The library will be closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27, 2026 for Thanksgiving. Regular hours resume on Monday, November 30 at 10 a.m.
Thank you for your support of our library, the Foundation, and the Friends of the Library throughout the year. Your support makes a tremendous difference in our ability to provide physical and digital materials, free for your use, as well as a wide variety of programming. Watch for the new PureFlix (Great American Country) library streaming service that will be available with your library card and PIN soon! Happy Thanksgiving!
The final dinner and movie in the Organized Crime series will be shown on Monday, November 30 at 6 p.m. with the documentary, “American Rackets.” The movie uncovers the incredible true story of Rocco “Rocky” Napoli and his father James “Jimmy Nap” Napoli, who ran the largest numbers operations in the United States for over 30 years as members of the Genovese crime family. Both men were arrested for the alleged 1988 murder plot of infamous mobster, Jon Gotti. The film is 84 minutes and is not rated. A light meal will be available; library programs are free and open to the public.
Mark your calendar for Wednesday, December 9 when the Friends of the Library will host their annual Homemade Christmas Cookie, Candy, Soup & Bread Sale! You can select cookies & candies that can be purchased by the pound or select premade plates. The sale begins at 3 p.m. Proceeds help fund the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, RIF (Reading is FUN) programs, live performances and more.
Michael Koryta’s latest novel is “Die Famous.” On the day she spots her first gray hair, Savannah Cody announces her desire to find and kill Edward “Nickel” Terhune. He was once the love of her life and is the father of her only child. Nickel is now the getaway driver for the notorious Brady gang with an enticing bounty set on his head. With her son and her father, a retired railroad detective, she begins to follow the gang on their cross-country crime spree from Indiana to Maine in the 1930’s – but the closer they get to Nickel, the less clear Savannah’s motivation seems to be. “Die Famous” is also available digitally.
Other new fiction books are “Bloody Trails” by Bob Herzberg, “Fall of Ruin and Wrath” by Jennifer L. Armentrout, “The Munich Affair” by James Patterson, “Three Steps Behind” by Dani Pettrey, “Hollywood, Ending” by John Green, “The Dying Light” by Ann Cleeves and “Whiskey Woods” by William W. Johnstone. A new young adult book is “The False Vow” by Lydia Gregovic.
New non-fiction includes “An Unexpected Life” by Gloria Steinem, “What to Remember When You Are Forgetting: How to Live and Thrive With Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s, and Other Dementias” by Dr. Zaldy S. Tan and “The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life” by Ian Bogost.
The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new chapter books “Hurricane Heist” by James Ponti, “Nando” by McCall Hoyle, and “Super Sibling Mega Battle” by Dan Yaccarino. New picture books are “The Quilt Garden” by Tessa Yakshin, “Pete the Kitty: Five Paw-Some Tales” by Kimberly Dean, “Pet Pals” by Julia March and “Let’s Go Fishing” by Virginia Ponds.
“Gobble, Gobble Turkey!” is the theme for Storyhour on November 24, 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 and more!
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.