A Bead Art Workshop, presented by Do Art Productions will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, September 11. Everyone will go home with their own creations – fun for all ages!
Have you registered for the Paint @ the Library program scheduled for Wednesday, September 16 from 1-3 p.m.? Call 307-334-3490 to secure your spot.
Award-winning western songwriter Kerry Grombacher is returning to Lusk to present his “Songs & Stories of the American West” on Thursday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. The concert will be held at the Congregational Church, 120 E. 5th Street, Lusk. Library programs are free and open to the public.
Your library card number and PIN give you access to thousands of searchable databases through GoWyld.net as well as Chilton’s Library, LinkedIn Learning and the language learning program Pronunciator. Check it out today and don’t hesitate to stop by to find out more.
Daniel Silva’s latest novel is entitled “Ransom.” Alice Winter, one of Britain’s most dazzling socialites, disappears while on holiday with three friends. Her desperate husband, the real estate baron Edward Knight, turns to Gabriel Allon to find her. Gabriel soon learns that Alice has a reckless side as well as secrets, but so does Edward – a secret that forces Gabriel to return to a life that he thought he had left behind – with an old enemy waiting to exact vengeance. “Ransom” is also available digitally.
Other new fiction books are “A Dark Path and Other Kate Burkholder Short Stories” by Linda Castillo. “Cool Machine” by Colson Whitehead, “Sea of Charms” by Sarah Beth Durst, Wagon Wheel Gap” by B. N. Rundell, “Into a Fading Twilight” by Catherine Cowles, “Country Road Murders” by James Patterson, “Meet Me in Paris” by Kristin Harmel and “The Battle for Texas” by Robert Vaughan. A new book on the young adult shelf is “Thornbird” by Elle Kennedy.
Among the newer non-fiction books is “Ghost Girl: Surviving the Black Swan Murder: a Memoir” by Eva Benefield.
The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new junior novels “I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941: the graphic novel” by Lauren Tarshis, “Pocket Bear” by Katherine Applegate and “Kestrel Takes Flight” by Joy McCullough. A few of the newer easy books are “Biscuit Feeds the Pets” by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, “Cowgirl Epi and the Allergy Stampede” by Lauren Lynde, “Just for Today” by Charlotte Agell, “Love Panda” by Elaine Su and “Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot Be Friends” by Ame Dyckman.
“Fall!” is the theme for Storyhour on September 15, 2026. Preschool-aged children will enjoy an hour with peers and engage in stories, crafts and activities. Storyhour is held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays throughout the year.
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. You can also sign up with your email to receive notifications of programs and historical postings. Check it out today!
Library hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.