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Wednesday, July 19 the library will host author, Eva Burton at a Brown Bag Lunch program. The program will be based on her newest book “Mystery in History,” which started out with research about Butch Cassidy’s gathering of wild horses at Currant Creek Ranch and led to William Gottsche for
whom Butch Cassidy worked.

The library will also host magician, Cody Landstrom on Friday, July 21 at 10:30 a.m., currently planned to be held on the library lawn. This program is suitable for all ages and promises to be a lots of fun and brought to us by the Friends of the Library.

The Foundation is sponsoring a raffle for a partially hand-stitched quilt and crocheted tablecloth. The squares are over 70 years old and were donated by Dorothy Keenan. Judy Hamaker and
a several other volunteers sewed the squares together into a quilt. Children’s Librarian, Yvonne Jensen also donated a handmade crocheted round tablecloth that she made. Raffle tickets are available at the library and from several people in the community and the raffle is planned for early fall. Proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the endowment fund.

Each Thursday at 1 p.m. until school starts a film suitable for the entire family will be shown at the library. Check “At A Glance” in the Lusk Herald for the film this week or our website, https://www.niobraracountylibrary.org for more detailed information about the film.

New books include “The Art of Keeping Secrets” by Eva Rice, “Fortress of Glass” by David
Drake, “Sullivan’s Evidence” by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, “In Plain Sight” by C. J. Box, “Dead Watch” by John Sandford, “Shiver” by Lisa Jackson, “Now It’s My Turn : a Daughter’s Chronicle of Political Life” by Mary Cheney, “Laura Bush: an Intimate Portrait of the First Lady” by Ronald Kessler, “Scattered Minds: Hope and Help for Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” by Lenard Adler and “Burnt Toast and Other Philosophies of Life” by Teri Hatcher.

“Grisly & Gruesome” by Ruth Thompson and “Four Wheels West” by Eugene Gagliano.

Our youngest readers will be sure to like “Dance to the Rescue” by Laura Driscoll and “Dory’s Costume Party” by Christine Ricci.

“Magic!” is the theme for Storyhour on Tuesday, July 18 at 10 a.m. Storyhour is held each Tuesday for children that are three through kindergarten.

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!

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