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Formed | December 16, 1871 |
Jurisdiction | State of Wyoming |
Headquarters | 2800 Central Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002 |
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Parent agency | Wyoming Department of Administration & Information |
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The Wyoming State Library is the official state library agency of Wyoming located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. [1] It is a department under Wyoming's Department of Administration & Information. [2] The State Librarian as of 2020 is Jamie Markus. [2]
The State Library maintains a Telework Lab for state employees. [3] They also maintain the WYLD network of member libraries within the state which allows resource sharing. [4] They sponsor an annual Wyoming Letters About Literature contest for Wyoming students in grades 4-12. [5]
The Wyoming Territorial Library was created on December 16, 1871 by an act of the Second Territorial Legislature. [1] E. P. Johnson was appointed the first territorial librarian. [1] The library was initially mainly a government documents depository and was located in the Opera House building at what is now 17th and Capitol. [1] Minnie Salughter was the first person to hold the title of State Librarian in 1890. [1] The library became open to the public to any state resident in 1897. [1] 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. [1] In 1968 the State Law Library and the State Library became two separate entities. [1] In 1990 the State Library became a division of Department of Administration & Information. [1]
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