The library will be closed on Monday, January 19 in honor of Martin Luther King and Wyoming Equality Day. Regular hours resume on Tuesday.
The first film in “Celebrating the Cowboy” Dinner & Movie series is “Red River” on Monday, January 26 at 6 p.m. No matter what genre he worked in, Howard Hawks played by his own rules, and never was this more evident than in his first western, the rowdy and whip-smart “Red River.” In it, John Wayne found one of his greatest roles, as an embittered, tyrannical Texas rancher whose tensions with his independent-minded adopted son (Montgomery Clift) reach epic proportions during a cattle drive to Missouri. The unerringly macho Wayne and the neurotic, boyish Clift make for an improbably perfect pair, held aloft by a quick-witted, multilayered screenplay and Hawks’s formidable direction. A light meal will be available; library programs are free and open to the public.
2026 Wyoming State Park Day-Passes are now available to check out at the library – use these passes at State Parks and State Historical Sites! Stop in to find out more.
“Bodies of Proof” is one of James Chandler’s latest novels, co-written with Laura Snider. Marko Bauer and Allee Smith thought defending James Innis on a simple charge would be straightforward. Then, when he confesses to a murder, it’s clear that this case will be anything but easy. Bound by law, they can’t expose him even when he leads them to the body. As they search for a way out of their ethical trap, Innis’s chilling arrogance shows them just how dangerous he truly is. “Bodies of Proof” is also available in Libby and Hoopla.
Other new fiction books are “Long Ride to Buffalo” by Robert Vaughan, “Sudden Country” by Loren D. Estleman, “Brimstone” by Callie Hart, “The Christian Social Club Adventure” by John Paul Emmanuel, “Death on Wolf Fell” by Nick Oldham and “The Birdwatcher” by Jacquelyn Mitchard. A new book in the young adult section is “Better in Black: Ten Stories of Shadowhunter Romance” by Cassandra Clare.
New non-fiction titles are “Rails to Trails Along the Sweetwater: Rawlins to Fort Washakie Stage and Freight Line, 1878-1906” by former Lusk resident Randy Tucker and “Mom’s Dad Jokes: 300 + Awful, Terrible, Groan-Inducing Gut Busters for the Whole Family” by Brett Belle.
The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new books “Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter” by Ellen T. Crenshaw, “Ash the Blaze Dragon” by Maddy Mara, and “Big Jim Believes” by Dav Pilkey. A few of the newer picture books are “Giraffe’s Book is Missing a Story” by D. K, Ryland, “Bittersweet: Based on the True Tale of the Berlin Candy Bombers” by Christy Mandin, “Never Give a Baby a Library Card” by Erin Sandberg and “Tic, Tac, Toe” by Sheri Dillard.
“Crocodile Out and About!” is the theme for Storyhour on January 20, 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!
Have a research project? Check out the library’s website at https://niobraracountylibrary.org and then scroll down to Gowyld.net. Your library card number and PIN will give you access to thousands of full-text, peer-reviewed databases. Don’t hesitate to stop by the library for a tutorial on some of these resources. There are video courses (some for credit) available through LinkedIn Learning as well as practice tests and more through Mometrix. 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.