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How to Observe: Ask First!
From Library Research Service (LRS) Welcome back! We left off talking about why you would use observations to collect...
100 Years Ago in Wyoming Newspapers
On October 13, 1921, The Daily Boomerang in Laramie reported that a brave and quick-thinking woman in a University of...
New Books at the WSL
The latest additions to the Wyoming State Library’s collection are available to you through WYLDCAT. Questions,...
Shantry Miller Joins the Wyoming State Library
On September 27, the Wyoming State Library welcomed Shantry Miller to our staff. Shantry has joined us as the...
News in Brief
Wyoming State Historical Society Releases New Book The Wyoming State Historical Society and its fundraising arm, the...
UW, MSU Libraries to Co-Host Conference on Documenting Yellowstone
From UW News A conference focused on collecting, preserving, and using materials that document the history of...
Free Continuing Education Events for the Week of October 11
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of October 11 from the Wyoming State Library Training...
People News
Have People News at your library? Send it to Susan Mark at susan.mark@wyo.gov. Beth Hronek retired on October 1 after...
Share Your Thoughts on LSTA-Funded Programs
Many of you in Wyoming libraries should have received an email from us with a survey link to help us evaluate...
SHRAB Funds Five New Historical Records Projects
The Wyoming State Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) is providing funding for five new projects that will make...
$2 Million in Humanities Funding Available to Libraries Through ALA
The American Library Association (ALA) invites libraries to apply for funding through its American Rescue Plan:...
Sara Davis is New Wyoming State Archivist
On September 8, Sara Davis began her new role as the Wyoming State Archivist. Prior to coming to the State Archives,...
Van Burgh Marks 40 Years With the State of Wyoming
Chris Van Burgh has reached another milestone — 40 years as a State of Wyoming employee, working in libraries. She...
2022 Wyoming Reads Books Selected
The six books for Wyoming Reads 2022 have been selected. Every Wyoming first-grade student will have the chance to...
Online Training ‘At Your Leisure’
In addition to the live webinars in our training calendar, each month we try to pick some videos out there that you...
Free Continuing Education Events for the Week of October 4
Free, online, continuing education events for the week of October 4 from the Wyoming State Library Training Calendar....
Resources for National Reading Group Month
October is National Reading Group Month, an initiative of the Women’s National Book Association for “Sharing the joy...
Grant Opportunities
Emergency Connectivity Fund DEADLINE: October 13, 2021 This $7.17 billion program funded by the American Rescue Plan...
Online Conferences and Events in October
Each month we post upcoming free virtual conferences to our training calendar page. Here are the offerings coming up...
Wyoming Humanities is New Home for the Wyoming Center for the Book
This month, the Library of Congress Center for the Book gave official approval for Wyoming Humanities to assume...