by Christi Weinzierl | May 23, 2024 | Homepage, WSL News
The May Outrider from the Wyoming State Library is hot off the press! Find out all about what’s going on in the Wyoming library community and beyond, including news, celebrations, events, and job postings from around the state. Subscribe today, and we’ll send...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 22, 2024 | Homepage, Training
Older adults, communities of color, and rural populations in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by misinformation. This amplifies some of the biggest problems facing America today: intensifying polarization, promoting vaccine hesitancy and undermining faith in...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 22, 2024 | Homepage, Training
If you are a supervisor or manager of people at any level in your organization, you are invited to participate in a research study about library managers’ perspectives on support for employees with disabilities. The purpose of this research is to better...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 20, 2024 | Homepage, WSL News
The Wyoming State Library will be closed Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day. We will resume our normal hours on Tuesday, May 28. Though library doors will be closed, you can still check out an e-book, e-audiobook, and more. Visit the Wyoming Virtual Library — free to...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 20, 2024 | Homepage, People News
Jamie Markus was recently appointed to the EveryLibrary Institute Board of Directors. He also recently participated in and graduated from Leadership Wyoming. Jamie is the current Assistant Dean for Resource Discovery & Management at the University of Wyoming and...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 17, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
It’s springtime in Wyoming and (finally!) warm enough to plant flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables outdoors. Depending on your community’s area, elevation, and weather from year to year, gardening season in Wyoming often begins sometime in May. What...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 17, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
The Weston County Library System has welcomed Kathleen Kirk as its new director. Born and raised on a ranch in Nebraska, she later moved to Montana where she met her husband. They have one son at Fort Gordon, Georgia, where he has about a year and a half left in the...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 16, 2024 | Homepage, Training
Registration is now open for this summer’s School Library Summit, hosted by the WLA’s School Library Interest Group. We are excited to learn together from July 29-31 in Lander, WY. There is a $50 registration fee, which will help to cover accommodations...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 16, 2024 | Homepage, Training
The U.S. Library of Congress will offer two U.S. law webinars next month: Orientation to Legal Research Webinar: U.S. Case Law Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024, 1:00 p.m. EDT – 2:00 p.m. EDT Content: This entry in the series provides an overview of U.S. case law research,...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 16, 2024 | Homepage, Training
The 2024 WYLD Annual Meeting will be Thursday, June 13 with check in at 8:30 a.m., lunch at noon, and training and presentations until 5:00 p.m. and Friday, June 14th with a business meeting at 8:30 a.m. A schedule is available here. More information and registration...
