Library News

The library will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 for Thanksgiving.

Library hours are changing effective December 2. The hours will be Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday Noon to 7 p.m. The only change is on Friday. We look forward to seeing you soon and please remember that the digital libraries, Libby and Hoopla are available 24/7. Your library card and PIN give you access to ebooks, digital audiobooks, magazines, music, movies and television shows. You can also access gowyld.net for research material and more! Stop by for more information.

The final film in the “Favorites” Dinner and Movie series will feature “True Grit” on Monday, November 25 at 6 p.m. The film stars Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin and is rated PG-13. A meal will be available; library programs are free and open to the public.

Mark your calendar for the Friends of the Library Annual Homemade Christmas Cookie, Candy, Soup & Bread Sale! The event will be held on Wednesday, December 11 beginning at 3 p.m. You can select cookies and candy by the pound or premade plates. Proceeds help fund the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, programming and more!

Louise Erdrich’s latest novel is “The Mighty Red,” a story of tender humor, disturbance, and hallucinatory mourning. In the Red River Valley of North Dakota, Gary Guest is a young man set to inherit two farms and who is desperate to marry Kismet Poe, an impulsive, lapsed Goth. Hugo, a gentle home-schooled, red-haired giant is also in love with Kismet and if he has his way, she’ll be his – but what about the powerful forces that threaten to upend them all? “The Mighty Red” is also available digitally.

Other new books include “Saved By the Matchmaker” by Jody Hedland, “Toward the Dawn” by Mary Connealy, “Ghost Riders” by Philip Ketchum, “The Last Party” by A R. Torre, “The Governess of Penwythe Hall” by Sarah E. Ladd, “Counting Miracles” by Nicholas Sparks, “The Banned Books Club” by Brenda Novak, “Triangle” by Danielle Steel and “Gold in the Sun” by Dusty Richards. “Heir” by Sabaa Tahir is among new  young adult books.

New non-fiction books are “Confident AI: the Essential Skills for Working With Artificial Intelligence” by Andy Pardoe, “Melania” by Melania Trump and “The Quilting Bible: 5 in 1, the Ultimate Guide to Crafting Quilts of Every Kind Covering Every Step From Beginning to End, Including Easy-to-Follow, Clearly Illustrated Projects for Beginners” by Myrtle McCarthy.

The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new chapter book titles, “Moose Hunt: Lost in Alaska” by Emily L. Hay Hinsdale, “The Game Changer” by Lane Walker and new additions to “The Imagination Station” series by Marianne Hering. Newer picture books include “Just Us” by Molly Beth Griffin, “The Armadillo Who Came for Dinner” by Steve Smallman, “Sinclair, the Velociraptor Who Thought He Was a Chicken” by Douglas Rees, “Rusty, Under the Western Skies” by Mary Fichter, “Dinosaurs in Space” by Todd Sturgell and “Crick, Crack, Crow” by Janet Lord.

“Happy Thanksgiving!” is the theme for Storyhour on November 26, 2024. Storyhour is held from 10 to 11 a.m. every Tuesday 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.

 For local history and genealogy visit the library’s website: https://niobraracountylibrary.org!

Library hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Wednesday 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Stop by soon!