by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 17, 2023 | Homepage, WSL News
Wyoming Snapshot Day will be held one short week away on October 24, 2023, and if your library isn’t already signed up, there’s still time to join us! On Snapshot Day, we ask you to collect photos and/or comments (and/or videos, if feasible) that tell the story of...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 16, 2023 | Homepage, Jobs
Come work with the fantastic team at the Wyoming State Library! The WSL has an opening for a Communications and Grants Specialist. Do you enjoy researching, developing and disseminating newsworthy content that can be communicated with a variety of audiences through...
by Greg Mosshammer | Oct 16, 2023 | Homepage, WSL News
The Wyoming State Library welcomes Marcie Blaylock as the new Federal Documents Librarian. Marcie began the position on October 9. Marcie attended Spokane Community College and the University of Wyoming, earning a bachelor’s in history with a minor in museum and...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 16, 2023 | Homepage, WLA
The Wyoming Library Association Awards/Grants Committee announced this year’s recipients at a reception during the organization’s recent “Bound Together” 2024 conference, held in Casper from October 4-6. Lifetime Achievement Award Terri Lesley (Campbell County...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 15, 2023 | Calendar, Homepage
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of October 16 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 | Oct 13, 2023 | Schools, Youth Services
Teens and tweens, get your pens ready! The Wyoming Center for the Book at Wyoming Humanities invites students in grades 4-12 to enter Letters About Literature, a statewide writing competition. Guidelines and entry forms can be found at...
by Greg Mosshammer | Oct 13, 2023 | GoWYLD, Homepage
Happy Halloween! As we celebrate the spooky season let’s look at Halloween past. Today we see costumed children going door-to-door; but, historically Halloween was very different. There are many articles on the holiday’s origin. Few articles discuss how early...
by Greg Mosshammer | Oct 12, 2023 | Homepage, Jobs
The Wyoming State Library maintains a job board for library positions around the state. These are the latest opportunities that have been posted. See more on the board. Have a Wyoming library job you’d like to post? Contact Susan Mark, Wyoming State Library Outreach...
by Greg Mosshammer | Oct 12, 2023 | Homepage, Training, WSL News
During the summer months of July through September, two members of the WYLD Support Team, Systems Librarian Cori Hundley and Bibliographic Services Librarian Shantry Miller, took to the road again to continue training library workers and answering questions at several...
by Christi Weinzierl | Oct 11, 2023 | Articles and Information, Homepage
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024 Call for Speakers Now Open Workers at small libraries of all types are encouraged to submit a proposal to be a speaker at Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024, which will be held on February 23. They’re looking for seven 50-minute...
