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Johnson County Library 

171 N. Adams Buffalo, WY 82834 (307) 684‐5546 

Hours M‐Th: 10a‐8p F&Sa: 10a‐5p 

Su: 1‐4p (after Sept.12) ~ 

Kaycee Branch 231 Ritter Ave. P.O. Box 226 

Kaycee, WY 82639 (307) 738‐2473 

Hours T: 10‐11a, 1‐8p W: 1‐5:30p 

F: 10a‐noon, 1‐4p Sa: 2‐5p 

~ Linch Branch 

Hwy 192 P.O. Box 160 

Linch, WY 82640 (307) 437‐6424 

Hours T: 2‐5p Th: 1‐4p 

August-September 2010 http://jclwyo.org

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Johnson County Library

~ Mission ~ Our mission as a

library system and community hub is to

Collect, Share, Promote, Learn, Adapt, & Grow.

Users are foremost.

Production of BOOKENDS is paid for with funds from the Harry & Thelma Surrena Memorial 

SUMMER SPLASHSUMMER SPLASH Fun withFun withFun with

Summer Reading 2010Summer Reading 2010Summer Reading 2010

MORE PHOTOS ON SECOND PAGE

READING PROGRAM PRIZE WINNERS

ROBERT SCOTT CONNER BROWN ELIAS PRESCHER JONATHAN BARNUM

BookendsBookends

Kaycee Branch The next book discussion will be held at 7 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 20 and the book that we will be dis-cussing is What You See in Clear Water, by Geof-frey O'Gara. Anyone is welcome to participate.

WHAT’S NEW Fiction Blockade Billy, by Stephen King Dangerous, by Diana Palmer Death Echo, by Elizabeth Lowell Farraday Road, by Ace Collins Junkyard Dogs, by Craig Johnson Red: The Heroic Rescue, by Ted Dekker The Rose Conspiracy, by Craig Parshall The Rule of Nine, by Steve Martini The Spy, by Clive Cussler State Fair, by Earlene Fowler Non-fiction Feeling Saucy, by Lorraine Turner Joseph McCarthy, by Arthur Herman Making Government Work, by Ernest F. Hollings Parenting with Love and Logic, by Cline Foster Wyoming Ghost Stories, by Debra Munn

Johnson County Library Foundation

The foundation was created in 1976 by patrons who saw the need to ensure the future of the library. Through donations, memorials and fund-raising, these volunteers have successfully supported special needs of the library and estab-lished a permanent endowment.

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All ages are welcome.

See coming events on the calendar page.

Board of directors Steve Reimann Paula Hanson Peggy Bjerke Bill Dooley Tim O’Gan John Gibbs Olin Turner

684-7439 738-2229 684-2798 684-9049 684-7035 684-2125 684-5794

Starts up SEPT. 9 Thursdays 10-11a

Great stories, crafts, games, songs …

and a puppet show!

The Johnson County Library’s own Megan Herold is one of 11 Wyoming residents who received grants for continuing their library education with a

regional scholarship. This money is distributed as part of a part-nership between South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana library systems. Fifty-one out of 131 applicants from all four states received grants. Megan received $14,400 to attend library education programs through the University of Northern Texas, most of which can be completed online. Congratulations!

Megan Herold receives scholarship

Summer Reading Fun!

Learning languages with MangoLearning languages with MangoLearning languages with Mango The Wyoming State Library has made a new public database available for

patrons of the Johnson County Library, one that lets them learn foreign lan-guages.

Mango is an online language learn-ing system that teaches real conversa-tion skills for practical communica-tion. Through fun and engaging inter-active lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredi-bly effective. The system is completely web-based and remotely accessible, so you can learn anywhere you have an Internet connection. As you listen to and repeat after native speakers, you'll learn more than just words and phrases.

To access Mango, go to the Johnson County Library’s website at www.jclwyo.org. Use the Mango icon on the right side of to get to Mango’s homepage. From there you can create a user profile to track your progress, or you can skip right to the language learning process.

Book inspired by Paradise ranch Author Bonnie Wisler will sign copies

of her romantic mystery, Count a Hundred Stars, from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11 at the Johnson County Library.

Wisler, who lives in North Carolina, set her novel at a dude ranch inspired by the Paradise Guest Ranch outside Buffalo. She is donating a copy for the library’s collection because, as she puts it, “Wyoming and the Big Horn Mountains are one of the main characters of the book.”

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Cynthia Twing, director Mary Rhoads, assistant director & children’s services Teresa Allgood, teen services & periodicals Mary Ann Bayers, technical services

Nancy Jennings, interlibrary loan & history department Connie Norton Megan Herold Steve Rzasa Lois Petersen

Staff

684-5546

Kathy Urruty, chair: 684-7870 Kassie Spiering, vice-chair: 684-5943 Jennifer Lompe, secretary: 738-2231 Howard Ohr, liason to JCL foundation: 684-1466 Helen Jones, treasurer: 736-2279

Board of

trustees

Cut out & save!

ADULT FICTION The Amateur Historian, by Julian Cole Broken, by Karin Slaughter Crashers, by Dana Haynes Die Twice, by Andrew Grant Ice Cold, by Tess Gerritsen The Lion, by Nelson DeMille The Mountain Between Us, by Charles Martin My Name is Memory, by Ann Brashares Naamah’s Curse, by Jacqueline Carey Never Look Away, by Linwood Bar-clay Nights of Villjamur, by Mark Cha-ran Newton The Overton Window, by Glenn Beck Perfect Reader, by Maggie Pouncey Pieces of Sky, by Kaki Warner Sizzling Sixteen, by Janet Evano-vich Stay, by Allie Larkin Still Missing, by Chevy Stevens This Must Be the Place, by Kate Racculia The Time Weaver, by Shana Abae Tom Wasp and the Newgate

Knocker, by Amy Myers Work Song, by Ivan Doig ADULT NON-FICTION The Council of Dads, by Bruce S. Feiler House of Cards, by William Cohan A Kingdom Strange, by James Horn Life in Year One, by Scott Korb The Price of Stones, by Twesigye Kaguri Quiet Hero, by Rita Cosby Robert’s Rules of Order, by Henry M. Robert Scout, Atticus and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mocking-bird, by Mary McDonagh Murphy CHILDREN’S Alien Androids Assault Arizona, by Johnathan Rand The Candy Shop War, by Brandon Mull The City of the Rats and Dragon’s Nest, by Emily Rodda

Home on the Range, by Lucy Nolan The Ice Princess, by Camilla Leackberg Kickoff!, by Tiki Barber Sports Camp, by Rich Wallace YOUNG ADULT Chaos, Chosen, Elyon, Infidel, Lunatic and Renegade, by Ted Dekker Crispin: The End of Time, by Avi Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn, by Sarah Miller The Lonely Hearts Club, by Elizabeth Eulberg The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan Shadowland, by Alyson Noel Ship Breaker, by Paolo Bacigalupi Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy #5), by Richelle Mead Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, by John Grisham Toads and Diamonds, by Heather Tomlinson To Darkness Fled, by Jill Williamson

-Analyze This -Due Dads -Easy Magic -Gone to Texas

-The Great Outdoors -Kramer vs. Kramer -A Perfect Murder -Seven Pounds

-The Simpsons Movie -Sitting Bull -Who Stole My Voice -Willy the Sparrow

Public computer use at the Johnson County Library rose significantly during the fiscal year 2009-10, increasing 13.7 percent from the 2008-09 fiscal year. This means patrons used the computers 1,629 more times in the recently concluded year. Use increased from 10,246 to 11,875.

The average number of computer users each day also increased, by about 16 percent, from 32 to 37. Monthly averages increased from 854 to 990. Summer months of June, July and August remain the busiest, with more than 1,100 computer uses.

Patron computer use up 14% on year 

About 100 people showed up on Saturday afternoon, July 17, to join Johnson County Library and Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum staff in celebrating the 100th birthday of the Carnegie building. Cupcakes and ice cream were served, and the museum was open free of

charge. Built in 1910, the Carnegie building was home to the library until 1988. It is now home to the museum’s gift shop, offices and many exhibits. Thanks especially go to the library staff, museum staff, Friends of the Library and volunteers who put countless hours into planning and executing the successful celebration.

100 YEAR BIRTHDAY A SUCCESS100 YEAR BIRTHDAY A SUCCESS100 YEAR BIRTHDAY A SUCCESS

Steve Rzasa’s first novel, The Word Re-claimed, is one of six finalists for the Carol Award in Speculative Fiction from the American Christian Fiction Writers. It was published by Marcher Lord Press in 2009 and is available to check out from the Johnson County Library.

BOOK IS ACFW AWARD FINALIST

Phone: (307) 684-5546 or 1-800-661-7071

171 North Adams Buffalo, WY 82834

On the Web http://jclwyo.org

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Calendar of Events FRIENDS of the

Johnson County Library Est. April 1972

Who are Friends?

Men and women with a common goal of promoting and supporting the library.

Ongoing projects …

Provide physical im-provements

Provide volunteers Purchase special

equipment and gifts Schedule fund-raising Arrange programs Sponsor book discus-

sions Provide books to par-

ents of newborns

The Friends meet the second Tuesday of every month at the library, and all members are encouraged to attend.

TUESDAYS Story hour—Kaycee Branch, 10 a.m. SATURDAY, AUG. 7 Libraries closed, Johnson County Fair MONDAY, SEPT. 6 Libraries closed—Labor Day holiday THURSDAY, SEPT. 9 Story hour begins—10 to 11 a.m. Stories, crafts, games, songs, a puppet show. SUNDAY, SEPT. 12 Sunday hours resume—1-4 p.m. MONDAY, SEPT. 20 Book discussion—Kaycee Branch, 7 p.m. What You See in Clear Water, by Geoffrey O'Gara. SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT. 2 Banned Books Week

All events are at the main library in Buffalo unless otherwise noted.

AUGUST‐SEPTEMBER

Congratulations to Carrie Rzasa! She won the grand prize of a $50 gift certificate to Winchester’s Steak House for the Adult Summer Reading Pro-gram. The theme this year was Water Your Mind, and many people participated, with 32 winning prizes donated by the Johnson County Library and other businesses throughout Buffalo. Thanks to all who participated.

For the Grown-ups

Painting and PlayingPainting and PlayingPainting and Playing———Summer Reading ProgramSummer Reading ProgramSummer Reading Program

The pirate ship built by staff members Mary Rhoads and Megan Herold with volunteer Debbie Stoetzel has been a hit with library patrons of all ages.

Avast!Avast!Avast!