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Monday, September 29, the next “Who Done It” film in the Dinner & Movie series will be “Laura” which begins at 6 p.m. A light meal will be available and discussion will follow the film.

Coming Sunday, October 5 Wyoming author, Craig Johnson will be at the library at 1 p.m. Johnson, the author of the Walt Longmire series is also featured as the first One Book Wyoming author with his book, “Spirit of Steamboat.” Copies of this book have been passed around our community for the past several months. If you haven’t yet read it stop by the library and check-out a copy. And, plan to visit with Craig on the 5th!

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts arrive on Friday, October 3 at 7:30 a.m. at the library. If you haven’t ordered, there is still time! Stop by the library and pay for your order if you would like it held past noon on the 3rd. The library foundation extends a huge thank you to the FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) for partnering with the library for fundraising and programming support throughout the year. Each dozen of doughnuts that the members collected for applied towards their point total for attending conferences, etc. Proceeds from the doughnut sales go towards the foundation’s endowment fund which provides operational monies, funds the Virtual Library, Legal Forms and helps to add books and AV items to the shelves.

Robert K. Tanenbaum’s newest book is “Fatal Conceit.” Lt. General Sam Allen, director of the CIA, is dead. All signs point to suicide but Butch Karp’s gut is telling him its foul play. Allen was supposed to testify before a congressional committee about a government involvement in a terrorist attack on a U.S. Mission in Chechnya; but before he can look into a cover up he learns the terrorists have kidnapped his daughter and now he needs to rescue her as well as expose the truth.

Other new fiction books are “The Son” by Jo Nesbo, “Everything I Never Told You” by Celeste Ng, “Unwept” by Tracy Hickman, “Child of Mine” by David Lewis, “The Dead Will Tell” by Linda Castillo, “A Perfect Life” by Danielle Steel, “The Heist” by Daniel Silva, “The Hundred-Year House” by Rebecca Makkai and “Have a Nice Guilt Trip” by Lisa Scottoline. Erika McGann’s “The Demon Notebook” is among new YA books.

“You Can Begin Again: No Matter What, It’s Not Too Late” by Joyce Meyer is among new non-fiction along with “James Grandolfini: the Real Life of the Man Who Made Tony Soprano” by Dan Bischoff and “Opening Goliath: Danger and Discovery in Caving” by Cary J. Griffith.

The Lennea Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new junior books, “Prairie Evers” by Ellen Airgood, “Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star” by Rachel Russell and “Dragon Girl: the Secret Valley” by Jeff Weigel. Some new easy titles are “Mogie: the Heart of the House” by Kathi Appelt, “A Moose That Says “Moooooooooo” by Jennifer Hamburg and “Big Bad Baby” by Bruce Hale.

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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