Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
ANNUAL QUILT SHOW now through August 23. If you have a quilt or two or three or more, old or new, that you would like us to display, please bring them to the library as soon as possible. Stop in next week to see all the beautiful quilts on display!
Library Programming: CEMETERY WALKS: July 11 at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, July 25 at Moorcroft Cemetery, August 1 at Moore Hill Cemetery, and August 15 at Greenwood Cemetery (off Hwy 116). All walks start at 6:30 p.m. and are free to the public. Meet at the cemetery for an evening of memories and stories of our early history. A UNIVERSE OF STORIES summer storytime activities for preschool through kindergarten, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. in June. The themes are: “A Sky Full of Stories”, “Shoot for the Moon”, “Soaring Spaceships”, “Out of This World”. ADULT CRAFT NIGHT: Stay tuned! UFOs AT THE LIBRARY: the last Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Bring any UnFinished Object to the library and work on it here. We have lots of space, outlets and camaraderie! Call the library for more information. LUNCH BUNCH BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP on hiatus until September. Always on the lookout for new members! CROOK COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD meeting Thursday, July 11, at 1 p.m. in Moorcroft. CROOK COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOARD meeting Wednesday, October 16, at 5:30 p.m. in Sundance. SUNDANCE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: Our next meeting is Tuesday, September 3, at 11 a.m. at the library. Tell your friends so they can become our Friends!
New Fiction: AUNT DIMITY AND THE HEART OF GOLD, Aunt Dimity #24, by Nancy Atherton. WHISKERS IN THE DARK, Mrs. Murphy #28, by Rita Mae Brown. THE ORACLE, Fargo Adventure #11, by Clive Cussler. THE NEVER GAME, Colter Shaw #1, by Jeffery Deaver. THE NIGHT WINDOW, Jane Hawk #5, by Dean Koontz.
New Non-Fiction: AMERICAN MOONSHOT: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race by Douglas Brinkley. SPACEFLIGHT: The Complete Story, from Sputnik to Curiosity by Giles Sparrow. THE LIBRARY BOOK by Susan Orlean.
New Wyoming Room Fiction: PARIAH, Donovan Trilogy #3, by W. Michael Gear.
New Wyoming Room Non-Fiction in Locked Case: Books in the Locked Case cannot be checked out, but they can be read in the Library at the table in the Wyoming Room. THESE WERE THE SIOUX by Mari Sandoz. Donated by the family of Loretta Durfee. The following three books were donated by the family of Mary Garman: PIONEERING ON THE CHEYENNE RIVER compiled by the Historical Committee of the Robber’s Roost Historical Society. WYOMING PEACE OFFICER by Joe LeFors.
OPEN RANGE DAYS IN OLD MONTANA AND WYOMING.
New Young Adult: THE SHADOW GLASS by Rin Chupeco.
New Young Adult Graphic Novel: ANNE FRANK’S DIARY: THE GRAPHIC ADAPTATION adapted by Ari Folman and illustrated by David Polonsky.
New Junior Fiction: RISE OF THE DRAGONS by Angie Sage. ICEBREAKER by Lian Tanner. SUNKER’S DEEP by Lian Tanner. BATTLESONG by Lian Tanner.
New Junior Non-Fiction: WHO WAS ABRAHAM LINCOLN? by Janet B. Pascal. EPIC ATHLETES: STEPHEN CURRY by Dan Wetzel.
New Picture Books: WHEREVER YOU ARE MY LOVE WILL FIND YOU by Nancy Tillman. ON THE NIGHT YOU WERE BORN by Nancy Tillman. YOU’RE HERE FOR A REASON by Nancy Tillman. MARY POPPINS by P.L. Travers.
Submitted by Kim Heaster