Jun 19th, 2007 by janet
Craig Johnson will be in the Powell Branch Library meeting room on Monday, July 2, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a pizza party and discussion of his latest mystery, “Kindness Goes Unpunished”. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided by the Friends of Powell Branch Library. Working people may slip in and out, as their lunch breaks allow.
Jun 8th, 2007 by edie
Summer Reading — “Get a Clue @ Your Library” through July 21. Open to all children, ages 0-18. Complete reading challenges and earn tickets to have a chance at winning a prize. Stop by and sign up….
Summer Reading Activities & Programs (at Cody Library except where noted):
Wed., 10-11:30 a.m. through July 18. Read to Lynn Whitmer’s certified Therapy Dogs.
Mon., June 11, 10:30 a.m. Story time by CHS drama students.
Wed., June 13, noon. Make your own lunch. Kids’ Cuisine with Marc Taylor.
Wed., June 20, 4-5 p.m., Magic Workshop by Cody Landstrom, ages 10 & up.
Wed., June 20, 7-8 p.m. Magic Show for families.
Tues., June 26, 2 p.m. Mysteries of the Titanic with Pat Miller.
Tues., July 10, 10:30 a.m. Story Time by CHS drama students.
Tues., July 17, noon. Make your own lunch. Kids’ Cuisine with Marc Taylor.
Thurs., July 19, 7-9 p.m. Band shell in City Park — Night of Native American Tales with Marc Taylor.
Fri., July 27, Prize Picnic at the Park County Complex (former Marathon Bldg.) Pick up prizes between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Drinks and cookies provided. Take home a balloon animal by Balloon Man D. J. Shuman.
Jun 4th, 2007 by admin
Summer Reading in at all three libraries starts on June 4. This year’s theme is Get a Clue @ your library, and we’ve got all kinds of mysteries for you to check out, from books to puzzles to a performance by magician and juggler Cody Landstrom. Kids from pre-readers to age 18 are welcome to participate, and in Meeteetse, Adult Summer Reading is also available.
For more information, check out the Cody, Powell, and Meeteetse pages or stop by the library. Sign up at your library now!
Jun 4th, 2007 by admin
You can request any of these books online by following the links and clicking on “Request.” We have more instructions on how to request books [PDF] if you need help. You can also always call us at 868-2248 to place a request.
What’s So Funny by Donald Westlake
John Dortmunder, generally described as a “hapless crook,” tries to steal a gold chest set with a long history in the thirteenth novel in this series.
Toonamint of Champions: How Lajuanita Mumps Got to Join Augusta National Golf Club Real Easy by Todd Sentell
The main character’s name is Waymon Poodle and he lives in Mullet Luv, Georgia, and he wants to play golf at the Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters. Hilarity ensues as he pursues his quest.
Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
Once-divorced, once-widowed, Sydney Sklar goes to work as a tutor for the youngest daughter of family on the New Hampshire coast. The daughter disappears and then reappears in Montreal, and the two older brothers show up and both take an interest in Sydney. Shreve’s latest got excellent reviews from all quarters.
Jun 3rd, 2007 by edie
Get ready to enjoy Craig Johnson, author of the new mystery Kindness Goes Unpunished. He will be visiting all three Park County libraries this July. Johnson will appear at the Meeteetse Library at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 1. He’ll speak at 7 p.m., Monday, July 2 at the Cody Library, and he will round out his tour with an appearance at the Powell library on Monday, July 2, for a pizza party lunch appearance, 11:30-1:30.
If you love mysteries and Wyoming, you’ll love Craig’s books. He captures the state and its characters very well (although his latest book is set in Philadelphia). Don’t forget to mark your calendars for his speaking engagement. He speaks as well as he writes. You won’t regret it for a minute.
May 23rd, 2007 by edie
Want to browse the new books at the Cody Library? Look in the reading room for the newest additions. Hardback books have stickers with numbers that indicate what month they were added. Powell and Meeteetse branches share their books with us too. Those books have “R”s on them that indicate they are here on rotation from the other libraries. If you don’t see a book that you want to read, please don’t hesitate to ask for assistance. If it’s checked out, we can place a hold (request) on it. Or you can do that from the online catalog at http://wyld.state.wy.us/park.
Here are some new titles that might pique your reading interest:
Mockingbird: a Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles Shields. Read about the reclusive, mysterious, captivating author of America’s beloved novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Dishwasher: One Man’s Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States by Pete Jordan. A man describes his 12-year quest to wash dishes in all 50 states until his mission is interrupted by what else? Love.
Snow, Ashes by Alyson Carol Hagy. Korean War veterans reunite at a sheep ranch in Baggs, Wyo. in this “moving and stark” work of fiction.
Apr 24th, 2007 by admin
Welcome to the new Park County Library website test bed! Our current website is still the best place to find authoritative library information; this one is still in the works. Please feel free to play around with it, add some comments, and send suggestions to us using the contact form.
Apr 23rd, 2007 by admin
Casper author Tom Rea will present a program called “Ella Watson’s Fence: The Story Behind the Lynching of ‘Cattle Kate’” at the Park County Libraries this week. He’ll be at the Powell Branch Library on Monday, April 23; at the Cody library on Tuesday, April 24; and at the Meeteetse Branch Library on Wednesday, April 25. All the programs start at 7 pm.
The six men who lynched Ella Watson in 1889 were furious about the wire fence she had erected on her Sweetwater valley claim. Historian Tom Rea takes Watson’s fence as a starting place to talk about changing land use patterns as more people moved onto Wyoming’s open range late in the 1800s. Watson’s murder underscored the tensions between cattlemen and homesteaders, custom and law. Rea also explores how sensational newspaper reports created a false portrait of Watson as “Cattle Kate,” a rustler and prostitute.
image source: Wyoming State Archives
These programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Wyoming Humanities Council.
Tax time is here, and tax forms are available at all three county libraries. While we are unable to provide tax advice, we can point you to some resources that may be helpful.
General Tax Resources
Resources on the Federal Telephone Excise Tax Refund
Mar 14th, 2007 by admin
The links should take you to the item in the catalog, where you can read more about it and request a copy if you have your library card number and PIN. We have instructions on how to request books [PDF] if you need help, or you can always call or stop by the library.
The Long Run by Leo Furey
It’s 1960 at an orphanage for boys run by the Catholic Brothers in Newfoundland. The rules are strict and the orphanage is cold, but the boys still manage plenty of hijinks as they come of age.
Shadow of the Raven by David Sundstrand
A mystery set in the Mojave desert, where Francisco Flynn (part Irish, part Mexican, and part Paiute) is an BLM officer.
The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers by Lilian Jackson Braun
http://wyld.state.wy.us/uhtbin/isbn-search/039915390X
The latest installment in Braun’s long running cat mystery series. You can see a list of all of them or read about the unofficial Cat Who fan club.
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