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Storyteller, “Indiana Bones” will present a program at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 10 at the fairgrounds! Plan now to attend this free family program filled with stories and legends sure to entertain. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

The NCL Foundation also still has space in the No-Limit Texas Hold-em Tournament that begins at 11 a.m. on July 10 at the fairgrounds. Be sure to come out – this could be your year!

“Junkyard Dogs” by Wyoming author, Craig Johnson is now available. Owners of a multi-million dollar development of ranchettes near Durant, Wyoming want to get rid of the adjacent junkyard. When a severed thumb is discovered at the yard, conflicts erupt. Sheriff Walt Longmire and his deputies find themselves in a small town that feels more and more like a high plains pressure cooker.

Other new fiction books include “A Secret Affair” by Mary Balogh, “The Last Ute Chief” by Les Davenport, “Return to Sender” by Fern Michaels, “The Water Seeker” by Henry Holt, “Savor the Moment” by Nora Roberts, “61 Hours” by Lee Child and “Take Three” by Karen Kingsbury. “The Red Pyramid” by Rick Riordan and “Thirteen Days to Midnight” by Patrick Carman are now on the New YA shelf.

“Save Energy and Cut Your Bills” by Nick White is now on the new non-fiction shelf. “1,000 Dollars and an Idea: Entrepreneur to Billionaire” by Sam Wyly and “2010 – Take Back America: a Battle Plan” by Dick Morris are also available.

The Lennea Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new junior titles: “Ghost Hunter” by Michelle Paver and “Death Star Battles” by Simon Beecroft. New picture books are “Cat Diaries: Secret Writings of the MEOW Society” by Betsy Byers, “Daddy Loves His Little Girl” by John Carter Cash and “Noah’s Bark” by Stephen Krensky.

“Flying High” is the theme for Storyhour on Tuesday, July 13 and Thursday, July 15. This weekly program is held from 10 to 11 a.m. for children ages 3 through kindergarten throughout the year. The movie, “Percy Jackson & the Olympians : Lightning Thief” will be shown on Thursday, July 15 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!

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