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WLLI Welcome Meghan Kelly as New Advisor
The Wyoming Library Leadership Institute (WLLI) is excited to welcome their new advisor, Meghan Kelly! Megan started...
There’s More to Come from PB & J in 2026!
Your Wyoming State Library (WSL) PB & J Team (Paige Bredenkamp/PB and Joanne Pruitt/J) are planning some amazing...
2026 AI Summit Call for Proposals
The University of Wyoming Libraries, the Wyoming State Archives, and the Wyoming State Library invite YOU to submit...
FY26 Wyoming Public Library Budgets: A Look at the Latest Data and Local Trends
The Wyoming State Library is pleased to release the final data from the Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025 through June...
People News
Rachel Hammer joined the University of Wyoming Libraries as the Transfer Support Librarian. She earned her Master’s of...
December Grant and Award Opportunities
There's less than a month left in 2025, but there are plenty of grant and award opportunities for libraries with...
Wyoming PBS Offers Screener in a Box Kits to Wyoming Museums & Libraries
Did you know that Wyoming PBS offers partnerships with museums and libraries to help bring Wyoming stories to...
December Celebrations
Besides Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, New Years Eve, and all the other celebrations in December,...
Wyoming State Library Closed on Thanksgiving Day
Happy Thanksgiving from the Wyoming State Library! Our building will be closed Thursday, November 27 for the...
November 2025 Outrider Now Available
The November Outrider from the Wyoming State Library is hot off the press! Find out all about what's going on in the...
November News in Brief
Happy November! Here is an updated roundup of news and articles regarding literacy, libraries, and library...
Learn About Wyoming Inventions with the WSL’s Patent Coloring Books
Did you know the Wyoming State Library has five coloring books available for patrons to print, color, and use to learn...
UW American Heritage Center Calls for Photos of Historical Objects Representative of Wyoming
As part of Wyoming’s celebration of the USA’s 250th anniversary in 2026, the American Heritage Center at the...
November Grant and Award Opportunities
Happy November! Here is an UPDATED roundup of grants available to libraries with deadlines in the next few months, or...
Wyoming State Library Closed on Thanksgiving Day
The Wyoming State Library will be closed Thursday, November 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be open our...
Free Webinar-Share Your Why: Storytelling with Statistics
Did you know Wyoming saw the most library visits per person in the entire nation during Fiscal Year 2022? That’s quite...
Could Today Be Any Cozier?
Today may be the coziest holiday of the year! Not only is November 14 Family P.J. Day, it's also Teddy Bear Day, as...
Celebrate Native American Heritage Day
November is Native American Heritage month. To celebrate why not read a book written by an author of Native American...
Now and a Hundred Years Ago-Thanksgiving in Wyoming
Later this month, Wyomingites and others across the U.S. will celebrate Thanksgiving in a variety of ways. Many will...
Wyoming State Library Closed on Veterans Day
The Wyoming State Library will be closed today, Tuesday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Thank you to all...