Plan now to participate in Niobrara Reads featuring The Banditti of the Plains, or, The Cattlemen’s Invasion of Wyoming in 1892 by A. S. Mercer.Books can be picked up at the library and then after you read it, pass it on. In 1894, when A. S. Mercer published this angry eyewitness account of the cattlemen’s invasion of Wyoming, the book was so thoroughly and ruthlessly suppressed that few copies of that edition remain today. Historians have questioned some of Mercer’s conclusions about the Johnson County range war, but they have never controverted the facts of the cattlemen-homesteader struggle as he grimly reported them. Historian Nancy Tabb will present a program on this book in March and Historian Rick Kaan will present in April. Watch for more information.
Beginning on March 3 LegoTime will be held weekly on Tuesdays from 3:35-4:45 p.m. GameFun will be held on Thursdays beginning March 5 and feature board games as well as other games. Both events continue into May and are suitable for all ages.
“The Method” is Matthew Quirk’s latest novel. Actress Anna Vaughn put in countless hours training for her parts — learning how to fight, shoot, and drive like a pro. When her best friend Natalie disappears after a night out, the signs point to foul play and a circle of spies operating in the Manhattan area. Anna soon crosses paths with FBI agent Kevin Matthews who is on the same trail. With Matthews as her handler, she goes undercover and as the killers close in, her only chance for survival is to become as lethal as the characters she once played.
Other new fiction books are “Stuart Woods’ Blown Away” by Brett Battles, “Red City” by Marie Lu, “Silence Thy Father” by T.G. Brown, “Bluebird Gold” by Devney Perry, “I’m Here to Kill You” by William W. Johnstone and “The Devil’s Daughter” by Danielle Steel.
New non-fiction titles include “The Miracles Among Us: How God’s Grace Plays a Role in Healing” by Dr. Marc Siegel and “Running Deep: Bravery, Survival, and the True Story of the Deadliest Submarine in World War II” by Tom Clavin.
The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new chapter books “Hattie Mae Begins Again” by Sharon G. Flake, “Love Rolls In” by Erin Soderberg Downing, “Raquel Reyes Saves the Wedding” by Angela Cervantes. Several of the new picture books are “Charlotte’s New Moccasins” by Jenn Moudahi, “Piggypine” by Richard T. Morris, “The Boy, the Troll, and the Chalk” by Anne Booth and “The Bestest Big Brother, Ever” by Ben Mantle.
“Clover the Unicorn” is the theme for Storyhour on March 3, 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. In the genealogy section 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.