by Christi Weinzierl | May 21, 2023 | Calendar, Homepage
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of May 22 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 | May 19, 2023 | Homepage, WSL News
Find a wrap-up of the latest in Wyoming library news in the May 2023 Outrider newsletter from the Wyoming State Library. Subscribe today, and we’ll send the Outrider straight to your email inbox each month. Do you know any library colleagues, trustees, advocates, or...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 18, 2023 | Homepage, Schools, Youth Services
The Wyoming Library Association and the Wyoming State Literacy Association jointly sponsor three awards: the Buckaroo Book Award for children in grades K-3, the Indian Paintbrush Book Award for children in grades 4-6, and the Soaring Eagle Book Award for youth in...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 17, 2023 | Homepage, Wyoming Library News
On May 16, 2023 the 25th anniversary of Wyoming Reads occurred. Wyoming Reads is an initiative to promote literacy as all Wyoming first graders can attend a day in celebration of reading and receive their very own hardcover picture book. All 23 Wyoming counties...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 16, 2023 | Homepage, WSL News
After an accomplished 42-year career in librarianship, Chris Van Burgh is retiring from her position as Database Instruction Librarian at the Wyoming State Library on June 2. “We’re thrilled for Chris as she starts her new adventures, but also incredibly...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 16, 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 Christi Weinzierl | May 15, 2023 | Homepage, People News
Jan Jolliffe has joined the Converse County Library as its new Director. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and a Masters in Library Science from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas. Her library career began in...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 15, 2023 | Homepage, People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov. Three Wyoming librarians and Wyoming Library Association members — Judi Boyce, Betsy O’Neil, and Angela Jordan — attended the Mountain Plains Library Association Leadership Institute that...
by Christi Weinzierl | May 14, 2023 | Calendar, Homepage
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of May 15 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 | May 12, 2023 | Homepage, WSL News
The Wyoming State Library welcomed three visitors yesterday for a library directors’ orientation. Johnson County Library Director Lindsey Belliveau, Central Wyoming College Library Director Rebecca “Becca” Chavez, and Converse County Library System...
