by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 9, 2017 | Grants and Awards
TechSoup #Storymakers2017 DEADLINE: October 31, 2017 TechSoup is launching a global digital media storytelling campaign to increase the skills of media makers and enthusiasts in the nonprofit sector. The goal is to educate and inspire nonprofits to create powerful...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 9, 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.
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 6, 2017 | Articles and Information
From the American Library Association Last month the credit reporting agency Equifax disclosed that they had suffered a cyber-attack that endangered the personal information of 143 million U.S. users. Even before the Equifax hack, 64 percent of Americans had been...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 6, 2017 | Wyoming Library News
In the last year and a half, the Fremont County Library System, along with its Friends and Foundation, purchased a variety of tech/robotic educational products to introduce children and teens to the growing field of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 5, 2017 | Wyoming Library News
The Great Stories Club, organized by the American Library Association, gives underserved youth facing significant challenges the opportunity to read, reflect, and share ideas on topics that resonate with them. Natrona County Library was one of two Wyoming libraries...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 5, 2017 | Articles and Information
This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 1-7, established in 1990 by Congress every year in the first full week of October. The California State Library (CSL) has created training videos for library employees as part of their Mental Health Initiative. There...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 5, 2017 | Schools
From now through January 12, 2018, Wyoming students can enter their letters in the 2017-18 Letters About Literature contest to engage with some great reading and to compete for state and national prizes. Classroom and individual entries are welcome. Teachers,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 4, 2017 | National Library News
Libraries, schools, and bookstores will celebrate Teen Read Week from October 8-14, 2017, with this year’s theme, “Unleash Your Story!” Teen Read Week is a time to celebrate reading for fun while encouraging teens to take advantage of reading in all its forms. It is a...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 4, 2017 | National Library News
Today, October 4, archivists around the country will take to Twitter to respond to questions tweeted with the hashtag #AskAnArchivist. Questions will vary widely, from the silly (What do archivists talk about around the water cooler?) to the practical (What should I...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 3, 2017 | Wyoming Library News
Reposted from the Wyoming State Archives blog By Mike Strom, Wyoming State Archivist October is Archives Month, the time when archival institutions around the country make a special effort to promote the important work archives do in preserving and providing access to...
