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Wednesday, October 22 plan to attend the Bryan Ragsdale program at the library. Bryan will conduct a songwriting workshop from 4 to 5:30 and then perform at 7 p.m. Ragsdale comes from a long line of cowpokes and Wyoming heroes and writes and sings all things Wyoming. An armed services veteran, he has sent copies of his CD, “Wyoming Melodies” to hundreds of troops overseas. Bryan will also have copies available. Be sure to come by and enjoy this Wyoming talent.

“Double Indemnity” will be shown as a part of the Film Noir series on Monday, October 27 at 6 p.m. The program features a light meal and a discussion.

Tickets are now available for “The Bald Mountain Rounders.” This concert will feature the Chadron Bluegrass band on Friday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds. Known for their tight vocal harmonies this concert is sure to be enjoyable.

A new fiction book for adults is “Smoke Screen” by Sandra Brown. Newswoman, Brit Shelly wakes up in bed next to the dead body of police detective Jay Burgess. She remembers nothing of how she got there. Her quest for answers will bring to light corruption, betrayal, and the ultimate abuse of power.

Other new fiction books are “The Last Oracle” by James Rollins, “What Crazy Looks Like” by Charlotte Hughes, “Frames” by Loren D. Estleman, “The Gypsy Morph” by Terry Brooks and “Blood Memory” by Margaret Coel.

New adult non-fiction books are “Tales from Q School: Inside Golf’s Fifth Major” by John Feinstein, “Lickety-Split Diabetic Meals” by Zonya Foco and “Joys of Scrapbooking” by Lisa Bearnson.

New young adult books are “Dream Factory” by Brad Barkley and “The Foreshadowing” by Marcus Sedgwick.

The Lennea Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new junior books “Dragon of the Red Dawn” by Mary Pope Osborne, “Doggone Town” by Stefen Petrucha and “The Robe of Skulls” by Vivian French. New easy titles are “Molly the Pony” by Pam Koster, “If a Monkey Jumps Onto Your School Bus” by Jean M. Cochran, “Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig” by Kate DiCamillo and “Elsie at the Ball Game” by Lisa McClatchy.

“Pumpkin Patch” is the theme for Storyhour on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 and Thursday, October 23, 2008. Storyhour is held each Tuesday and Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. for children ages 3 through kindergarten throughout the year.

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!

After 24 years we are able to begin binding The Lusk Herald newspapers again, we are missing some issues in the time period of 1984 through 1994, if you happen to have any issues in this range and would consider donating them please stop by.

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