Park County Library System http://parkcountylibrary.org Thu, 08 May 2008 21:27:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en May New Books in Meeteetse http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/05/08/may-new-books-in-meeteetse-2/ http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/05/08/may-new-books-in-meeteetse-2/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 21:18:41 +0000 laura http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/05/08/may-new-books-in-meeteetse-2/ Fiction
Winter Study by Nevada Barr — National Park Service Ranger Anna Pigeon returns to Isle Royale National Park in the dead of winter to deal with–well, dead things in the winter in northern Michigan.

The Sorrows of an American by Siri Hustvedt — A recently-divorced psychiatrist from New York and his recently-widowed sister return to Minnesota to go through their recently-deceased father’s belongings. They turn up a letter that hints at their father’s involvement in a death, along with many other buried family secrets.

Practically Perfect by Katie Fforde — Romance by way of renovation in this novel about a twentysomething interior decorator. (more…)

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]]> http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/05/06/going-green/feed/ Catch the Reading Bug in Powell! http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/05/05/catch-the-reading-bug-in-powell/ http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/05/05/catch-the-reading-bug-in-powell/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 20:46:24 +0000 Maggie http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/05/05/catch-the-reading-bug-in-powell/ Summer is coming, and that can mean only one thing…..SUMMER READING PROGRAM! Karen and Jane are already working hard to provide another fantastic summer of reading adventure. This year’s theme is “Catch the Reading Bug“. We have a truly thrilling array of different programs discussing bees, butterflies, weed eating bugs, and much more! Registration begins May 27th at the library, and continues until June 30th. Summer reading will run from June 2nd-July 14th. Wednesdays and Thursdays this year from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. we’ll have special programs for Grades K & up, and storytime for the Preschool-Kindergarten age will be on Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. We are excited to announce that on Thursday, June 26th from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Charlie “The Noiseguy” Williams will be performing for all ages at the Powell Branch Library. Come and enjoy all of the great activities, and of course the chance to win one of the many fantastic prizes our generous sponsors have provided!

]]> http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/05/05/catch-the-reading-bug-in-powell/feed/ What’s Playing at the Library and Online? http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/04/15/whats-playing-at-the-library-and-online/ http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/04/15/whats-playing-at-the-library-and-online/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:12:53 +0000 laura http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/04/15/whats-playing-at-the-library-and-online/ You know that we have movies available to check out on DVD or VHS tape. But did you also know we have movies that you can download and watch for free right on your computer?* It’s true! MyLibraryDV (there’s a handy link to it in the sidebar) will let you download and watch movies by installing some software and putting in your library card number and PIN. The selection of over 600 movies [PDF] includes classics, comedies, dramas, and children’s films.

The Park County Library in Cody is offering a special session on using MyLibraryDV and downloadable audiobooks on Wednesday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m. Come and learn more of what the library has to offer! (more…)

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Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult–If your daughter needs a heart transplant and the only organ available comes from the guy on death row who murdered your husband and other daughter, do you take it?

Obedience by Will Lavender–Three college students are in a class on Logic and Reasoning where they are assigned to find a missing teenage girl in six weeks or she will be murdered.

Cross by Ken Bruen–Jack Taylor is back, this time working with his old friend Ridge to solve the gruesome murder by crucifixion of a boy in Wales. (more…)

]]> http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/04/01/new-books-in-meeteetse-no-fooling/feed/ Teresa Jordan Comes To Powell and Cody! http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/03/24/teresa-jordan-comes-to-powell-and-cody/ http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/03/24/teresa-jordan-comes-to-powell-and-cody/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:42:36 +0000 Maggie http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/03/24/teresa-jordan-comes-to-powell-and-cody/ Teresa Jordan, author of several books about the American West including the ranch memoir, Riding the White Horse Home, will be giving a talk about her work-in-progress, Learning the Language - Close Encounters of the Spoken Kind on Friday, April 11.  She will be at the Park County Library in Cody at 3:00 p.m., and at the Powell Branch Library in Powell at 7:00 p.m.   Teresa describes her book as being travel literature set in Argentina, and focused on language.  She realized when she turned 50 that if she were to ever learn a second language the time was now, so she enrolled in an immersion  program in Argentina and soaked up the culture. (more…)

]]> http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/03/24/teresa-jordan-comes-to-powell-and-cody/feed/ The Audio/Visual Department Continues to Grow! http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/03/21/the-audiovisual-department-continues-to-grow/ http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/03/21/the-audiovisual-department-continues-to-grow/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:34:22 +0000 Maggie http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/03/21/the-audiovisual-department-continues-to-grow/ Remember when the a/v department at your library meant LPs and filmstrips? Well, the a/v department has changed dramatically over the years. Powell Branch Library’s audio/visual collection boasts some of the most up-to-date music and movies around, such as George Clooney in Michael Clayton and Rihanna’s latest disc. We pride ourselves on keeping our collection current, and even bringing in indie movies and music that you may not have heard of yet. We also love input and ideas. Please let us know if there is something out there that we have accidentally missed, and we’ll look into acquiring it for the collection. Contact us at the following: 307-754-8828 or powell@parkcountylibrary.org

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Wyoming’s very own Craig Johnson is the featured blogger over at the Penguin Group blog, and he even mentions Meeteetse!

Craig has written three novels involving Walt Longmire, Sheriff of Absoroka county. You won’t be able to find it on a map, but you’ll recognize it as Wyoming as soon as you open up one of Craig’s books.

Check out The Cold Dish, Death Without Company, and Kindness Goes Unpunished. The library has all three books on CD, and The Cold Dish and Death Without Company are also available as downloadable audiobooks.

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Winter in Madrid by CJ Sansome–A reluctant British spy finds himself caught up in the intrigue of the Spanish Civil War, where his oldest friend went to fight Franco and then disappeared.

Ice Trap: A Novel of Suspense by Kitty Sewell–A Welsh doctor returns to the small Arctic town where he once spent a year when a girl who claims a DNA test proves she is his daughter contacts him out of the blue.

Split Estate by Charlotte Bacon–It’s always a gamble to buy a book that reviewers say gets the Wyoming landscape and “Western ethos” just right, but I decided to take a chance on this one. After his wife’s suicide, a New York City lawyer decides to move himself and his two children to his mother’s ranch in Wyoming, where she is busy fighting the people who own the mineral rights to her land. (more…)

]]> http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/02/29/new-books-in-meeteetse-leap-year-day-edition/feed/ In Search of an Author http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/02/26/in-search-of-an-author/ http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/02/26/in-search-of-an-author/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:17:47 +0000 laura http://parkcountylibrary.org/2008/02/26/in-search-of-an-author/ In January 2008, Park County library patrons searched the catalog for over 1000 authors. Here’s a visual version of the top 100 author searches in January:

author tag cloud

Sadly, not all of these searches produce results. If you’re having trouble finding something in the catalog, here are a few tips: (more…)

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