Niobrara County News

Library News

Sunday hours return! The library will be open from Noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays beginning September 7. If having the library open on Sunday is important to you please be sure to take advantage of this service.

The Niobrara County Library Foundation will be hosting the Mustard Seed dinner at St. George’s Episcopal Church on Wednesday, September 10 from 5-7 p.m. This event is sponsored by St. George’s Episcopal Church with funding provided from “The Foundation for the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming”. There is no charge for dinner however donations will be accepted and used to support the vital services that our library provides to the community.

Krispy Kreme doughnuts will be available for pick-up on Friday, October 3 at 7:30 a.m. at the library. Call or stop by the library to place your order for either glazed ($8) or mixed ($9). Pre-payment is appreciated.

A new novel by Richard North Patterson is “Eden in Winter.” Even though Adam Blaine is a trained CIA operative, coping with the fallout from the death of his very famous father proves a challenge – even for someone with his talents. The biggest test of all is Carla Pacelli, his late father’s young pregnant mistress. The closer he gets to her, the closer he comes to revealing family secrets that could endanger everyone that he has fought so hard to protect.

Other new fiction books are “The Farm” by Tom Rob Smith, “The Little Bighorn” by John Hough, Jr., “The Sixteenth of June” by Maya Lang, “Starfire” by Dale Brown, “Fourth of July Creek” by Smith Henderson, “Gimme Some Sugar” by Kimberly Kincaid, “The Enceladus Crisis” by Michael J. Martinez, “Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin and “Vertigo 42” by Martha Grimes. “(Don’t You) Forget About Me” by Kate Karyus Quinn is now among new YA books.

New nonfiction books are “Signs and Symbols: What They Mean and How to Use Them” by Mark O’Connell, “The Dog who Could Fly: the Incredible True Story of a WWII Airman and the Four-legged Hero Who Flew at His Side” by Damien Lewis and “Healing Therapies and Remedies: a Practical Guide to Alternative Therapies and Natural Treatments” by Mark Evans.

The Lennea Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new junior books, “Dumbstruck” by Karla Oceanak, “Set the Record Straight” by Rachel Wise and “Lantern Sam and the Blue Streak Bandits” by Michael D. Beil. Some new easy books include “Hands & Hearts” Donna Jo Napoli, “There’s a Stegosaurus on the Stairs” by Aleksei Bitskoff and “Diary of a Worm, Nat the Gnat” by Doreen Cronin.

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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