The first of three “Paint @ the Library” programs will be held on Monday, June 3 at 1 p.m. with a seascape piece. Call the library at 307-334-3490 to register. Library programs are free and open to the public; however, children under 10 should be accompanied by an adult for this program.
“6Ps of Travel Planning” will be presented by Scott and Tiff Sink on Wednesday, June 5 at 6 p.m. at the library. Attendees will get ideas for upcoming trips and learn a system designed to maximize your fun. Travel guide writers and Wyoming residents, Scott and Tiff have visited 384 of the over 420 National Parks across all 50 states!
The library offers regularly scheduled children programming throughout the summer months. Storyhour is held year-round for preschool-aged children will be held on Tuesdays from 10-11 a.m. Through July 30, LegoTime will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays followed by Read with Delilah at 2 p.m. – this program is geared towards children who might be more comfortable reading to a happy-to-listen dog rather than people. CraftTime will be held on Wednesdays through July 31 at 1 p.m. and afternoon movies will be featured at 1p.m. on Thursdays.
“It Had to Be You” is the title of Mary Higgins Clark’s latest novel. Two identical siblings seemed perfect in every way until a shocking summer night when one brother killed his parents while the other had an iron-clad alibi… but, which twin was where during the murders? Years later the twins turn to true crime T.V. producer Laurie Moran and her team to reinvestigate the murders, but as the Under Suspicion crew get closer to the truth, the danger that was assumed to be left in the past finds its way into the present. “It Had to Be You” is also available on CD and in Libby.
Other new books are “Darling Girls” by Sally Hepworth, “The Dead Guy Next Door” by Lucy Score, “A Calamity of Lost Souls” by David Baldacci, “Everyone Here is Lying” by Shari Lapena, “An Unfinished Murder” by Jude Deveraux, “The Murder Inn” by James Patterson, “Still See You Everywhere” by Lisa Gardner and “The Museum of Lost Quilts” by Jennifer Chiaverini. A new young adult book is “Burning Crowns” by Catherine Doyle.
“Brave the Wild River: the Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon” by Melissa L. Sevigny is among new non-fiction along with “Stolen Childhoods: Thriving After Abuse” by Shari Botwin and “Feeding Toddlers: the Complete Guide to Maintaining Nutrition and Variety With Easy Family Meals” by Simone Ward.
The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has several new chapter books inlcuding “Tree. Table. Book.” by Lois Lowry, “The Cats of Silver Crescent” by Kaela Noel and some new additions in the “Campground Kids” series by C.R. Fulton. Newer picture and level books are “Henry and the Something New” by Jean Bailey, “Og Meets Mog!” by Ame Dyckman, “King & Kayla and the Case of the Downstairs Ghost” by Dori Hillestad Butler and “Piper Chin Sings” by Phillipa Soo.
“Inchworm!” is the theme for Storyhour on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 from 10-11 a.m. Call 307-334-3274 anytime to hear a recorded story! Dial-A-Story is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Have you visited the library’s website? Go to: http://niobraracountylibrary.org and click on WyldCat to browse the library’s collection as well as collections throughout Wyoming’s libraries. You can reserve items with your library card and PIN and initiate interlibrary loan borrows in WyldCat! Stop by the library if you have questions!
Library hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Wednesday 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.