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...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 7, 2024 | Articles and Information, Homepage
Newspaper in Education Week is celebrated annually during the first week of March; this year’s NIE Week is March 4-8. Newspapers are such a valuable resource for readers of all ages to learn about current events in their city, county, state, nation, and world,...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 6, 2024 | GoWYLD, Homepage
March is National Women’s History Month. The Wyoming State Library’s “Women’s Suffrage in Wyoming” libguide is a great place to find information on the countless “firsts” in history made by Wyoming women, including the first...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 5, 2024 | GoWYLD, Homepage
March 4-9 is Read an E-book Week. Fire up your phone, tablet, or e-reader and check out something new to read, or simply enjoy an old favorite in a new format with just a click on the Wyoming State Library GoWYLD’s Libby! New to e-reading? No problem! Follow the...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 5, 2024 | GoWYLD
Just in time for National Consumer Protection Week, which is March 3-9 this year, the Park County Library hosted scam and fraud awareness events at both their Cody and Powell locations. Training was provided by many community organizations, including: the U.S....
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 4, 2024 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the record for the longest overdue library book was set in 1956, when a book about the Archbishop of Bremen was returned by Professor Sir John Plumb to a library in the U.K. after being checked out 288 years prior in...
