 to write to an author—living or dead—whose work influenced the student’s life. It’s not a formal report where someone picks a book the child or teen “should” read....
by Christi Weinzierl | May 16, 2017 | Wyoming Library News
Wow, what a day! They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so we collected a few from today’s Wyoming Reads celebration. Kudos to the Sue Jorgensen Library Foundation for making this event possible with the help of library staff, volunteers, and donors from...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 16, 2017 | Schools
https://animoto.com/play/MsgXg0ldlfXiLDSE00pAOw Come for Information Power in Sheridan on August 9, then stay for the Wyoming Library Association conference! Information Power is a great learning and networking opportunity for school librarians, and this year,...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 15, 2017 | Wyoming Library News
Tomorrow, first graders will gather at locations across the state to celebrate reading and take home their very own book to keep. It’s all part of the annual Wyoming Reads event, a program of the Sue Jorgensen Library Foundation. Ever wonder how this fantastic...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 15, 2017 | Training
Tomorrow’s Wyoming State Library Database of the Month webinar will focus on GoWYLD.net Resources for Summer Reading 2017. Join Chris Van Burgh, WSL Database Instruction Librarian, at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, May 16, for this free session. The 2017 Collaborative...
