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January Grant and Award Opportunities
January and 2026 are now well underway! Here are some grant opportunities for libraries with deadlines during the next...
STAR Net Invites Libraries to Apply to the Science Across America Program-Deadline Extended
As America prepares to celebrate its 250-year anniversary, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and STAR Net have launched a new...
National Cuddle Day
National Cuddle Day is the perfect opportunity to snuggle up under a warm blanket with a great book! Whether you...
Celebrate Take a Poet to Lunch Day with ProQuest Poets on Screen on GoWYLD
January 6 is Take a Poet to Lunch Day. If you are a poet yourself, this will be an easy day to celebrate--just write...
Make a New Year’s Resolution to Read, Learn, and Grow with the WSL in 2026
Many people set goals or make resolutions during the first week of January, including improving their health with...
Happy Drinking Straw Day!
Happy Drinking Straw Day! Marvin Chester, the inventor of this innovation many of us use every single day, obtained a...
It’s a Great Day to Read Lord of the Rings
January 3 is J.R.R. Tolkien Day! This prolific author of poetry and high fantasy is most famous for his works, The...
Use Readers’ Advisory Tools on GoWYLD to Find Your Next Read
January 2 is National Science Fiction Day, which also happens to coincide with the birthday of famous science fiction...
January Celebrations
Happy (almost) 2026! Here are few library and literacy related holidays coming up during the first month of the new...
Wyoming State Library Closed on New Year’s Day
The Wyoming State Library will be closed Thursday, January 1, for New Year’s Day. We will be open during our regular...
Take Your Child to the Library 2025 is February 7
With the year 2025 drawing to a close later on this week, Take Your Child to the Library Day (TYCLD) 2026 is in just a...
Santa Letters in the Newspaper Are Windows to the Past
Christmas is almost here, and there is no better time to take a look back at Wyoming's holiday history! The earliest...
Library Study Data by U.S. GAO
Data from a recent study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office has shown that nearly 40% of libraries across...
December 2025 Outrider Now Available
The December Outrider from the Wyoming State Library is hot off the press! Find out all about what's going on in the...
WLLI Thanks and Recognizes Outgoing Chair, Susan Parkins
The Wyoming Library Leadership Institute (WLLI) thanks and recognizes their outgoing chair, Susan Parkins, for her...
Wyoming State Library Closing at Noon on December 18
The Wyoming State Library will be closing at noon on Thursday, December 18 for staff development. We will reopen on...
Bill of Rights Day
Yesterday, December 15 was Bill of Rights Day, a holiday celebrating the ratification of the first ten amendments to...
December News in Brief
Happy December! Here is an updated roundup of news and articles regarding literacy, libraries, and library...
Munger Mountain Elementary School Helps Students Shop for Gifts With Special Event
Next week, Munger Mountain Elementary School (MMES) in Jackson, Wyoming, students will have the opportunity to shop...
WLLI Welcome Meghan Kelly as New Advisor
The Wyoming Library Leadership Institute (WLLI) is excited to welcome their new advisor, Meghan Kelly! Megan started...