by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 9, 2023 | GoWYLD
This summer and fall, Wyoming residents were invited to “Get Out There and GoWYLD”—and they did! The GoWYLD website has a wealth of free online resources that Wyoming residents can unlock with their library card, but not everyone knows just how many resources apply to...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 9, 2023 | Schools, Youth Services
The Wyoming Book Awards committees are now accepting nominations from K-12 students for the 2023-2024 awards list. The purpose of these awards is to provide an opportunity for the youth of Wyoming to read and select favorite books and to honor the authors of those...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 8, 2023 | Calendar
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of January 9 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 at...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 6, 2023 | Calendar
In addition to the live webinars in our training calendar, each month we try to pick some videos out there that you can watch “At Your Leisure.” These on-demand offerings caught our attention for January. Gale Tools – Google Classroom Integration (Gale) This tutorial...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 6, 2023 | Articles and Information
Help Your Patrons Protect Themselves During National Consumer Protection Week National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is set for March 5-11, 2023. Your library’s involvement can help those in your community understand consumer rights and make well-informed...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 5, 2023 | Calendar
Each month we post upcoming free virtual conferences to our training calendar. Here are the offerings coming up for January. Jan 21, 2023 (9-11 am) Future Ready Librarians® January Summit (All4Ed/Future Ready Librarians) Connection Development: Exploring Your...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 5, 2023 | Wyoming Library News
Self-measured blood pressure monitoring kits are coming to Wyoming libraries, thanks to a collaborative pilot project among the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA), the Wyoming Department of Health’s Chronic Disease Prevention Program, and local...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 4, 2023 | Grants and Awards
National Endowment for the Arts Big Read DEADLINE: January 18, 2023, for Intent to Apply; completed applications due January 25, 2023 The NEA Big Read annually provides support to selected nonprofit organizations around the country to host dynamic community-wide...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 4, 2023 | Schools
Don’t let the Wyoming Letters About Literature deadline sneak up on your students or young library patrons! Entries must be postmarked by January 31, 2023. Students in grades 4-12 are invited to read, be inspired, and write back to the author (living or dead) of a...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jan 3, 2023 | WSL News
Cyber-in-a-Box School Video Challenge The School Video Challenge was created to encourage Wyoming middle and high school classrooms to create original video content promoting public cybersecurity awareness as part of the Cyber-in-a-Box program. This video was created...
