The Friends of the Library are excited to host a Foam Party on Tuesday, August 5! The event begins at 6 p.m. and will be held in the Lusk State Bank parking lot! Bring a towel and/or dry clothes and plan for lots and lots of fun!
Wednesday, August 13 area historian Lucas Keeler will present a program on the extensive rock panels in Whoopup Canyon in northeast Wyoming. The canyon houses an extensive system of roughly 150 rock art panels. Whoopup was known to Native Americans for thousands of years, but it wasn’t until the 1930s that the first scientific surveys were conducted. At that time, Ralph I. Olinger—Lusk businessman, Wyoming Legislature representative and amateur archaeologist—provided drawings and wrote to University of Denver anthropology professor Etienne B. Renaud detailing his visit to “Whoop-up Canyon.” Olinger’s account appears to be the first documented field study of Whoopup Canyon. The program will be held at 6 p.m.
“The Bucket List” is the title of a new book by Rachel Hanna. Forty-nine year-old Jill never wanted to be a daredevil. Yet here she was, holding a list of dare-devilish things in her hand at her best friend, Monica’s, will reading. Monica was leaving Jill her entire estate – but only if Jill completed Monica’s bucket list before she turned 50… because Monica did not make it to 50. It probably wasn’t appropriate to want to kill someone who was already dead – will Jill be able to honor her friends wishes? “The Bucket List” is also available digitally in Hoopla.
Other new fiction books include “The Tenant” by Frieda McFadden, “It Happened on the Lake” by Lisa Jackson, “The Peacemaker” by Wanda Brunstetter, “Stuart Woods’ Finders Keepers,” “The Love Fix” by Jill Shalvis, “Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds” by Allison Brennan and “Don’t Let Him In” by Lisa Jewell. “Best of All Worlds” by Kenneth Oppel is among new young adult books.
“The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy” by Andrea Dunlap and “Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships With Family, Friends, and Foes” by Emily Kasriel are now on the new non-fiction shelf.
The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new chapter books “Ground Zero” by Alan Gratz and “The Lemonade War” by Jacqueline Davies. Newer easy books are “Chip Gets Swimmer Shivers” by Maddie Frost, “The Wombats Go Wild for Words” by Beth Ferry, “Kitty Vs Kindergarten” by Martha Freeman and “Fox Plays Ball” by Corey R. Tabor.
“Tools!” is the theme for Storyhour on August 5, 2025. Storyhour is held from 10 to 11 a.m. every Tuesday throughout the year for preschool-aged children. Children enjoy stories, interaction with other children and crafts & activities. 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: https://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 all in WyldCat! Stop by the library if you have questions!
Library hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday, Noon to 7 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.