Tickets are now available at the library for the No-Limit Texas Hold’em tournament to be held on Saturday, July 10 at the Fairgrounds as part of the Legend of Rawhide activities and sponsored by the Niobrara County Library Foundation. Tickets are $35 and include lunch for players. Call Tom Dooper, 334-2013, Lisa Pischel, 334-2532 or the library, 334-3490 for more information. Lunch will also be available to the public.
Also on July 10th, the Friends of the Library will be hosting “Indiana Bones” at the Fairgrounds at 1 p.m. Be sure to come out and enjoy this extraordinary storyteller – fun for the entire family!
On behalf of the Friends of the Library thank you all for coming out to the book sale and ice cream social. A special thank you to all of the people who donated books, helped sort and helped move them! Thank you!
The United States has developed the most powerful defense system in history – a satellite called Thor’s Hammer that can strike anywhere on the planet in seconds. This development results in several incidents that threaten to plunge the world’s super powers into a full scale war in Dale Brown’s new international intrigue novel “Executive Intent.” Place your hold on this today!
Other new fiction books include “Private Life” by Jane Smiley, “Fever Dream” by Douglas Preston, “Montana Man” by Barbara Delinsky, “Innocent” by Scott Turow, “A Promise of Hope” by Amy Clipston and “The Lawman” by Lyle Brandt. New in the YA section are “Branded” by Eric Walters and “Restoring Harmony” by Joelle Anthony.
Recent non-fiction adds are “The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Big Horn” by Nathaniel Philbrick, “Oprah: a Biography” by Kitty Kelley and “War” by Sebastian Junger.
The Lennea Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new junior titles: “Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School: We the Children” by Andrew Clements and “The Card Turner” by Louis Sachar. New picture books are “Wolf Wanted” by Ana Maria Marchado, “You With the Stars in Your Eyes” by Deepak Chopra and “Which Shoe Would You Choose?” by Betsy R. Rosenthal.
“Out West” is the theme for Storyhour on Tuesday, July 6 and Thursday, July 8. This weekly program is held from 10 to 11 a.m. for children ages 3 through kindergarten throughout the year. The movie, “Cloudy with a Chance Of Meatballs” will be shown on Thursday, July 8 at 1 p.m.
334-3274 is the Dial-A-Story number. Dial-A-Story is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Dial in and hear an exciting story today!