Kids Paint @ the Library, for children 10 years old and up), will be held on Thursday, January 16 and Thursday, January 30. Call the library at 307-334-3490 to register as space is limited. The events are planned from 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Mark your calendar for Kyra and Logan Wasson’s travel program on Wednesday, January 22 at 6 p.m. The Wasson’s summer adventure included traveling to nine countries: Germany, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Netherlands, and Luxembourg! With their trusty backpacks, they explored many places. Join Kyra and Logan at the library to hear more about their adventures!
Did you know you have access to Ancestry Library at the library? Due to licensing this isn’t available for at home use, but you can hop on the library’s wi-fi or use the public access computers and soon find yourself lost in your search. You can also go to https://gowyld.net and use your library card number and PIN to access several other genealogy resources. Locally, visit https://niobraracountylibrary.org and click on Genealogy for obituaries, birth records and more. Don’t hesitate to stop by the library for more information about using these search tools.
Patricia Cornwell’s latest novel is entitled “Identity Unknown.” Summoned to an unnerving, abandoned theme park, Dr. Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once loved and who had remained a friend over the years. The murder scene is bizarre with a crop circle of petals around the body which is strangely red. Her niece believes the body was dropped from an unidentified air craft. An autopsy can reveal the dead’s secrets, but Kay is shocked to find her friend seems to have left her a clue. “Identity Unknown” is also available in Libby.
New fiction books include “Orphan Cowboy” by Robert Vaughn, “Variation” by Rebecca Yarros, “An Insignificant Case” by Phillip Margolin, “Trial by Fire” by Danielle Steel, “To Die For” by David Baldacci, “Summit’s Edge” by Sara Driscoll, “The Gun Branders” by William Colt MacDonald and “The Courting of Bristol Keats” by Mary E. Pearson.
“Ingenious: a Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist” by Richard Munson is a new non-fiction title along with “Bark!: the Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog” by Zazie Todd.
The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new chapter books: “Shadow Fox” by Carlie Sorosiak, “Rosa by Starlight” by Hilary McKay and C. R. Fulton’s “Shift” series, a stock-car and auto racing series. Among the newer picture books there are “Harold Hates to Hibernate” by Vern Kousky, “Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf” by Craig Barr-Green, “Clive Penguin” by Huw Lewis Jones, “Moo Hoo” by Audrey Perrott and “The Littlest Yak, Home is Where the Herd Is” by Lu Fraser.
“Kites Away! is the theme for Storyhour on January 14, 2025. Storyhour is held from 10 to 11 a.m. every Tuesday throughout the year for preschool-aged children. The Friends of the Library sponsor Dial-A-Story – call 307-334-3274 anytime to hear a recorded story!
Have you visited the library’s website? Go to: http://niobraracountylibrary.org and click on WyldCat to browse the library’s collection as well as collections throughout Wyoming’s libraries. You can reserve items with your library card and PIN and initiate interlibrary loan borrows all in WyldCat! Stop by the library if you have questions!
Library hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.