This Week at Your Library

Did you know we have a Library of Things collection. You can check out lots of fun kits for a variety of activities. Check out our “Literacy Bags”. These kits were created for parents, caregivers, and preschool teachers to engage children with stories, activities, games, etc. based around the theme of each bag. There are a lot of them to choose from so stop in and check one out today.

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS:

MEETINGS: Crook County Library Board meeting Thur., Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. in Moorcroft. Crook County Library Foundation meeting Wed., Jan. 13 at 1 p.m. in Sundance. Sundance Friends of the Library meeting Tue., Jan. 7 at 1:30 p.m.

PROGRAMMING: Lunch Bunch Book Club Thur., Jan. 23 at 11:30 a.m. Count Down to Noon Tue., Dec. 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Movie at the Library: MIGHTY DUCKS Fri., Jan. 2 at 1 p.m. Maker Day for kindergarten to sixth graders Fri., Jan. 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. Storytime: Snowmen Wed., Jan. 8 at 10:30 a.m. Maker Day for seventh to twelfth graders Fri., Jan. 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. Storytime: Colors & Shapes Wed., Jan. 15 at 10:30 a.m. Storytime: Food Fun Wed., Jan. 22 at 10:30 a.m. LEGO Day for kindergarten to sixth graders Fri., Jan. 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. Storytime: Dragons & Knights Wed., Jan. 29 at 10:30 a.m.

DISPLAYS: Winter Holiday Traditions by Shannon Weaver.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The library will be closed Wed., Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day. The library will be closed Mon., Jan. 20 for Wyoming Equality Day

NEW FICTION: Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin. Murder at the Foundling Hospital by Irina Sharpiro. Winning the Mountain Man’s Love by Misty M. Beller. The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins. Bitterroot by James Lee Burke.

NEW NON-FICTION: The Genius of Judy by Rachelle Bergstein.

NEW LARGE PRINT: NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson.

NEW YA FICTION: Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes donated by the Proctor family in memory of Dana Proctor.

NEW JUNIOR FICTION: Choose Your Own Adventure: Ghost Island by Shannon Gilligan.

NEW JUNIOR NON-FICTION: Disaster Challenge: Will You Survive? By Paul Beck.

NEW JUNIOR GRAPHIC NOVEL: The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne’s Bad Luck Mystery by Cynthia Yuan Cheng donated by the Proctor family in memory of Dana Proctor. I Survived: The Battle Of D-Day, 1944 by Lauren Tarhis.

NEW EASY READER BOOKS: The Chilly Little Penguin by Russel Punter donated by Tiffany Wolfskill.

NEW PICTURE BOOKS: Evergreen by Matthew Cordell donated by the Proctor family in memory of Dana Proctor. Mini & Milo: The Big Flappy Ears by Venita Dimos donated by the Proctor family in memory of Dana Proctor.