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This Week at Your Library

Our books are often requested by other libraries through InterLibrary Loan. Most of these books go to libraries in Wyoming, and some go to libraries throughout the nation. We had a request last week from the New York Public Library in New York City for one of our Science Fiction books, “The Elvenbane” by Andre Norton!

Library Programming: STORYTIME: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. April’s themes: “Food Fun”, “PAW Patrol—with special guests”, “April Showers” and “Easter with an egg hunt”. COWBOY CARNEGIES: WYOMING’S HISTORIC LIBRARIES exhibit at the library through April. Stop by and learn about the Carnegie Libraries in Wyoming. ADULT CRAFT NIGHT: stay tuned! UFOs AT THE LIBRARY: the 4th 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 meeting April 25, at 11 a.m. at the Library. They are reading “Zoo Station” by David Downing. Always on the lookout for new members! CROOK COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD meeting Thursday, May 9, at 1 p.m. in Sundance. CROOK COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOARD meeting Wednesday, April 17, at 5:30 p.m. in Moorcroft. SUNDANCE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: Our next meeting is Tuesday, May 7, at 11 a.m. at the library. Tell your friends so they can become our Friends! FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY SPRING LUNCHEON Friday, April 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room. Come enjoy a free luncheon put on by the Friends to help celebrate National Library Week. In addition, while you are here, join the Friends of the Library!

New Fiction: GOOD HOPE ROAD, Tending Roses #2, by Lisa Wingate. THE RECKONING AT GOSSAMER POND by Jaime Jo Wright.

New Non-Fiction: ONCE WE WERE STRANGERS: What Friendship with a Syrian Refugee Taught Me about Loving My Neighbor by Shawn Smucker. LONG-TERM CARE: How to Plan and Pay for It by Joseph L. Matthews.

New Wyoming Room Non-Fiction: HIKING GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK by Bill Schneider. PADDLING THE JOHN WESLEY POWELL ROUTE: Exploring the Green and Colorado Rivers by Mike Bezemek. ACROSS THE CONTINENT: The Union Pacific Photographs of Andrew J. Russell by Daniel Davis.

New Junior Fiction: IVY + BEAN: ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY by Annie Barrows and illustrated by Sophie Blackall. LODESTAR, Keepers of the Lost Cities #5, by Shannon Messenger. CLASH OF BEASTS by Lisa McMann.

New Junior Graphic Novel: GIANTS BEWARE! by Jorge Aguirre and illustrated by Rafael Rosado.

New Junior Non-Fiction: WORLD WAR II VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA by DK books.

New Picture Books: THE BIG UMBRELLA by Amy June Bates and Juniper Bates. HUNGRY BUNNY by Claudia Rueda. THE DONKEY EGG by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel.

Submitted by Kim Heaster