A Dark Matter by Peter Straub — A group of teens in Madison, Wisconsin in the late 1960s fall under the spell of a local guru who says he will lead them on a spectacular psychic journey — only one of them ends up dead. Forty years later, four of the participants try to figure [...]
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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 [...]
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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.
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All three Park County Libraries will close at 12 noon on December 24 and will be closed all day December 25. The Cody and Powell libraries will close at 5:30 p.m. on December 31, and all three libraries will be closed all day on New Year’s Day, January 1. Happy holidays!
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Fiction
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton — When Crichton died in 2008, the manuscript for this pirate novel — a caper set on the high seas in 1665 — was found among his papers. While it’s much different from his other works, it looks like a terrific read!
Heat Wave by Richard Castle — There’s a heat [...]
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Do you have fines? Don’t forget that through December 31, you can bring a non-perishable food item (please, no home-canned goods or expired items) to the library, and we will forgive your fines! All donations will go to local food cupboards. Food for Fines is just for fines — you will still need to pay [...]
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It’s movie afternoon at the library!
At 2 p.m. on Friday, December 11, the Meeteetse Branch Library will be showing the movie Coraline, based on the book of the same name by Neil Gaiman.
Coraline is a curious young girl who unlocks a mysterious door in her family’s new home and enters into an adventure [...]
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Monday, November 30 through the end of the year, all three Park County libraries will accept food for fines. Bring in nonperishable, commercially prepared food items for people or pets, and your overdue fines will be forgiven! The food will be given to the appropriate community agencies that provide help to those in need. Your generosity [...]
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Fiction
House of Reckoning by John Saul — Fourteen year old Sarah Crane is placed in the foster home from hell. She escapes by drawing — and then she learns that she is drawing things that exactly match the visions of a troubled young man.
All the Lonely People: A Rafferty & Llewellyn Crime Novel by Geraldine [...]
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