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Create a Work of Art in Powell This Summer!

Maggie Sullivan — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:08 +0000

Altered Books – have you heard about them? Have you seen one? Do you create your own? Would you like to make one? If you answered, “Yes”, to any of these questions you are the person we are looking for. Powell Branch Library will be hosting three Altered Book programs throughout the summer, and we would love to see you there. The first one will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, June 14, in the Fireside Room. If you already know about this wildly imaginitive art form bring all of your materials and come show off your skills. If you know nothing about it, but would love to learn, the library will be providing tools and supplies to get you started. There will be examples displayed by Wyoming artists, and staff available to help answer questions. This will be for all persons ages 12 and up. Refreshments will be served.

Library Board Meets in Meeteetse Thursday

Edie Phillips — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:45:01 +0000

The Park County Library Board will holds its regular monthly meeting at the Meeteetse Branch Library at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2012.

Have an eBook? Try Freading

Edie Phillips — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:21:02 +0000

With your library card number and PIN, you can access free eBooks through WYLD (Wyoming Library Database). Go here for more information

The Meeteetse Library is Open

Virginia Livingston — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:15:05 +0000

The Meeteetse Branch Library is pleased to be open once again following our move back into our newly remodeled space. Our hours through the end of the Meeteetse School year will be:

Monday – Friday, 7:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Evening hours are pending.

Books are Yummy!

Maggie Sullivan — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:00:43 +0000

In honor of National Library Week, Powell will host our very first “Edible Books Silent Auction and Contest” on Thursday, April 5, 2012. Your entry can represent a book title, look like a book, or be a pun of a book title. Aything edible that represents books can be entered. For inspiration, do a Google search for “edible books”. Entries can be brought to the library any time between 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and the auction/contest will run until 6:00 p.m. At that time winners will be contacted to come get their prizes.

On the Move in Meeteetse

Edie Phillips — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:33:48 +0000

The Meeteetse Branch Library will be closed from Monday, March 26 through Wednesday, April 4 while we move back into our permanent quarters.

Poll: Which E-Reader, Tablet, or MP3 Player Do You Own For Reading or Listening to Books?

Adam Main — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:20:12 +0000

With the introduction of new library services such as Freading and OneClickdigital, we would like you to share which device you use to obtain e-books and downloadable audiobooks. Since there are so many different devices now, often problems can crop up with downloading files from third-party services like those listed above. We want to do our best to make sure that the devices our patrons are using are well-supported and compatible. Please take a minute to fill out the poll posted in the sidebar of the website!

Read Ingredients Discussion Series at Powell Library

Shannon Smith — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:31:39 +0000

Beginning in February, Powell Branch Library is pleased to host Read Ingredients, a reading and discussion series about food and foodways developed in conjunction with the Wyoming Humanities Council’s 2012 tour of “Key Ingredients,” a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution. Discussions will be held on February 9, March 8, April 12, and May 3, at 6:00 p.m. in the Fireside Room. To register and borrow books, please visit the library. Registration is limited. Participants in Read Ingredients will read and discuss My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud’Homme; Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver; The Food of a Younger Land, the Works Progress Administration’s collection of American food traditions recently edited by Mark Kurlansky; and Second Hoeing, a novel about Colorado sugar beet workers by Hope Williams Sykes. The series is designed to explore the two ingredients that are key to American cuisine – regional traditions and international influences.

Michael Konsmo returns to lead the discussions.

The program is offered by the Wyoming Humanities Council and is sponsored by the We the People initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information on the council’s programs, call 307-721-9243 or visit the council’s website.

Winter Gathering 2012

Virginia Livingston — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:44:27 +0000

The third annual Winter Gathering at the Park County Public Library in Cody is planned for Saturday, January 21, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome for all or part of the free festivities. The western-themed community celebration of the arts is designed to appeal to all ages with entertaining and educational events. Highlights will include a nationally recognized author as keynote speaker, a book fair, music, dancing, and activities for children and teens. Donald Loren Hardy will present the keynote address at 2:00 p.m. in Grizzly Hall. His biography of Senator Al Simpson, Shooting from the Lip, is a best seller from the University of Oklahoma Press. At 1:00 p.m. in Grizzly Hall, the Friends of the Cody Library will be honored in an awards ceremony for their support of all library departments. The Yellowstone Harmony Chorus will serenade the honorees and also will perform throughout the day.

Pay Your Fine with Food, Help Your Local Charity

Dee Oudin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:00:48 +0000

Now through December 30, bring non-perishable, unexpired food donations, and we’ll forgive your fines to benefit area food banks and animal shelters.

Fines may be paid with pet food and with food for human consumption. Patrons are asked to bring enough food to be approximately equal in value to the amounts of their fines.

Human and pet food items brought to the Cody Library will be distributed to the Cody Cupboard or the Park County Animal Shelter. Items collected at the Powell Branch library will be taken to Loaves and Fishes or Caring for Powell Animals. Food gathered at the Meeteetse Branch library will go to the Meeteetse Cupboard or to the Park County Animal Shelter.

Only canned or packaged dry foods in good condition can be accepted. The libraries cannot accept homemade, home canned or expired items.

The food banks and animals shelters may also need other necessary, non-food items, such as toilet paper, blankets, or soap. Patrons are advised to contact the organizations for more information.

The Food for Fines exchange is meant to wipe out overdue fines, although those who prefer may still pay fines with money. Food cannot be given in replacement for amounts owed for lost or damaged books.

Because of the economic downturn, the library system is aware that charities probably need more donations than usual. For that reason, Food for Fines is starting earlier this year and will extend through December 30.