It’s time to start thinking about the library’s summer reading program! Registration begins the week of May 18 for the 10-week goal-based program for all ages. The program is quite simple: register and set a goal of how many library books or pages you can read in a week, check out your books, read them, and then return them by Friday of each week to be counted. The first counting week ends on Friday, May 29 and the continues through July 31. Every time you meet your goal twice you will receive a certificate and children (through 6th grade) who meet their goal the entire 10 weeks are eligible for larger prizes at the end of the program. Young adults & adults also receive an additional prize when their goal is met all 10 weeks. Stop in today for more details and to get started!
The library will be hosting the Wyoming Arts Council for a Meet & Greet hour on Monday, May 18 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to stop in and find out more about the organization.
The first of three summer Read & Feed book discussion books is “Riding the White Horse Home” by Teresa Jordan. In 1886, Teresa Jordan’s great-grandfather J.L. Jordan left Maryland for the West. “Riding the White Horse Home” is Teresa Jordan’s story of four generations of her family’s devotion to the land, a devotion that required physical courage and psychic endurance.Stop by the library to register and pick up the book which will be discussed on Monday, June 8 at Noon.
“The Hired Man” is the latest novel by Sandra Dallas. Martha Helen Kessler’s mother takes in Otis Hobbs, a drifter who saved a local boy from a vicious Colorado dust storm in 1937. Martha Helen soon discovers a darker side to their rural community – suspicion, jealousy, and prejudice – especially after a young girl disappears and is found murdered. When Otis becomes the main suspect, Martha is forced to make sense of her conflicting feelings and loyalty in order to help find retribution and reconcile the difference between the law and justice. “The Hired Man” is also available on CD and digitally in Libby.
Other new fiction books are “Comancheria” by Reavis Z. Wortham, “Judge Stone” by Viola Davis, “Bloodlust” by Sandra Brown, “Card, Taking Care of Business” by Monty R. Garner, “Python’s Kiss: Stories” by Louise Erdrich, “Ambush of the Heart” by Mary Connealy and “Two Kinds of Stranger” by Steve Cavanagh.
Among newer non-fiction books are “What Did Dinosaurs Think About?” by Jean LeLoeuff and “IBS: Finding and Treating the Root Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome” by Izabella Wentz.
The Lenna Lewis Slagle Children’s Library has these new books “Magnitude” by Jennifer A. Neilson, “Dino Flight!” by Steve Behling and “The Hybrid Prince” by Tui T. Sutherland. Some of the newer picture books include “Gus the Mushroom Dragon” by Tracey West, “My Dog Laughs” by Rachel Isadora, “Dinosaur, Dinosaur Say Good Night and Other Bedtime Stories” by Sanja Rescek and “Wake Up, Grouchy Bear” by David Ezra Stein
“Memorial Day!” is the theme for Storyhour on Tuesday, May 19, 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 Dial-A-Story, call 307-334-3274 anytime to hear a recorded story!
Visit the library’s website at https://niobraracountylibrary.org to access the online catalog WyldCat. WyldCat is your portal to all of the library collections throughout Wyoming as well as the online resources available through GoWyld. You can even offer purchase suggestions and new Niobrara County residents to pre-register for a local library card. Your library card number (29092…) and PIN give you access where needed! Don’t hesitate to stop by for more information.
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.