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Official State Library of Wyoming
Wyoming State Library
image of a person "riding" a book as if it were a horse with the words Wyoming State Library on top
Agency overview
FormedDecember 16, 1871
JurisdictionState of Wyoming
Headquarters2800 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Agency executive
  • Jamie Markus, State Librarian
Parent agencyWyoming Department of Administration & Information
Websitelibrary.wyo.gov

The Wyoming State Library is the official state library agency of Wyoming located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It is a department under Wyoming's Department of Administration & Information. The State Librarian as of 2020 is Jamie Markus.

The State Library maintains a Telework Lab for state employees. They also maintain the WYLD network of member libraries within the state which allows resource sharing. They sponsor an annual Wyoming Letters About Literature contest for Wyoming students in grades 4-12.

History

The Wyoming Territorial Library was created on December 16, 1871 by an act of the Second Territorial Legislature. E. P. Johnson was appointed the first territorial librarian. The library was initially mainly a government documents depository and was located in the Opera House building at what is now 17th and Capitol. Minnie Salughter was the first person to hold the title of State Librarian in 1890. The library became open to the public to any state resident in 1897. In 1917 the library moved in to the east wing of the State Capitol; it moved again to share space with the Supreme Court in 1937. In 1968 the State Law Library and the State Library became two separate entities. In 1990 the State Library became a division of Department of Administration & Information.

References

  1. ^ Rice, Gwen; Rounds, Linn (December 1996). History of the Wyoming State Library, December 16, 1871-1996. Cheyenne, WY: Wyoming State Library. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Wyoming State Library". Wyoming Administration & Information. State of Wyoming. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. "Telework Computer Lab". Wyoming State Library. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  4. "WYLD Network User Group". Wyoming State Library. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  5. Logan, Tiffany (2020-10-26). "Students Invited to Enter Wyoming Writing & Reading Contest". Wyoming News Now. Retrieved 2020-11-17.

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State libraries of the United States

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