“Culmination” performs in concert on Sunday, February 11 at 1:30 p.m. at the Congregational Church, (120 E 5th St.). Plan to attend this concert featuring a variety of instruments and songs! Library programs are free and open to the public.
The Friends of the Library present Reading is Fun (RIF) on Wednesday, February 14 at 6:30 p.m. The skit, “Little Red Racing Heart” will be performed by FBLA members, children will enjoy the program and a snack and have the opportunity to make a Valentine craft! Most importantly, they will get to choose a book for their own to keep! Plan to bring your children!
Be sure to stop by the library during the month of February to browse Clint Clore’s abstract art display!
Have you used the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) General Land Office Records Automation website? Lucas Keeler, Petroleum Engineer Technician from the Newcastle Field Office will share his expertise on Wednesday, February 21 at 6 p.m. You will learn how to access patent records and then follow-up with historical and archived articles in Wyoming Newspapers. Some computers will be available and you are welcome to bring your own laptop or digital device. For more information contact the library at (307) 334-3490.
“Deadly Game” is the first thriller by British actor Sir Michael Caine. DCI Harry Taylor has no respect for red tape or political reputation – but he is great at catching criminals. Now all his unorthodox skills will be needed as a metal box of radioactive material is found at a dump in Stepney, East London, but before the police arrive it is stolen in a violent raid. The pressure is on – can Harry and his unconventional team from the Met find the missing uranium before it lights the sky?
Other new books are “Always Remember” by Mary Balogh, “Riders Across the Border” by Jackson Gregory, “Dream Town” by Lee Goldberg, “The Bright Spot” by Jill Shalvis, “Dead Man’s Hand” by Brad Taylor, “Harbor Lights: Stories” by James Lee Burke, “Carved in Stone” by Elizabeth Camden and “Serpent’s Bite” by James Clay. “Heart of Belonging” by C. J. Darlington is now available in the young adult section.
Lee Ann Siebken’s “Camp Douglas: Wyoming’s World War II Prisoner of War Base Camp” is among new non-fiction along with “Footprints of Schizophrenia: the Evolutionary Roots of Mental Illness” by Steven Lesk.
The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new junior titles “Balto and Togo” by Helen Moss, “Lions, Elephants, and Lies” by Bill Myers and “A Royal Conundrum” by Lisa Yee. Newer easy books are “Billy and Rose: Just the Way They Are” by Amy Hest, “Dot the Ladybug” by Kallie George, “Books Make Good Friends” by Jane Mount and “My Cat Does Ballet” by Robert Heidbreder.
“Happy Valentine’s Day” is the theme for Storyhour on February 13, 2024. Storyhour is held from 10 to 11 a.m. every Tuesday throughout the year for children age 3 through kindergarten. Call 307-334-3274 anytime to hear a recorded story! Dial-A-Story is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
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Library hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Wednesday 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.