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January Grant and Award Opportunities
Happy January! Here is a roundup of grants available to libraries with deadlines in the next few months, or with...
The WSL Welcomes New Youth Services Consultant
The Wyoming State Library (WSL) is pleased to introduce our newest employee! Joanne Pruitt recently joined the Library...
Wyoming Humanities Seeks Community Partners for Many Voices, One Nation
Wyoming Humanities in partnership with the Smithsonian Institute, is bringing a new exhibit to Wyoming! Many Voices,...
Nellie Tayloe Ross
January 5 marked the one hundredth anniversary of an important day in Wyoming and U.S. history. On January 5, 1925,...
It’s a Great Day to Read Lord of the Rings on Libby
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...
Wyoming State Library Closed on New Year’s Day
The Wyoming State Library will be closed Wednesday, January 1, for New Year’s Day. We will be open during our regular...
December 2024 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...
Time to Take Down the Christmas Tree
With Christmas now behind us and the new year beginning soon, it's time to start taking down those festive holiday...
Set a Goal for the New Year to Learn More with GoWYLD!
With 2024 ending and 2025 beginning next week, many folks are contemplating changes they would like to make in the new...
Write the Perfect Thank You Card with LinkedIn Learning
December 26 is National Thank You Card Day, a holiday of which the official origin is unknown, but fairly easy to...
People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Christi Weinzierl at christi.weinzierl1@wyo.org. Travis Pollok recently...
Wyoming State Library Closed on Christmas Day
The Wyoming State Library will be closed Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas Day holiday. We will re-open on...
Santa Letters in the Newspaper Are Windows to the Past
The holiday season is upon us and there is no better time to take a look back at Wyoming's holiday history! The...
The Shortest Day of the Year
On Saturday, December 21, the elapsed time between the sunrise and sunset will be shorter than any other day of the...
Crook County Library System Awarded Digital Literacy Grant
Crook County Library System was recently among over 100 public libraries nationwide awarded funding by the Public...
StoryCorps One Small Step Application Deadline Extended
Are you a library passionate about bringing people together and fostering meaningful connections across divides? There...
Wyoming State Library Closing at Noon on December 19
The Wyoming State Library will be closing at noon on Thursday, December 19 for staff development and will reopen on...
Bill of Rights Day
December 15 was Bill of Rights Day, a holiday celebrating the ratification of the first ten amendments to the U.S....
Glenrock Library Unites Community with Annual Christmas Tree Festival
The Converse County Library in Glenrock, Wyoming, hosted their third annual Christmas Tree Festival this year. Their...