WLA News & Events
It's Time to Cowboy Up!
Posted on July 21, 2010 by Conference Committee
The 2010 WLA Conference Committee is please to announce that registration for the 2010 Conference is now open! The 2010 conference will be held September 29 to October 1, 2010 in Casper at the Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre.
For more information about programs, hotels, presenters and r...
Info Power Deadline Extented
Posted on July 19, 2010 by Jan Segerstrom
Pre-registration closes Friday, July 23.
Please contact Jan Segerstrom if you would like to attend and pay the onsite fee on August 4.
jasegerstrom@teton1.k12.wy.us or call 307-413-5566
...
Awards Nominations Due July 7th
Posted on June 29, 2010 by WLA Webmaster
Have you checked out the new WLA Awards requirements? Have you thought of that special someone who deserves to be recognized with an award? Go to http://wyla.org/awards/ for more information!!!...
InfoPower Aug 4 & 5
Posted on June 23, 2010 by Jan Segerstrom
Have you signed up for Information Power 2010?
You don't want to miss our annual "school library jumpstart" nor the standards alignment initiative!
Coe Library, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY August 4 & 5 (see links below)
THEME: Creating Digital Librarians with a focus on aligning the s...
Wyoming Library Snapshot Day
Posted on June 16, 2010 by WSL & WLA
Wyoming Library Snapshot Day planned for Oct. 19
On Tuesday, Oct. 19, we want to collect stories, photos, videos and patron numbers for Wyoming Library Snapshot Day to show the tremendous impact that the state's libraries have on Wyoming residents in just one day.
Snapshot Day will provide too...
Wyoming Symposium for Health Information Professionals
Posted on June 15, 2010 by Jim Honour
Wyoming Symposium for Health Information Professionals: Kaleidoscope of Health Information
July 14-16, 2010, Coe Library, University of Wyoming in Laramie
The Symposium is an annual networking and professional development event for librarians in Wyoming and other states in the region. Many pu...
Awards
Posted on June 10, 2010 by WLA Awards Committee
The WLA Awards Committee made changes to the Awards, the application process and when the awards will be presented at Conference to better serve the membership.
We have tried to make the nomination process very simple with drop-down selection for the award, limitations on optional information an...
Grant application to attend WLA conference
Posted on June 1, 2010 by Children's/Young Adult Section
To boost attendance and participation at the WLA Convention to be held in Casper September 29 - Oct. 2, the Children's/Young Adult Section of the Wyoming Library Association is sponsoring a $300.00 "Grant" to help defray costs of attending the conference. Applicants must be a WLA member but do not...
Disaster Preparedness
Posted on May 26, 2010 by WLA Webmaster
You may not think that a disaster can happen to you or your collection, but odds are that something will happen. It may be natural (fire, tornado, flood, winds) or man-made (vandalism, arson, water or sewer leaks, electrical, or chemical). As they say, the best offense is a good defense, but in or...
Info Power 2010
Posted on May 19, 2010 by Jan Segerstrom
Info Power 2010: Librarians Promoting Digital Learning “Dancing with the Standards” to Bridge the Gaps August 4 & 5, 2010 in Laramie, WY
Registration Form [PDF]
Proposed By-Laws Changes
Posted on May 1, 2010 by Jamie Markus, WLA President
For the past year and a half, the WLA Crossroads Task Force has been studying the structure, operation, and member benefits of the Wyoming Library Association. We have been looking at all aspects of the organization to figure out how we can create a more member-centered association that caters to t...
...and the Indian Paintbrush winner is
Posted on April 20, 2010 by Indian Paintbrush Committee
The 2010 Indian PaintBrush Winner:
Deep, Dark, & Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn
2nd place: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
3rd place: FootBall Hero by Tim Green
The 2010/2011 Nominees are as listed:
Kickoff! / Tiki and Ronde Barber with Paul Mantell
How to Steal a Dog / ...
Public Library Endowment Challenge Match Program Update
Posted on April 14, 2010 by WLA’s Ad Hoc and Legislative Committees
In his biennium budget, Governor Freudenthal requested a $3M augment for the Public Library Endowment Challenge Match Program. The legislature approved the request and the budget will begin on July 1, 2010. The summary of this new $3M augment is now on the Endowment Challenge's web page at Read More
and the Soaring Eagle Book Award winners are...
Posted on April 12, 2010 by SEBA Committee
The Hunger Games, first in a trilogy by Suzanne Collins, is the winner of the 2010 Soaring Eagle book award for young adult literature. The first runner-up for the award is Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher, with Breaking Dawn, by Stephenie Meyer, coming in as second runner-up.
The nominations ...
and the Buckaroo Book Award winners are...
Posted on April 8, 2010 by Buckaroo Book Award Committee
The winner of the 2010 Buckaroo Book Award is Pinkalicious by Kann, Victoria and Elizabeth.
Second place goes to Danny Diamondback by Jackson, Barry E. with The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Jeffers, Oliver coming in a close third! It was a tight race, but pink wins over snakes and boys!
The ...
A/SL Spring Section Meeting
Posted on March 26, 2010 by Academic/Special Library Section
The A/SL spring section meeting is coming up on April 30th in Laramie. Everyone is invited to this free program – spread the word, it’s not too late to decide to join us!
Here is a preliminary schedule:
9:00 Recently, we changed how we are teaching our introductory Communications Class...
WLA Spring Section Meetings
Posted on March 19, 2010 by C/YA & SSLMP Sections
Meeting Date:
Friday, April 30th -- 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 1st -- 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
**Breakfast buffet on Saturday morning.
Please send your $25.00 registration fee and form to Laura Grott as listed on the form.
The meeting is in Casper at the Holiday Inn - NEW LOC...
Legislative Update
Posted on March 10, 2010 by WLA Lobbyist
The FINAL Legislative Update is now online at http://wyla.org/legislative/. ...
2010 WLA Program Proposal Deadline
Posted on February 21, 2010 by Richard Landreth
The deadline for program proposals for the 2010 WLA Conference is quickly approaching (March 1)! There are great program ideas out there... please consider putting something together and submitting those ideas to the programming committee! You can do this by going to WYLA.org or just click Read More
Voting Now Open!
Posted on February 16, 2010 by Book Award Committees
Book Award Voting now open through March 15th
Voting for the three Wyoming Book Awards must be in by March 15. Ballots are available through the wyla.org website (see below). Gather your students' votes and nominations and enter them through the website before March 15....
Jan. 2010 Newsletter
Posted on February 1, 2010 by WLA
The Jan. 2010 WLA Newsletter is now available online....
2010 WLA Conference - Cowboy Up: Leadership for Wyoming Libraries
Posted on January 19, 2010 by Conference Committee
Buckle on the spurs, slap on the hat and saddle up the horse in preparation of the 2010 WLA Conference in Casper! The Parkway Plaza will corral our events from September 29-October 2... Yee Ha! Sue Knesel and her 'gang' are now accepting applications. Be a leader in our library community and go to <...
Become a Librarian Scholarship Deadlines
Posted on January 7, 2010 by Jamie Markus
The Wyoming State Library will award at least 10 scholarships to Wyoming residents - 6 for MLIS degrees and 4 for Library Media Endorsements. Details are on the State Library website: http://will.state.wy.us/grant.html
If you are interested in ear...
New Membership Form
Posted on November 23, 2009 by WLA
The new membership form is now online at
https://wyla.org/secure/membership_form_2010.html. It reflects the new dues structure voted on at the membership meeting....
Conference Evaluation
Posted on November 20, 2009 by Conference Committee
Now available at http://conference.wyla.org/WLAConferenceEvalFinal.pdf...
