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“Being Human” is the next film in the Dinner and Movie series. The film will be shown on Monday, February 25 at 6 p.m. Each character in the film reaches for survival, love, and belonging – for all the things that made humankind draw together in the first place. Each is a human being faced with an unforgettable and universal challenge: Being Human. Deane Tucker, Professor of Humanities at Chadron State College will facilitate the discussion which will include a light meal. The film is rated PG-13 and is 122 minutes.

Sunday, March 10 the Niobrara County Library Foundation will be hosting a No-Limit Texas Hold’em tournament. The entry fee is $35 and the event will begin at 1 p.m. at the Niobrara Country Club. Proceeds will be matched through the Wyoming Public Library Endowment Challenge. For more information stop by the library or contact Tom Dooper at 334-2013 or Lisa Pischel at 340-0471.

Also on Sunday March 10, Curtis Mork, the Lego Guy will be at the library at 1 p.m. with a fun Lego program for the family. There will even be some hands-on time!

A new novel by Janet Evanovich is “The Husband List.” Caroline Maxwell would like nothing more than to join her brother, Eddie, and his friend, Jack, on their adventures, but she is stuck at home frightening off the list of men her mother hopes will ask for her hand in marriage. Caroline longs for adventure, passion, love, and most of all Jack, an unconventional Irish-American bachelor with new money and no title, which makes him an unacceptable suitor in her mother’s eyes. The audio book is also available on CD.

Other new fiction books are “Good Bait” by John Harvey, “Waiting for Spring” by Amanda Cabot, “The Blood Gospel” by James Rollins, “Eight Girls Taking Pictures” by Whitney Otto, “Suspect” by Robert Crais, “Ever After” by Kim Harrison and “Threat Vector” by Tom Clancy. The newest installment in the Blue Bloods series, “Gates of Paradise” by Melissa de la Cruz is now available on the YA shelf.

New non-fiction includes “Wheat Belly Cookbook: 150 Recipes to Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health” by William Davis, “The Generals: American Command from World War II to Today” by Thomas E. Ricks and “Quilt & Sew Country Style” by Anne-Pia Godske Rasmussen.

The Lennea Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new books: “Hokey Pokey” by Jerry Spinelli, “Elisa the Royal Adventure Fairy” by Daisy Meadows and “Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers” by Dav Pilkey. For new readers check out “Ballet Dreams” by Kristen L. Depken and “Welcome to Heartlake City” by Helen Murray.

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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