Park County Library System

Journey to the Center of the Earth will be showing in the Powell Branch Library Meeting room on Thursday, February 11 at 6:00 p.m.

A scientist with radical theories enters a cave in Iceland which leads him to the bowels of the earth, and his adventures begin. This movie is rated PG and refreshments will be served!

Powell Branch Library’s Classic Movie feature will be Roman Holiday, a story about a princess traveling incognito to experience a “normal life.” A reporter discovers her secret and the story continues. This film is not rated. Showing will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9 in the Powell Branch Meeting Room. Free to the public and refreshments will be served!

The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs by Jack Gantos — Ivy loves her mother. She has never known her father, but she isn’t bothered by that: the twins across the street, Ab and Dolph, have always been like fathers to her. When she finds a shocking surprise in their basement, however, she questions who they are — and what that could mean for her. If you like fantastic writing and Gothic themes, you’ll be right at home with this book.

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman — Richard Mayhew is nothing special, as far as he can tell. He works a boring job in London and tries to keep his demanding fiancée happy. Just before he is supposed to meet her at a chi-chi event, he runs into the wounded Lady Door. His decision to save her life will draw him into London Below, the dangerous city beneath the city he knows, where friends are as untrustworthy as enemies and death is a footstep away. Continue Reading »

Reggie the Leonberger therapy dog will be at the Powell Branch Library starting on Tuesday, February 9. Children are encouraged to sign-up to read with Reggie from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Powell Branch Meeting Room.

Our next T.W.E.R.L. (Teen Wednesday Early Release) meeting is coming up on Wednesday, February 3 at the Powell Branch Library. Middle school and high school students are welcome to join us in the meeting room on this early release day for paper bead making from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. Let your creative juices flow as we learn the art of making beads from recycled paper. As always, there will be plenty of games and popcorn as well!

Fiction
Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag — The “See No Evil Killer” glues his victim’s eyes and mouths shut and pierces their eardrums before he tortures them to death. One such body is discovered by a couple of fifth graders, and soon their teacher is drawn into the investigation (and drawn to the cop leading it).

Village of the Ghost Bears by Stan Jones — Native Alaska Trooper Nathan Active and his girlfriend come across a body in a creek. Meanwhile, in a small northern village, a fire at the recreation center kills eight people? Could the two be related?

Desert Lost: A Lena Jones Mystery by Betty Webb — Lena Jones stumbles on the body of a woman who turns out to have been a member of a polygamous cult five hours away. Continue Reading »

Get in from the cold Saturday afternoon and come to a Winter Gathering at the Park County Library in Cody. From 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., there will be music, author readings and talks, games, crafts, snacks, and more! The program is sponsored by the Park County Library Foundation.

Beverly Morgan, a certified dog listener, will speak twice at Park County Library in Cody and once at Powell Branch Library in January about the gentle way to train your pet:

• Cody Library: Saturday, January 16, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., in Grizzly Hall
• Cody Library: Saturday, January 30, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., in Grizzly Hall
• Powell Library: Saturday, January 23, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the meeting room.

The programs are free and open to the public. The sessions in Cody may differ a bit depending on the needs of the participants, but people are welcome to attend either or both.

Beverly says Dog Listening “is the kindest, most powerful training method in the world.” She will help translate what your dog is saying with his behavior.

Beverly donated a book and a DVD by expert Jan Fennell about this training method to Park County Library System. Thanks Beverly!

January’s feature is the movie 2010: The Year We Made Contact. Scientists witness a cosmic miracle that will change their views of man and the universe forever. This movie is rated PG and will be shown at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2010 in the Powell Branch Library meeting room. This program is free and refreshments will be served!

Join us again for our Family Movie Matinee, Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 11 a.m.. Our feature will be Snow Buddies — a thrilling dogsled race across Alaska. The movie will be shown in the Powell Branch Library Meeting Room. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. This program is free and refreshments will be served.