by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 21, 2023 | Homepage, Training
All around the country, politically motivated challenges to library patrons’ freedom to read and library staff members’ ability to do their jobs are increasing. Many of these challenges have moved from simple complaints and removal requests to abusive, sometimes...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 21, 2023 | Homepage, Training
InfoPeople is hosting a free webinar, Creativity and Connection: Engaging Older Adults Through the Arts, next month. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, April 18, from 12-1:30 MDT. This webinar will be of interest to programming, outreach, and adult services staff at...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 20, 2023 | Homepage, WSL News
Katelyn Wittenborn is soon stepping into a new role at the Wyoming State Library as the Digital Initiatives Librarian, effective mid-April. She is currently the WSL’s Interlibrary Loan Technician. Katelyn is currently entering her last quarter of the Master of Library...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 20, 2023 | Articles and Information, Homepage
National Library Week will be held this year from April 23-29. The theme for the 2023 celebration is “There’s More to the Story.” Libraries are full of stories in a variety of formats from picture books to large print, audiobooks to ebooks, and more. But there’s...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 19, 2023 | Calendar, Homepage
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of March 20 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 | Mar 17, 2023 | Homepage, WSL News
The Wyoming Libraries Directory is temporarily unavailable. We’re at work finding a new and improved tool that will be available as soon as possible. In the mean time, if you need directory assistance, please contact Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov or (307)...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 17, 2023 | GoWYLD, Homepage
National Quilting Day, celebrated each year on the third Saturday in March, falls on March 18 this year. In honor of National Quilting Day, check out Libby! This amazing resource for e-books, e-audiobooks, and e-magazines is available through GoWYLD. Learn more about...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 16, 2023 | Homepage, WSL News
Jessica Otto will soon be moving into the Library Development Office at the Wyoming State Library, filling the position vacated by Conrrado Saldivar. Among her new duties, she’ll take over the Public Library Survey and work with the State Institution libraries....
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 16, 2023 | Homepage, Schools
School Library Month in April is a celebration of (you guessed it!) school libraries and librarians from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Each year, school librarians are encouraged to highlight the role the library and librarians play in strong...
by Christi Weinzierl | Mar 15, 2023 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
This week (March 12-18) is Sunshine Week, the nationwide celebration of public records and transparency. As part of this annual event, WyoFile published an article on the Wyoming State Archives, written by by Tennessee Watson. From the article: The Wyoming State...
