Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884

This Week at Your Library

If you are interested in making a Christmas donation to the library, we have a wish tree set up at the circulation desk. The ornaments on the tree have adult and children’s book titles on them that we would appreciate your help in purchasing for the library. The library will be closed December 24 and 25, in celebration of Christmas. Merry Christmas! We will also be closed on January 1, for the New Year’s holiday.

Library Programming: TODDLER AND PRESCHOOL STORYTIME on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. December’s themes: “Polar Animals”, “Bedtime/Nocturnal Animals” (come to storytime in your pajamas and bring a stuffed animal dressed in pajamas too!) and “Christmas”. MAKER FRIDAY AT THE LIBRARY: Friday, December 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. for Kindergarten through 6th grades.

ADULT CRAFT NIGHT: stay tuned! UFOs AT THE LIBRARY: the last Monday of each month at 6 p.m., except for December! 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, January 23, at 11 a.m. They are reading “Dancing at the Rascal Fair” by Ivan Doig. Always on the lookout for new members! CROOK COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD meeting Thursday, January 9, at 1 p.m. in Moorcroft. CROOK COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOARD meeting Wednesday, January 15, at 5:30 p.m. in Moorcroft. SUNDANCE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: Our next meeting is Tuesday, January 7, at 11 a.m. at the library. Tell your friends so they can become our Friends!

New Fiction: SWISS VENDETTA, Agnes Luthi #1, by Tracee de Hahn. DEADLY JEWELS, Martine LeDuc #2, by Jeanette de Beauvoir. OWL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, Meg Langslow #26, by Donna Andrews. A BOOK OF BONES, Charlie Parker #17, by John Connolly.

New Wyoming Room Non-Fiction: THE BRIDGER PASS OVERLAND TRAIL 1862-1869, THROUGH COLORADO AND WYOMING AND CROSS ROADS AT THE RAWLINS-BAGGS STAGE ROAD IN WYOMING by Louise Bruning Erb, Ann Bruning Brown, and Gilberta Bruning Hughes. Donated by Mary Garman’s Family. JOHNSON COUNTY: 175 YEARS OF HISTORY AT THE FOOT OF THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS by Robert A. Murray. OFF THE BEATEN PATH: THE DAKOTAS, A Guide to Unique Places by Robin McMacken.

New Junior Christmas: IF I COULD GIVE YOU CHRISTMAS by Lynn Plourde. PETE THE CAT’S 12 GROOVY DAYS OF CHRISTMAS by Kimberly and James Dean. FANCY NANCY: NANCY AND THE NICE LIST adapted by Krista Tucker. THERE’S AN ELF IN YOUR BOOK by Tom Fletcher. THE CHRISTMAS WISH by Lori Evert.

New Easy Reader: THE LAST FIREHAWK: THE CLOUD KINGDOM by Katrina Charman.

Submitted by Kim Heaster