
Area historian Lucas Keeler returns to the library with a program on the extensive rock panels in Whoopup Canyon in northeast Wyoming on Wednesday, August 13 at 6 p.m.Whoopup Canyon is an extensive system of roughly 150 rock art panels along a four-mile-long stretch of Dakota sandstone in northeast Wyoming. Whoopup was, of course, 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. Olinger noted of the petroglyphs: “The deer and elk are mostly pictured, but there are mountain goats, antelope, bison, and a few other animals. There seems to be none of horses.” The Olinger account appears to be the first documented field study of Whoopup in historical times. Plan to attend to learn more about this history!

Michael Robotham’s latest novel is entitled “The White Crow.” Philomena McCarthy has defied the odds to become an officer with the Metropolitan Police despite her father and uncles being notorious London gangsters. Now she is involved in two cases that point to her father as the mastermind. As her two worlds collide, she must decide whom to trust – the badge or her own blood. “The White Crow” is available digitally in Libby.
Other new fiction books include “Purgatory Crossing” by William W. Johnstone, “The Lost Book of First Loves” by RaeAnne Thayne, “The Summer That Changed Everything” by Brenda Novak, “The Buffalo Hunter Hunter” by Stephen Graham Jones, “The Rise and Fall of Miss Frannie’s Biscuits” by Wanda E. Branstetter and “A Mother’s Love” by Danielle Steel. A new young adult novel is “Clown in the Cornfield 2” by Adam Cesare.
New nonfiction books are “The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild” by Bryan Burrough and “Old Dog, New Dog: Supporting Your Aging Best Friend and Welcoming a New One” by Kathy Callahan.
The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new books “Future Me Saves the World (and Ruins My Life)” by Leah Cypess and “How to Spy a Spy” by Cam Higgins. Newer picture books are “King and Kayla and the Case of the Escape Artist” by Dori Hillestad Butler, “Owlets and Tarts” by Cynthia Rylant, “Where the Deer Slip Through” by Kathy Howes and “Cats Love Books, Too” by Maria Coco.
“Fair Time!” is the theme for Storyhour on August 12, 2025. Storyhour is held from 10 to 11 a.m. every Tuesday throughout the year for preschool-aged children. Call 307-334-3274 anytime to hear a recorded story! Dial-A-Story is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
The library hosts several databases that give a snapshot of local history. Go to: https://niobraracountylibrary.org and click on Historicals for general history, business history and some property history. By clicking on the Genealogy tab you will be able to access obituaries, birth records and cemetery records. Check it out today!
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.