by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 1, 2023 | Calendar, Homepage
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of October 2 from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. Descriptions and links are below. You can subscribe and view the events in your calendar software, or you can find all the events on our Training...
by Greg Mosshammer | Sep 30, 2023 | Homepage, People News
Ivan Gaetz retired as Dean of UW Libraries in August. He achieved extraordinary milestones during his tenure. In 2017, he led a library-wide reorganization, showed steadfast leadership during the uncertainty of the pandemic, was essential for bringing the very...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 29, 2023 | Calendar, Homepage
The October 2023 Wyoming State Library training calendar is now available with dozens of live webinars, online conferences, and recordings to watch “At Your Leisure.” Every training opportunity on this list is free and offered online. Topics include advocacy,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 26, 2023 | Grants and Awards, Homepage
Wyoming Humanities will soon launch a new opportunity for libraries and nonprofits around the state. “Discuss & Construct” will provide funding to host difficult conversations and then create community engagement projects for 2024. Register at...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 26, 2023 | Grants and Awards, Homepage, Wyoming Library News
Wyoming Humanities recently awarded a $2,000 Spark Grant to the Albany County Public Library Foundation to support the library’s Young Writers Program. The program will take place on Fridays beginning October 27 at the Albany County Public Library in Laramie....
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 25, 2023 | Homepage, Schools, Youth Services
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Libraries are invited to order the free educator box of Cyber Threat Defender cards and have a game night at the library. Cyber Threat Defender is perfect for players in middle and high school to learn the essentials...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 24, 2023 | Calendar, Homepage
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of September 25 from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar. Descriptions and links are below. You can subscribe and view the events in your calendar software, or you can find all the events on our Training...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 22, 2023 | Homepage, People News
The Laramie County Library Board of Directors has announced the next Executive Director (County Librarian) of the Laramie County Library System, Antonia Gaona. Antonia attended college at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she majored in political science and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 22, 2023 | Homepage, WSL News
This year’s Wyoming Snapshot Day is just a little over one month away on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. It’s a fun event, and the more libraries, the merrier! We’d love to have your library join us. On Snapshot Day, we gather photos and stories from libraries around...
by Christi Weinzierl | Sep 20, 2023 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
From UW News University of Wyoming Libraries has received a third round of funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support ongoing newspaper digitization work. The two-year, $263,100 grant will support the ongoing Wyoming Digital Newspaper...