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...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 15, 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 12, 2017 | Training
WebJunction has just added a free course for library workers to learn how to design and teach online instruction. Design for Learning: 21st Century Online Teaching and Learning Skills for Library Workers (D4L) is a training program designed to enable library workers...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 12, 2017 | WLA
On May 1-2, representatives of the Wyoming Library Association (WLA) traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the American Library Association’s 43rd annual National Library Legislative Day. Janice Grover-Roosa, Director of the Western Wyoming Community College Hay...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 11, 2017 | Professional Development
Don’t forget—you can also check into McMurry Endowment grants and Wyoming Library Association Nora Van Burgh Grants for support. From the American Library Association Need financial assistance to attend library school or know of someone who does? Take a look at...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 11, 2017 | Wyoming Library News
Converse County Library is the latest to reach its goal for the Wyoming Library Endowment Challenge, according to the latest update from the WSL Library Development Office. The Challenge is a state-funded program that offers matching funds for locally raised endowment...
