Register for Paint @ the Library on Wednesday, April 8 by calling 307-334-3490. The event will be held from 1-3 p.m. and all supplies are provided. Children under the age of ten should be accompanied by an adult.
Historian Rick Kaan will speak on Wednesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. Rick’s been researching the events leading up to and around the Johnson County War and the events in A. S. Mercer’s “Banditti of the Plains, or, The Cattlemen’s Invasion of Wyoming in 1892.” His talk will be sure to be of interest to area historians. If you’ve not yet picked up a copy of “Banditti” it is available at the library – simply read it and pass it along.
Anna Quindlen’s latest novel is “More Than Enough.” High school English teacher Polly Goodwin can talk about everything and anything with the women in her book club. When they give Polly an ancestry test kit as a joke – the results match her with a stranger. Polly is sure that this is a mistake, but she cannot help but comb through her family history for answers. Then when the book club circle of 4 might become 3, Polly learns how friendship can change your life in the most profound way. “More than Enough” is also available digitally in Libby.
Other new fiction books are “Crossroads” by C.J. Box, “Pawprints on Our Hearts” by Gayle M, Irwin, “Sun Mountain Slaughter” by Todhunter Ballard, “Her Hidden Grave” by Pamela Fagan Hutchins, “This Old Bill” by Loren D. Estleman and “Murder at an Irish Session” by Carlene O’Connor.
Among the newer non-fiction books are “A Fate Worse than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War” by W. Fitzhugh Brundage and “How to Pick Pockets for Fun and Profit: a Magician’s Guide to Pickpocket Magic” by Eddie Joseph.
The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new books “Unsettling Salad” by Aaron Reynolds, “Eva Saves the Day” by Rebecca Elliot, and “Pug the Unicorn” by Kyla May. A few of the newer picture books are “What a Small Cat Needs” by Natalia Shaloshvili, “I am a Big Fish” by Susie Lee Jin, “Bored” by Felicita Sala and “Two Times Lucky” by Grace Lin.
“Clowning Around” is the theme for Storyhour on April 7, 2026. Storyhour is held from 10 to 11 a.m. every Tuesday throughout the year for preschool-aged children and features stories, crafts and activities. 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. Check it out today! If you would like to receive email notifications of library programs and history articles sign up on the website or call 307-334-3490.
New library hours are now 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. We hope to see you soon!