“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” will be the featured film during the “Hotels Around the World” Dinner and Movie series on Monday, March 31 at 6 p.m. The film follows the experiences of a group of elderly Brits who arrive to take up residence in a newly-opened retirement home in Bangalore, India. Despite its glossy publicity campaign, the Marigold turns out to be rather different than advertised! A light meal will be available; library programs are free and open to the public.
LinkedIn Learning is a leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Use your library card number and PIN to access after you go to: https://gowyld.net. There are video courses, individual videos, continuing education credits and more! In addition to LinkedIn Learning you also have access to Free Driver Education? Select Test Preparation and Skill Builders and then choose Free Permit Driving Access. You can access DMV permit practice tests which include Wyoming specific car, motorcycle, and CDL tests. Browse FAQs, download the instruction manuals and use the exam simulator to get ready for your exam. Stop by for information about any of the available databases.
Call the library at 307-334-3490 to register for the next “Paint @ the Library” which is scheduled for Monday, April 14. A seascape is planned and the session will be held from 1-3 p.m. with artist Barb Orr. Call soon as space is limited.
Lisa Unger’s latest novel is entitled “Close Your Eyes and Count to 10.” Daredevil and extreme adventurer Maverick Dillan invites a group to the ultimate game of hide-and-seek, but the event quickly spirals into a chilling test of survival. The stakes are higher than ever. The blurry line between what is real and what is virtual proves that the only person you can trust is yourself. This title is also available digitally in Libby and Hoopla.
Other new fiction books include “The Pistoleros” by E.E. Halleran, “Murder in an Irish Garden” by Carlene O’Connor, “Dead Man’s List” by Karen Rose, “The Quiet Librarian” by Allen Eskens, “The Pharisee’s Wife” Janette Oke, “Left by Light” by C.K. Hart and “Switching Gears: an Anthology of Western Short Fiction” by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear.
New nonfiction books include “Jackson’s Hole Horse and Family Adventures: Memories of a Mountain Man” by Gap Pucci, “Ghosts of Honolulu: a Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pear Harbor” by Mark Harmon and “The Ultimate Retirement Guide For 50+: Winning Strategies to Make Your Money Last a Lifetime” by Suze Orman.
The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new chapter books “Magic Under the Stars: Shannon” by Susan Love, “The Hotel Balzaar” by Kate DiCamillo and “Party Animal” by Nick Bruel. Several of the newer picture books are “Don’t Disturb the Dragon” by Rhiannon Findlay, “Pete the Cat Rocks On” by Kim Dean and “The Hare Who Wouldn’t Share” by Steve Small.
“Happy April Fool’s Day” is the theme for Storyhour on April 1, 2025. Storyhour is held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays throughout the year for preschool-aged children. Call 307-334-3274 anytime to hear a recorded story! Dial-A-Story is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
The library hosts databases of genealogy and local history. Go to: https://niobraracountylibrary.org and click on the tabs.
Library hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday Noon to 7 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.