Park County Library System

Powell Branch Library is teaming up with the Wyoming Humanities Council to present the book discussion series Writing Wyoming. This series will consist of four books read over a period of four months as follows:

Rising from the Plains by John McPhee
Book Available: Tuesday, August 24th
Discussion Date: Tuesday, September 14th

What You See in Clear Water by Geoff O’Gara
Book Available: Tuesday, September 14th
Discussion Date: Tuesday, October 12th

Windmill: Essays from Four Mile Ranch by David Romtvedt
Book Available: Tuesday, October 12th
Discussion Date: Tuesday, November 9th

Where Rivers Change Direction by Mark Spragg
Book Available: Tuesday, November 9th
Discussion Date: Tuesday, December 7th

The discussion leader for this series is Michael Konsmo, an Instructor of English at Northwest College. All discussions will be held from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Fireside Room of the Powell Branch Library. Make sure to sign-up in advance at the library as space is limited to 20 participants!

Author Craig Johnson enjoys writing books and talking to Wyoming audiences.

Creator of the Sheriff Walt Longmire literary mysteries, he will be the guest of the Park County Library System August 21-22 in three free public programs.

Johnson begins his tour at the Park County Public Library in Cody at 12 noon on Saturday, August 21, following up at the Meeteetse Chocolatier at 7 p.m. the same day.

On Sunday, August 22 at 12 noon, Johnson goes to the Powell Branch Library for a pizza party.

Although not a native of the state, Johnson adopted Wyoming as home about 20 years ago. He settled in Ucross and eventually got serious about writing the Longmire stories, with the first book, The Cold Dish being published in 2005.

Junkyard Dogs, the latest in the series, came out in June this year. more »

Showing on Thursday, August 19 at 3:00 p.m. is School of Rock starring Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, and Sarah Silverman.

Jack Black plays a down-and-out rock star  in debit and desperate for money, becomes a substitute music teacher and the adventures begin. This movie is rated PG-13 and will be shown in the Fireside Room. Refreshments will be served.

Join us Wednesday, August 18 from 1-3 p.m. in the Fireside room at the Powell library. We will be making up recycled school supplies. We’ll be making notebooks, folders and organizers from common things, and maybe a few uncommon ones too.