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This Week at Your Library

FALL PREVENTION WORKSHOP BROWN BAG LUNCHEON: Thursday, September 26, at 12 p.m. Falls are the leading cause of death in older adults. Come learn several strength-training exercises to help prevent falls and ways to make your home more fall-proof. This is a sit, watch and learn event; no participation is required. Call the library to RSVP. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ANNUAL BOOK SALE: Monday, September 30 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Wednesday, October 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Library Programming: TODDLER AND PRESCHOOL STORYTIME on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. September’s themes: “Grandparents”, “Apples”, “Elephant & Piggie” and “Transportation”. There will not be Storytime on October 2. MAKER DAY AT THE LIBRARY: Friday, September 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. for kids in Kindergarten through sixth grade. ADULT CRAFT NIGHT: Stay tuned! UFOs AT THE LIBRARY: normally the last Monday of each month at 6 p.m., in September: Monday, September 23 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 Thursday, September 26 at 11 a.m. They are reading “The Wednesday Sisters” by Meg Waite Clayton. Books are available at the library. Always on the lookout for new members! CROOK COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD meeting Thursday, October 3, 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, October 1, at 9 a.m. at the library. Tell your friends so they can become our Friends!

New Fiction: SHAMED, Kate Burkholder #11, by Linda Castillo.

New Non-Fiction: D-DAY GIRLS by Sarah Rose. GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH by Ellie LeBlond Sosa and Kelly Anne Chase. FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS: Stories of Literary Lives, Banned Books, Author Feuds, Extraordinary Characters and More by Graham Tarrant.

New DVDs: JOHN WAYNE 20 MOVIE COLLECTION. MILLION DOLLAR BABY starring Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, and Morgan Freeman. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS starring Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Rachel McAdams and Owen Wilson. All of the juvenile and young adult books were donated by Debbie Proctor and RoseZella and Richard Proctor in memory of Dana Proctor.

New Young Adult: WILDER GIRLS by Rory Power.

New Junior Fiction: PONY CAMP DIARIES: PENNY AND PRINCE by Kelly McKain. PONY CAMP DIARIES: MEGAN AND MISCHIEF by Kelly McKain. PONY CAMP DIARIES: CHLOE AND COOKIE by Kelly McKain. PONY CAMP DIARIES: SOPHIE AND SPARKLE by Kelly McKain. KNIGHTS OF THE BORROWED DARK by Dave Rudden. KNIGHTS OF THE BORROWED DARK: THE FOREVER COURT by Dave Rudden.

New Junior Non-Fiction: WHAT WAS THE AGE OF THE DINOSAURS? by Megan Stine.

New Picture Books: I CAN ONLY DRAW WORMS by Will Mabbitt. I’M TRYING TO LOVE SPIDERS by Bethany Barton. PERFECTLY POLITE PENGUINS by Georgiana Deutsch. SCAREDY BEAR by Steve Smallman. COUNTING LIONS by Katie Cotton.

Submitted by Kim Heaster

 
 
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