The Wyoming Arts Council, in partnership with Lifetime Arts, the Wyoming State Library, and the Wyoming Department of Health Aging Division, invites teaching artists to join the next session of the Creative Aging Peer Learning Group, a statewide network supporting artists who lead or are interested in leading arts programs for older adults. The next […]| Wyoming State Library
From September 17-20, the Albuquerque Conference Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was a bustling place full of library-focused learning and lively conversations between library professionals from across the U.S., courtesy of the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) 2025 Conference–“Libraries Rise!” Christi Weinzierl, Wyoming State Library Communications and Grants Specialist, attended conference sessions on […]| Wyoming State Library
Wyoming libraries certainly understood the assignment last week! With photos still trickling in from a few libraries, here are the latest Wyoming Snapshot Day 2025 stats: 543 photos 39 libraries 21 counties You can view all the awesome library photos from your library, and others across the state, on the Wyoming Snapshot Day website. (HUGE […]| Wyoming State Library
On September 11, surrounded by library staff and other members of the community, Lindsey Travis, director of the Sweetwater County Library System (SCLS), used an oversized pair of scissors to cut a ribbon spanning the stage at the front of the Sweetwater County Library’s new meeting room, marking an important milestone in the library’s system’s […]| Wyoming State Library
Happy Thursday, Wyoming Libraries! Here are some up-to-date stats for Wyoming Snapshot Day 2025: As of this morning, we have received- A total of 475 photos from 34 Wyoming libraries in 16 different Wyoming counties! Great job, Wyoming libraries!!! Thank you for sharing all of this great content and showing what an amazing impact Wyoming […]| Wyoming State Library
The Wyoming State Library (WSL) will host its fifteenth annual Wyoming Snapshot Day on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. This virtual event highlights the important impact of Wyoming’s libraries by sharing photos, comments, and testimonials from library patrons and staff. “Our theme this year is WYLD about Wyoming Libraries,” said Christi Weinzierl, Wyoming State Library Communication […]| Wyoming State Library
The Wyoming State Library is pleased to welcome Stephanie Gertken, who has joined the WYLD Support Team as the Bibliographic Services Librarian. Stephanie, who prefers to be called “Steph,” started her new position on September 22, and she is looking forward to helping make Wyoming librarians’ jobs easier by making sure all library items from […]| Wyoming State Library
Happy October! Here is an UPDATED roundup of grants available to libraries with deadlines in the next few months, or with rolling or ongoing deadlines. Joann Sweetland Lum Memorial Grant Deadline: December 1, 2025 This grant aims to recognize a librarian who has a creative, innovative project that promotes literacy and is designed to recognize […]| Wyoming State Library
Today is the final day of September, and it’s also exactly one week before Wyoming Snapshot Day 2025—October 7! The Wyoming State Library can’t wait to see all of your awesome photos and read all of your amazing patron comments! Most of all, we are excited to share them and promote all of the important […]| Wyoming State Library
Today is Johnny Appleseed Day, a day people celebrate the birth of a very famous historical figure—John Chapman, who was more commonly known as Johnny Appleseed. You can find many informative resources about this American pioneer who planted apple seeds throughout the midwest and left a living legacy of foliage and fruit throughout the United […]| Wyoming State Library