by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 14, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
The Converse County Libraries hosted their annual Ukrainian Easter egg decorating events at their Douglas and Glenrock locations on the evenings of March 5 and 6. The art of pysanky, egg decorating symbolizing nature’s rebirth in spring, is an ancient Slavic...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 14, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
Three of our Wyoming librarians: Abby Beaver, Wyoming State Librarian; Cass Kvenild, Interim Dean of Libraries at the University of Wyoming; and Cristine Braddy, Goshen County Library Director and Wyoming Library Association Representative, had the opportunity to meet...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 13, 2024 | Homepage, Jobs
Come join the fantastic team at the Wyoming State Library! The WSL has an opening for a Resource Sharing Librarian. Do you have the skills necessary to coordinate and support statewide resource-sharing projects for the 105 member libraries in the WYLD consortium? The...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 13, 2024 | Homepage, Jobs
Come work with the fantastic team at the Wyoming State Library! The WSL has an opening for a Legislative Librarian. Are you a creative, outgoing self-starter with a love of history and research? This professional position coordinates the overall technical management...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 12, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
On March 5, 2024, Governor Gordon signed legislation to make every third Tuesday in May “Wyoming Reads Day”, an official state holiday. The legislation was sponsored by Representative Art Washut during the 2024 Wyoming Legislative budget session earlier this month....
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 12, 2024 | Homepage, Training
In celebration of Women’s History Month (observed every March), the ALA Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL), the Association of College & Research Libraries’ Women & Gender Studies Section (ACRL – WGSS), and the Social...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 11, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
The deadline for submitting votes for the 2023-2024 Wyoming book Awards is at the end of this week! Students or patrons who have read three or more books from their grade-level list are eligible to vote. Each reader should vote only once. Forms for voting are...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 11, 2024 | GoWYLD, Homepage
Tests and exams are part of life for so many of us at various ages and stages, whether they are part of a child’s education or a requirement for an adult’s career certification. The Wyoming State Library’s GoWYLD Resources include a tool to help anyone prepare for and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 8, 2024 | Articles and Information, Homepage
Reading Aloud: A Key to Childhood Development and Lasting Memories If you’ve heard it from us once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: read 20 minutes a day with someone special. Why? Allow me to explain. Your child’s greatest teacher is—surprise!—you, the parent or...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 7, 2024 | GoWYLD, Homepage
GoWYLD offers numerous online resources available to every resident in Wyoming — everything from encyclopedias to auto repair manuals. So what’s the best way to get started? For those just exploring GoWYLD who’d like a little direction before plowing in, the Wyoming...
