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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 

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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 

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P.O. Box 160 Linch, WY 82640 (307) 437‐6424 

Hours T: 2‐5p Th: 1‐4p 

The newsletter of the Johnson County Library System

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Johnson County Library

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library system and community hub is to

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

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April—May 2013 http://jclwyo.org

Tuesday April 9 Zinio Magazine database

Wednesday April 17 Zinio magazine database

Wednesday April 24 Novelist

Tuesday April 30 Resume building

Wednesday May 1 Ancestry

Wednesday May 8 Question & Answer

Tuesday May 14 Beginning email/computer

Wednesday May 22 Pinterest & Sheridan UpCycle

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Computer classes available this spring Please contact library staff at (307) 684-5546 if you would like to sign up for one or more of these classes.

Our third LEGO building contest was a success — we had 23 children ranging in age from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade submit entries, just about the same number as last year. At the Thursday, March 22 awards celebration, Buffalo residents

Jack Morey and Debbie Grant judged the entries in various categories. Fourth-grades John Wonka won Best in Show(Architectural) and Ben Rzasa won Best in Show (Artistic) for their models. You can see the complete selection of entries on our Facebook page.

Just for Moms and Daughters We’re hosting our annual Mothers Day Tea during story hour at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 9. But this time around we’re also having a special Mother and Daughter Art Party @ the library that same day at 6 p.m. You’re invited to come decorate flower pots and enjoy pizza. Spread the word to moms and daughters alike.

COMING IN JUNE… Father’s Day activity for dads and sons! More details will be announced. Watch Facebook and our website, www.jclwyo.org.

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What’s in a Name? Venice Beske, Special Projects Librarian for the Wyoming State Library, will be at the library 7

p.m. Friday, April 12, to talk about specific place names in Wyoming, relating their sources to archaeology, biology, folklore, geography, geology, history or language. She will also discuss the current place names project of the Wyoming State Library. Beske lives in Hawk Springs.

Beske will visit Kaycee Branch library on Saturday, April 13 for a 6:30 p.m. program.

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 & established a permanent endowment.

Board of directors Chair—Nick Thom Vice-Chair—Frank Pratt Treasurer—Steve Reimann Secretary—Tim O’Gan Bill Dooley Penny Orchard Olin Turner Dave Wright

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Bonnie Ross, branch manager — Monica Brock — Kelley Davis

Congratulations to the winners of the Winter

Reading Program prize baskets: Preschool-First Grade: Joe, Jamie and Ben

Curuchet; Second-Fifth Grade: Mary Cleveland; Teen: Colten Schirmer; and Adult: Sue Burns.

The staff extends its thanks to everyone who participated.

We also now have a 3M eReader available to check out. Patrons can checkout up to three eBooks from the 3M Cloud Library online and then download them onto the eReader.

Recently the Kaycee Library received a $2,000 grant from the Stewart Cellars Foundation to be spent on audio and visual materials. The first shipment just came in and includes 14 DVDs plus the following titles:

Thank you to The Harry & Thelma Surrena Memorial

For generous donations that fund this newsletter, library programming, and much more...

Thank you to Lois Gordon

For continued support of our Kaycee Branch Library

Children’s Story HourChildren’s Story HourChildren’s Story Hour

All ages welcome! Thursdays 10-11a

Playaways NYPD Red by James Patterson Political Suicide by Michael Palmer The Sanctuary by Ted Dekker CD Books Stone Song by Win Blevins The Bartender’s Tale by Ivan Doig Jack Reacher One Shot by Lee Child Killing Kennedy by Bill O’Reilly Private London by James Patterson The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien King Jack and the Dragon by Peter Bently FOR KIDS

This year’s theme is “Dig into Reading.” The program runs Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Johnson County Library’s main meeting room for six weeks. We will kick off program with a hot dog BBQ beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 18.

Sessions will be divided up into age groups, ranging from pre-K to fifth grade (the grade the children will attend this fall). More information about those groups and the times they will attend the summer reading program will be available at a later date.

We’re also holding our annual Art in Bloom fund-raiser to support the program. Last year local artists painted flowerpots and we auctioned them off to raise about $1,200. This year artists and staff will put their work on display in mid-April. There will be more information posted on our Facebook page, as well as a gallery of photos.

FOR TEENS This year’s theme is “Beneath the Surface.”

The program runs Tuesdays in the Johnson County Library’s main meeting room from 2:30 to 4 p.m., June 4, 11, 18 and 25. Youth who will be in grades 6 through 12 this fall are welcome to take part in the crafts, including treasure boxes, shark tooth necklaces and terrariums. Be sure to grab snacks and enter contests for prizes.

2013 Summer Reading 2013 Summer Reading digs deeperdigs deeper  

We had 45 quilts contributed for the annual quilt display at the library during March. The complete gallery of photos, including detailed captions taken from our program, is available on our Facebook page (search for “Johnson County Library Wyoming”).

Amazing Quilts

Cut out & save!

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Cynthia Twing, director Mary Rhoads, assistant director & children’s services Teresa Allgood, teen services & Periodicals Connie Norton

Nancy Jennings, interlibrary loan & history department Megan Herold, information technology services Steve Rzasa, technical services Lindsey Belliveau

Staff 684-5546

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

Board of

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ADULT FICTION 1356, by Bernard Cornwell Alex Cross, Run, by James Patterson Bad Blood, by Dana Stabenow Bear is Broken, by Lachlan Smith Immortal, by Dean Crawford The Imposter Bride, by Nancy Richler Insane City, by Dave Barry Iscariot, by Tosca Lee The Night Ranger, by Alex Berenson The Painted Girls, by Cathy Buchanan Parlor Games, by Maryka Biaggio The Promise of Stardust, by Priscille Sibley Proof of Guilt, by Charles Todd Schroder, by Amity Gaige The Secret River, by Kate Grenville The Silver Linings Playbook, by Matthew Quick The Sound of Broken Glass, by Deborah Crombie Suspect, by Robert Crais Thirteen, by Kelley Armstrong Touch & Go, by Lisa Gardner

ADULT NON-FICTION American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels, 1956-19 American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels, 1953-19 Anything Worth Doing, by Jo Deurbrouck Derek Fell's Grow This!, by Derek Fell Dream More, by Dolly Parton Facing the Wave, by Gretel Ehrlich First Man, by James Hansen Hitching Post Inn : Wyoming's Second Capitol, by Sue Castaneda The Hour of Peril, by Daniel Stashower Jack Kerouac: Collected Poems, by Jack Kerouac Proof of Heaven, by Eben Alexander A Small Difference, by Raymond Plank CHILDREN’S Abe Lincoln's Dream, by Lane Smith Angkat, by Jewell Coburn Army Rangers, by Carlos Alvarez An Astronaut Cookbook, by Sarah

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Awesome Coin Tricks, by Steve Charney Barnum's Bones, by Tracey Fern Because Amelia Smiled, by David Ezra Stein A Bed of Your Own!, by Mij Kelly Better than a Lemonade Stand!, by Daryl Bernstein The Big Question, by John R. Erickson Boys Who Rocked the World, by Michelle McCann CD BOOKS Eighty Days, by Matthew Goodman The Fifth Witness, by Michael Connelly Ghostman, by Roger Hobbs Guilt, by Jonathan Kellerman YOUNG ADULT Dodger, by Terry Pratchett Homeland, by Cory Doctorow The Madness Underneath, by Maureen Johnson

-Brave -The Clear Creek Riparian Project -The Dust Bowl

-Family Animal Adventures -Gone Baby Gone -Great Migrations

-A League of Their Own -Smallville -Some Like It Hot -The Wild Bunch

Buddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man, by Brian McGrory (2012)

Review by Steve Rzasa ***** I’m not much for autobiographies. The old ones tend to be too long, and most of the

time I find myself saying “Who cares?” about the details of one person’s life. Trust me, if anyone ever read a biography of me, they’d say the same thing, only they’d yawn more often.

But once I picked up Buddy by Brian McGrory and read the description, I knew I had to finish it. And I could not put it down. Brian is a well-known writer for the Boston Globe, a newsman extraordinaire, who lived the bachelor life with his beloved dog. When his dog falls ill and dies, a series of events lead to his engagement to the veterinarian and his moving in with the family. He must adjust to all the trappings of domestic life in the suburbs.

Oh. And did I mention Buddy is a rooster? A rooster with violent tendencies who despises Brian? Yeah. The feeling is mutual.

This is a light-hearted, well-written read that is both heavy with sarcastic humor (my favorite) and lessons about life. It’s a story of a man who finally grows up, thanks in part to a rooster he’d just as soon have on the dinner plate than sitting next to him on the couch.

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Calendar of Events FRIENDS of the

Johnson County Library Est. April 1972

Who are the Friends?

Men and women who promote and support the library.

Ongoing projects …

Provide funding for physical improvements

Assist staff on Sundays in school year

Provide assistance & funding for the Summer Reading programs

Sponsor the annual library auction with library founda-tion

Provide assistance & funds to further National Library Week, Mother’s Day Tea, and other local humanities programs

We meet at 4 p.m. second

Tuesday of every month at the library.

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

APRIL-MAY

TUESDAYS Story hour—Kaycee Branch, 10 a.m.

THURSDAYS Story hour—10 a.m. Join staff for a puppet show, games, stories, a craft and snacks. FRIDAY, APRIL 12 Wyoming Place Names—7 p.m. Venice Beske from the Wyoming State Library will discuss origins of place names. She will also visit Kaycee Branch 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 Open House—11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friends of the library will have cookies and punch to celebrate National Library Week. THURSDAY, MAY 9 Mother’s Day Tea—10 a.m. Moms can enjoy tea together while the children attend story hour.

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Mothers and Daughters Art Party—6 p.m. Moms and daughters are invited to paint flower pots and have pizza together. SUNDAY, MAY 12 Libraries Closed—Mother’s Day SUNDAY, MAY 26 & MONDAY, MAY 27 Libraries Closed—Memorial Day

REACH FOR THE STARS

The Reach for the Stars Reading Incentive Program will be held April 8 through 26, followed by a book fair on May 9 and 10 at the library.

Participants receive Usborne Books with 70 percent of the pledge money they collect. The library receives 30 percent of the pledge money to purchase prizes for the summer