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The newsletter of the Johnson County Library System
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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 (Sept‐May) ~ 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 Johnson County
Library
~ Mission ~
Our mission as a
library system and
community hub is to
Collect, Share, Promote,
Learn, Adapt, & Grow.
Users are foremost.
http://jclwyo.org
Memorials provide more books
Every year the Johnson County Library adds hundreds of new books to its collection. These aren’t
free: the money from county property taxes, 1% tax requests and assorted state funds pays for most.
But families have also set up memorial funds in honor of a loved on who enjoyed our library for years.
These funds help us add extra books beyond those paid for with local taxfunds.
One of those very important funds is the Wanda
MEMORIAL — Continued on next page
Christmas Joy — 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6
Family night at the library
Let’s make a wreath — Everyone welcome!
Pizza and Christmas Goodies — Sign up now
We will build it: Auction brings $34,000
Thanks to all our guests, donors and
sponsors who made Nov. 1 such a success!
Let’s Build It drew about 200 attendees for a
fantastic evening of food, drink, and music.
Many excellent items, including dinners at
local establishments and gift certificates for
artisan classes, were auctioned.
The Johnson County Library Foundation,
The Friends of the Library, the Library
Trustees and Library staff wish to extend their
thanks to everyone who helped make this
year’s benefit auction a tremendous success –
Larry & Eva Brannian, Dan & Deb Gay, Jacob AUCTION — Continued on next page
Auction proceeds
$30,200
Friends proceeds
$3,800
Production of BOOKENDS is paid for with funds from the Harry & Thelma Surrena Memorial Recent Memorial Donations
$1,000 in memory
of Lois Shethar Gordon
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Thank you
Kaycee Branch___738-2473
Bonnie Ross, branch manager — Monica Brock — Kelley Davis
It's been a busy couple of weeks at the Kaycee
Branch Library. We celebrated "Teen Read
Week" October 15 -19. The teens received
incentives for checking out books during the
week. Teens were also asked to guess how many
shredded paperbacks were in the jug. Wesley
Gosney was our winner.
We had a Halloween celebration during our
October 29 Story Hour. There were books, finger
plays, a craft and snacks. Many of the little ones
came in costume.
Our latest book discussion was about Beautiful
Jim Key by Mim Eichler Rivas. Many of the
participants enjoyed the parts about the horse, but
found several parts of the book to be a little
dry. Some even questioned if it was factual. The
next book discussion will be about Truman
Capote's A Christmas Memory. This is a short
story. The discussion will be held January 6 at 7
p.m. here at the library. Anyone may join us.
Now we are gearing up for our Winter Reading
program, "It's the Season for Reading". This will
be held Dec. 1, 2013 through Jan. 31, 2014.
Patrons who checkout books during this time
are eligible to put their name in the drawing for one
of four baskets—
Preschool - first grade: Llama Llama Basket
Second grade - fifth grade: I Spy Basket
Teens: Book, T-shirt, & Goodie Basket
Adults: Book & $50 Winchester's Gift Card
Children’s Story Hour
All ages welcome! Thursdays 10-11a
Great stories, crafts, games, songs …
and a puppet show!
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
Thank you to
The Harry & Thelma Surrena Memorial
For generous donations that fund this newsletter,
library programming, and much more...
MEMORIAL — Continued from front page
Hill memorial, named for a library supporter and book lover who moved to
Buffalo from Texas several years ago. She was also a member of the Friends
of the library. Her children and sister contribute to the memorial fund around
every Christmas.
During 2013, the Wanda Hill memorial paid for 18 YA books, valued at
approximately $250. You can find them on our shelves or request them on
hold if they’re checked out:
45 Pounds (More or Less)—by K.A. Barson—YA B 28
Replica—by Jenna Black—YA B 56
Thousand Word—by Jennifer Brown—YA B 81
Reluctant (W.A.R.P. #1)—by Eoin Colfer—YA C 68 W#1
Invisibility—by Andrea Cremer—YA C 86
Battle of the Ampere (Michael Vey #3)—by Richard Paul Evans—YA Ev 1
M#3
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die—by April Henry—YA H 39
Fire Storm (Sherlock Holmes #4)—by Andrew Lane—YA L 24 S#4
Secret Ingredient—by Stewart Lewis—YA L 58
Proxy—by Alex London—YA L 84
Catch Rider—by Jennifer H. Lyne— YA L 99
Absent—by Katie Williams—YA W 67
Beautiful and the Cursed—by Page Morgan—YA M 82
Impostor—by Susanne Winnacker—YA W 73
Life After Theft—by Aprilynne Pike—YA P 63
The Program—by Suzanne Young—YA Y 8
Computer classes starting soon
Johnson County Library staff will start up computer assistance classes in
January. Possible topics covered will include e-reader (Kindle & Nook) use,
tablet devices, e-mail, and Microsoft Office, plus databases offered by the
Wyoming State Library. Contact Megan Herold or Steve Rzasa at (307) 6845546 for more information.
Winter Reading in forecast for January
The Johnson County Library’s second Winter Reading Program, “Books
are SNOW Wonderful,” will kick off Monday, Jan. 20.
The program lasts until Friday, March 21. Reading slips can be
deposited to enter a drawing for prizes in five reading groups: Preschool to K;
Grades 1 to 3; Grades 4 to 5; Teens; and Adults. Baskets of prizes — funded
by the Friends of the Library — will be awarded for each group during our
grand prize drawing to be held on Friday, March 21.
Our books
are
FREE
Your library is free to use — we only need
a form of photo identification and a proof
of mailing address (like a piece of mail) to
get you a library card. No overdue fines!
JOHNSON Board
of
COUNTY
trustees
LIBRARY
Sci-fi murder &
mayhem
Technical services librarian
Steve Rzasa has had his sixth
novel published by Marcher
Lord Press, a military sci-fi
mystery Quantum Mortis: A
Man Disrupted. He co-wrote it
with author Vox Day. Visit
www.steverzasa.com
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
Staff
6845546
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
Jenna Thorburn
AUCTION — Continued from front page
& Cristen Gay, caterer Margaret Fraley of Sagewood Café and her new baker Shelby Spratt;
City Liquor for their assistance with the wine for the auction; Trinity Rodriguez/The Fix,
Kiwanis members, Meadowlark Elementary School, Dan Rhoads and the spouses of staff and
board members, and of course our wine servers – Wayne Hill, Theo Hirshfeld, Danny Powell,
Jackie Powell, Lynne Turner, and Olin Turner.
Cut out & save!
ADULT FICTION
The Abominable, by Dan
Simmons
Aftermath, by Rhidian Brook
The Bones of Paris, by Laurie R.
King
Cartwheel, by Jennifer DuBois
Chasing Hope, by Kathryn
Cushman
The Darling Dahlias and the
Texas Star, by Susan Wittig Albert
Daybreak, by Shelley Shepard
Gray
Just One Evil Act, by Elizabeth
George
Kate’s Progress, by Cynthia
Harrold-Eagles
Longbourn, by Jo Baker
Loss of Innocence, by Richard
North Patterson
Mrs. Poe, by Lynn Cullen
Mundy’s Law, by Monty McCord
My Notorious Life, by Kate
Manning
Silencing Eve, by Iris Johansen
The Sisters Weiss, by Naomi
Ragen
Who Asked You? by Terry
McMillan
ADULT NON-FICTION
Becoming Odyssa, by Jennifer Pharr
Davis
Book of Ages, by Jill Lepore
Dogfight, by Tony Holmes
A House in the sky, by Amanda Lindhout
Learn to Play Country Guitar, by Phil
Capone
My Story, by Elizabeth Smart
No Ordinary Men, by Elisabeth Sifton
One Summer: America, 1927, by Bill
Bryson
What’s Wrong with My Dog? By Jake
Tedaldi
Zealot, by Reza Alsan
CHILDREN’S
All About Ellie, by Callie Barkley
Amy Meets her Stepsister, by Callie
Barkley
Attack of the Ninja Frogs, by Ursula
Vernon
Bow Hunting, by Ellen Gale
Curse of the Were-wiener, by Ursula
-The Big Chill
-Blindness
-The Bourne Supremacy
-Dark City
Johnson
Darkness Falls, by Erin Hunter
Doctor Pig, by Emily Gale
Dragonbreath, by Ursula Vernon
Fly Fishing, by Blake Pound
Journey, by Aaron Becker
Lupus Rex, John Carter Cash
Monsters In Space! By Ray O’Ryan
Snook Alone, by Marilyn Nelson
The Table Sets Itself, by Ben Clanton
Tea Party Rules, by Ame Dyckman
YOUNG ADULT
Donner Dinner Party, by Nathan Hale
Emblaze, by Jessica Shirvington
Final Descent, by Richard Yancey
Gorgeous, by Paul Rudnick
House of Hades, by Rick Riordan
How I Lost You, by Janet Gurtler
Proxy, by Alex London
Replica, by Jenna Black
Sky on Fire, by Emmy Laybourne
Thousand Words, by Jennifer Brown
TMI, by Patty Blount
-Don’t Say a Word
-Larry the Cable Guy
-Men in Black II
-The Mist
-Mr. Brooks
-The Rundown
-Timecop
-Unaccompanied Minors
J OHNSON C OUNTY L IBRARY
171 North Adams
Buffalo, WY 82834
Phone: (307) 684-5546
or 1-800-661-7071
On the Web
http://jclwyo.org
Like us on Facebook! FRIENDS of the
Johnson County Library
Est. April 1972
Who are the Friends?
Men and women who promote
and support the library.
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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 foundation
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.
Calendar of Events
All events are at the main library in Buffalo unless otherwise noted.
DECEMBER-JANUARY
THIRD FRIDAYS
Book club—Friends of the Library, 1 pm.
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, DEC. 6
Christmas Joy—6 pm. Family night at the
library. Everyone invited. Wreath-making
craft, pizza and Christmas goodies. Sign up at
the front desk or call the library (307-6845546) to register for the event.
TUESDAY, DEC. 24
Libraries closing early—at noon for
Christmas Eve
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25
Libraries closed—Christmas holiday
TUESDAY, DEC. 31
Libraries closing early— at noon for New
Year’s Eve
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1
Libraries closed—New Year’s Day holiday.
MONDAY, JAN. 6
Book discussion—7 pm, Kaycee Branch. A
Christmas Memory by Truman Capote.
COMING IN JANUARY
Computer classes—weekday afternoons,
taught by staff.
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