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The Summit Chamber Players will be performing at the library on Wednesday, October 17 at 6:30 p.m. Plan now to attend! The program is supported in part by a grant from the Wyoming Arts Council, through funding from the Wyoming State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Have you checked out the free Virtual Library lately? It’s growing with almost 1700 titles that are available to check-out to your eReaders, tablets, computers and mobile devices. The Overdrive Media Console app is available through app stores for most mobile devices, now including Barnes and Noble’s Nook Color and Tablet.

Downloadable audio books are also available for many devices, including tablets. Look for the OneClickdigital app and you’ll be on your way to easily downloading free audio books. It was recently announced that this app is available for the Kindle Fire. In addition to accessing initially with your library card and PIN you’ll need to set up an account with OneClick. Check it all out today, and don’t hesitate to stop by if you need help. OneClickdigital is also available to transfer to your MP3 players.

In the suburb where she lives, Heloise is just a mom, the widow with a forgettable job who never misses a soccer game or a school play in “And When She Was Good” by Laura Lippman. In the state capitol, she is the lobbyist with a good cause. In discreet hotel rooms, she is the woman of your dreams – if you can afford her fees. Now her secret life – one she was forced to build after the legitimate world turned its back on her – is under siege. She has to remake her life again – if she can live long enough.

Other new fiction books are “Faithful to Laura” by Kathleen Fuller, “To Love and Cherish” by Tracie Peterson, “The Survivor” by Gregg Hurwitz, “The Inn at Rose Harbor” by Debbie Macomber, “Whispers in the Wind” by Lauraine Snelling, “Gone” by Randy Wayne White, “The Last Victim” by Karen Robards, “The Three-Day Affair” by Michael Kardos and “Where We Belong” by Emily Giffin. New titles for the young adult include “Michael Vey: Rise of the Elgen” by Richard Paul Evans and “Cinder” by Marissa Meyer.

New non-fiction books are “Dearie: the Remarkable Life of Julia Child” by Bob Spitz, “Classic Hikes of North America: 25 Breathtaking Treks in the United States and Canada” by Peter Potterfield and “Cowards: What Politicians, Radicals, and the Media Refuse to Say” by Glenn Beck.

The Lennea Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new titles: “Reaching High” by Dominique Moceanu, “The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom” by Christopher Healy and “Blood of the Witch” by Tommy Donbavand. As well as “It’s a Pain to Be a Princess” by Carmen Gil, “The Pout-Pout Fish” by Deborah Diesen and “Don’t Squish the Sasquatch” by Kent Redeker.

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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