Park County Library System

Wizard rock, a new type of music born in the present decade, will come to this area for the first time in a concert at the Park County Public Library in Cody on Thursday, July 1.

Five bands make up the free three-hour concert that begins at 5:00 p.m. in Grizzly Hall. Sponsored by the Teen Room as part of Summer Reading, this event is primarily for those in grades six through twelve.

Wizard rock is music inspired by the Harry Potter books, and in fact, author J K Rowling mentioned an all-wizard band in the series.
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Wyoming native Jamie Lisa Forbes will talk about her debut novel, Unbroken, in which she portrays the struggles and extremes of ranch life. The free program begins at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 29 in Grizzly Hall at Park County Library, Cody.

Forbes grew up on a high plains ranch on the Little Laramie River in a family that has a long history in Wyoming spheres of agriculture, politics and economics. Continue Reading »

Are you a fan of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga? Are you dying to see the next cinematic installment? To celebrate the June 30th release date for Eclipse we’re hosting a Twilight Party! Be prepared to test your Twilight knowledge with some fun trivia games.  Help us re-create the world of the Twilight Saga by celebrating Bella’s graduation, making your own dreamcatcher, charm necklace, and more!

Come dressed to support your team and join fellow Twilight fans on Monday, June 28th from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the Fireside Room of the Powell Branch Library. This program is not intended for children under 6th grade.

A big thank you to all of our patrons for helping us honor Powell Branch Library’s Centennial by voting on a new meeting room name.

Your votes have been tallied and the Powell Branch Library Meeting Room will now be known as the Fireside Room. We were excited with all of the input we received — thank you for helping us mark our centennial year in this unique way.

Showing on Saturday, June 19 is Finding Nemo at 11:00 a.m.. This film is rated G. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult.

Go under the sea to the world of clownfish Marlin and his son Nemo. When the defiant Nemo takes off from his dad and gets captured by a tropical fish collector he finds himself stuck in a fishbowl. Marlin and his friend Dory embark on a journey to find his son.

Refreshments will be served!

Looking for something special to do with your kids for Father’s Day? Try our Primitive Archery for Father’s Day program! Dads and their kids working together will make a primitive arrow from shaft fletchings, arrowheads, and sinew. Mike Garza will host this fun-filled program that will include a presentation on making your own primitive archery. Join us in the Fireside Room at the Powell Branch Library on Thursday, June 17th at 6:00 p.m.!

Magician Cody Landstrom will offer performances and magic workshops at all three Park County Libraries next week! The shows are free and open to the public. The workshops are for children ages 9 and up, and advance registration is required in Cody and Powell.

Powell

Magic Workshop: Monday, June 14 at 10:00 a.m. (sign up at the library or by calling 754-8828)
Magic Show: Monday, June 14 at 1:00 p.m.

Cody

Magic Workshop: Monday, June 14 at 4:00 p.m. (sign up at the library)
Magic Show: Monday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Meeteetse

Magic Show: Tuesday, June 15 at 12:30 p.m.
Magic Workshop: Tuesday, June 15 at 2:00 p.m. (no sign up required)

Woodcarver Bill Hurr will talk and demonstrate his art at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 13 in Grizzly Hall at the Cody Library.

Several of his caricature carvings of cowboys, realistic carvings of birds and fish, and whimsical images of houses cut into thick cottonwood bark are on display at the library this month.

After teaching science to Cody junior high students for 24 years, Hurr decided to learn how to do woodcarving. Now he teaches four carving classes each year to Northwest College’s community education students. His lecture includes a demonstration and sharing insights on the differences between carving and whittling and between caricature and realism.

Showing on Thursday, June 17 at 2:00 p.m. is Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightly.

Jack Sparrow loves his life of adventure on the Caribbean Sea, but all of his pleasure is brought to an end, when his nemesis Captain Barbossa steals his ship.

Come watch the pirates make some waves!

The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer — In this sequel to The Tourist, CIA secret operative Milo Weaver has been convinced, against his better instincts, to rejoin the force. His first assignment? The abduction and murder of a fifteen-year-old girl.

Hook, Line & Sinister edited by T. Jefferson Parker — Stories of mystery and fishing from sixteen authors and anglers.

The Marks of Cain by Tom Knox — Two men are drawn to the Basque region of Spain and France: one an American searching for his inheritance; the other a British journalist tracking a story about two murders. But both are soon entangled in a much more complex plot involving the Catholic Church, terrorists, Nazi experiments and secrets past and present. Continue Reading »