The library will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31 and remain closed through Thursday, January 1. Regular hours resume on Friday, January 2. Happy New Year!
Call the library at 307-334-3490 to register your children for the “America Beautiful” Afteschool series. Focus will be on the landmarks and national parks throughout the nation. The session for children in grades K-2 will be held on Tuesdays beginning January 6 and the session for children in grades 3-6 will held on Thursdays beginning January 8. Both sessions will continue through February and are held from 3:35-4:45 p.m.
On July 4, 2026, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The journey toward this historic milestone is an opportunity to pause and reflect on our nation’s past, honor the contributions of all Americans, and look ahead toward the future we want to create for the next generation and beyond. Our library has chosen to “Celebrate the Cowboy” during our winter programming series in honor of this significant milestone. Books in the series are “The Virginian” by Owen Wister, “Shane” by Jack Schaefer, Zane Grey’s “Riders of the Purple Sage” and “The Log of a Cowboy” by Andy Adams. Stop by the library to register and pick up the first book.
“At Morning’s Light” is a new novel by Lauraine Snelling and the second book in the “Home to Garden Creek” series. In 1890 Norway newlywed Maya’s dreams are crushed when a fierce winter storm seals her husband away before their voyage to America. Though anguish and grief engulf her, she travels to Iowa where a new neighbor, Eben Mather, seeks to mend her broken heart. Can they weather their trials together and overcome the difficulties this land holds? “At Morning’s Light” is also available digitally in Hoopla.
Other new fiction books are “Calamity James” by William W. Johnstone, “The Unexpected Grace” by Tracie Peterson, “Nash Falls” by David Baldacci, “Gone in the Night” by Joanna Schaffhausen, “Death at Dead Man’s Stake” by Nick Oldham, “The King’s Ransom” by Janet Evanovich, “Exit Strategy” by Lee Child and “The Power River” by Win Blevins. “Masquerade of the Heart” by Katy Rose Pool is now available in the young adult section.
New non-fiction titles are “Sitting Bull’s War: the Battle of the Little Big Horn and the Fight for Buffalo and Freedom on the Plains” by Paul L. Hedren, “Look Again: Recognize Your Worth, Renew Your Hope, Run with Confidence” by Tim Tebow and “One Nation Always Under God: Profiles in Christian Courage” by Tim Scott.
The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new junior books “Super Pug” by Kayla May, “No Sam! And the Meow of Deception” by Drew Daywalt, and “InvestiGators Case Files” by John Patrick Green. Newer easy books include “Twins, But Different” by Thomas Porsche, “Pop! Goes the Nursey Rhyme” by Betsy Bird, “Mr. Fox’s Game of ‘No’ by David LaRochelle and E-I-UFO: Old MacDonald Had a Farm” by Zach Von Zonk.
“January Jumble!” is the theme for Storyhour on January 6, 2026. Storyhour is held from 10 to 11 a.m. every Tuesday throughout the year for preschool-aged children. The Friends of the Library sponsor the 24/7 storyline, Dial-A-Story – call 307-334-3274 anytime to hear a recorded story!
Visit the library’s website at https://niobraracountylibrary.org to browse local history as well as business history under the tab, “Historicals.” Under the Genealogy tab you’ll find obituaries, birth records and cemetery records. Check it out today!
Library hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.