Monthly Newsletter - Platte County Public Library
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Monthly Newsletter - Platte County Public Library
2016 Issue 152 PLATTE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES Chugwater, Glendo, Guernsey, and Wheatland, Wyoming FREE - Take One BOOKMARK Cody Landstrom Magical Entertainment Book and a Bite event Thurs., October 20th 5:30 pm supper by The Pie Tin, followed by an amazing magic show that you simply won’t want to miss! It’s scary/spooky how much they look alike! medicine and candy cleaning supplies and colored sports drinks honey and motor and A program of the Early Literacy Project. The supper and entertainment is FREE to the public and each child goes home with a new book! Thank You Connie Thomas! Julie Balzan, UW Extension Nutrition and Food Safety Educator and Mary Evans, Cent$ible Nutrition Program Assistant oil more. Come and see Julie and Mary’s October display for a superb Brain Gym presentation at our September Book and a Bite event. October 1st starts the new 4-H year! Contact Brenda McKinzie at the Extension Office 57 Antelope Gap Road, or call 307-322-2667 for information on how to get involved. Brenda McKinzie University of Wyoming Platte County 4-H Educator Platte County Library’s Fall Book Sale October 5th - 8th Wednesday-Saturday During regular library hours Hundreds of used books, audio books and movies Platte County Library will be closed Monday, October 10th Tuesday, October 11th. This event highlights the importance of libraries to the state. Platte County Library will be among the over 45 other libraries in Wyoming to collect photos, comments and to illustrate the public library’s impact in our communities every day of the year. Come In, Sign Up, Have Fun! Let us know what your library means to you! and Help Promote Your Library on the Wyoming Libraries Web Site Guernsey and Glendo Branch Libraries are also participating! You can even get your picture taken! New Fiction Monday, November 7th Book and a Bite event begins with supper at 5:30 by The Pie Tin, followed by musical talent and comic entertainment of Chad Lore one man band from Casper, Wy Another great programs of the Early Literacy Project. The supper and entertainment is FREE to the public and each child goes home with a new book! 2017 Wyoming State Historical Society calendars Are available for sale at the library, $10.00 each Platte County Historical Society The next regular meeting will be 7:00 pm Tuesday, October 25th Neil Waring, who is knowledgeable about many topics in and around Guernsey will share some of those facts with us in his presentation. Neil is a published author whose main interests are geology and history. Everyone is welcome to attend! We have SO Many new books, audiobooks, DVDs, and Non-fiction that there’s no room in this newsletter to list them all. They will be listed in later newsletters, and at the front desk in the library. ENJOY! Go to plattecountylibrary.org. Click on the Virtual Library logo to check out E-Books and movies. Click on Zinio to download E-Magazines for FREE Use the Platte County Library WEBSITE to, explore the Library Catalog, to renew books, borrow e-books, get information from online databases, and link to Facebook and other Platte County sites. Johnnie Alexander – Where She Belongs Clélie Avit – I’m Still Here M.C. Beaton – Pushing Up Daisies James Lee Burke – The Jealous Kind Kristy Cambron – The Ringmaster’s Wife W. Bruce Cameron – The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man Jennifer Chiaverini – Fates and Traitors Harlan Coben – Home Margaret Coel – Winter’s Child Jenny Colgan – The Bookshop on the Corner James D. Crownover – Triple Play Clive Cussler – Pirate Emma Donoghue – The Wonder Gregory Dowling – Ascension Lance Hawvermale – Face Blind Rachel Herron – The Ones Who Matter Most Carl Hiaasen – Razor Girl Nathan Hill – The Nix Judith A. Jance – Downfall Craig Johnson – An Obvious Fact Julia Keller – Sorrow Road William Kent Krueger – Manitou Canyon Fern Mchaels – Crash and Burn Fern Michaels – Point Blank Robert B. Parker’s Death to Pay Ann Patchett - Commonwealth Louise Penny – A Great Reckoning Susan Elizabeth Philips – First Star I See Tonight J.D. Robb – Apprentice in Death Danielle Steel – Rushing Waters Robert Tanenbaum – Infamy Brian Thiem – Thirll Kill Catherine West – The Things We Knew Kevin Wolf – The Homeplace Mark Zusak – I am the Messenger Mark Zusak - Under Dogs Services for Seniors Flu Shot Clinic October 19th from 8-9 a.m. Activities Center 809 16th street 307-322-3279 (Cut & Use For Bookmark) Wyoming State’s Libraries Snapshot Day is on New DVDs Tuesdays, 10:30 am at your library with Frances Heller for Stories, Activities, Crafts and Snacks! A HARVEST OF STORIES Oct. 4—AMAZING APPLES It’s Happley Appley time with everyone joining in the fun of bobbing for apples and listening to some great apple stories. We’ll do a fun apple craft and receive a yummy caramel apple treat. Oct. 11—POPCORN HARVEST It’s all about popcorn today!! We’ll be enjoying popcorn games and listening to some fun popcorn stories. Everyone will join in doing popcorn art and then enjoy a popcorn treat from our own popcorn machine! Oct. 18—SPIDERS SPIN A STORY A live tarantula will visit our library today. We’ll participate in action poems and rhymes about spiders and hear spider stories. Treats will be some cute and tasty spider themed snacks. Oct. 25—PUMPKIN HARVEST Everyone will bring a pumpkin and use their imagination to decorate it creatively. There’ll be several pumpkin stories to listen to and a special treat of ghost pudding cups. HAPPY HARVEST TIME !!! English as a Second Language is being offered by Luanne Bakke If you know someone who is interested in learning English Contact: Luanne at 307-331-5784 11.22.63 The Addams Family Addams Family Values Addicted to Fresno All the Way American Ultra The Americans Season 2–3 Another Period Season 1 Arrow Season 4 Bedazzled The Big Lebowski The Blacklist Season 3 Blast from the Past Bob’s Burger Season 5 Bone Season 10 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 3 The Bronze Captain America: Civil War Careful What You Wish For Castle Season 8 Chicago Fire Season 4 Clueless The Conjuring 2 The Country Bears Criminal Minds Season 11 Doctor Who Seasons 3–9 The Duel Elementary Season 4 Empire Season 2 Encino Man Ex Machina Faking It Season 2 Fargo – Movie and Seasons 1–2 Fifty Shades of Grey Finding Carter Season 2 The Fits Frailty Free State of Jones Genius Gotham Season 2 Grey’s Anatomy Season 12 Halloweentown 1&2 Halloweentown High Hawaii Five-O Season 6 Hell on Wheels Season 5 High Strung A Hologram for the King Hot Rod The Huntsman: Winter’s War Into the Wild The Jungle Book Keanu The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Little Shop of Horrors Longmire Season 4 Louder Than Bombs Lucifer Season 1 The Magicians Season 1 The Man Who Knew Infinity Marauders Me Before You Meet the Blacks Money Monster Nacho Libre NCIS Season 13 Newsies The Nice Guys Now You See Me 2 Once Upon a Time Season 5 The Ones Below Orphan The Phenom Ratchet & Clank Rocky Horror Picture Show The Shannara Chronicle Season 1 Sin Nombre Six Feet Under Seasons 1–5 Sky High Sniper: Ghost Shooter Stand by Me Super Troopers Supergirl Season 1 Superstore Season 1 Tale of Tales Teen Titans Seasons 1–2 The Walking Dead Season 6 Workaholics Season 6 Worldwar You’re the Worst Seasons 1–2 Z Nation Seasons 1–2 New Non-Fiction Simon Akeroyd – Raised-Bed Gardening Artist’s Painting Techniques Josh Axe – Eat Dirt David Baker – Planet Earth Susan Beal – Bead Sparkle Lorraine Bell – The Art of Crayon Diane Benjamin – The Low-Fodmap Cookbook Jill K. Berry – Making Art from Maps And many more... . n Writers’ Group an outreach program of Platte County Library Borscht This looks like a great way to use up late harvest garden vegetables. Ingredients 2 lb. uncooked beetroot, peeled 2 carrots, peeled 2 celery sticks 3 tbsp. butter 2 onions, sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 4 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped 1 bay leaf 1 large parsley sprig 2 whole cloves 4 whole peppercorns 5 cups beef or chicken stock 2/3 cup beetroot kvas (the liquid form pickled beetroot) (Cook’s Tip: Beetroot kvas, fermented beetroot juice, adds an intense color and a slight tartness. If unavailable, peel and grate 1 beetroot, add 2/3 cup stock and 2 tsp lemon juice. Bring to the boil, cover and leave for 30 minutes. Strain before using) Salt and freshly ground black pepper Sour cream, garnished with snipped fresh chives or sprigs of dill. 1. Cut the beetroot, carrots and celery into fairly thick strips. Melt the butter in a large saucepan and cook the onions over a low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. 2. Add the beetroot, carrots and celery and cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. 3. Add the garlic and chopped tomatoes to the pan and cook, stirring for 2 more minutes. 4. Place the bay leaf, parsley, cloves and peppercorns in a piece of muslin and tie with string. 5. Add the muslin bag to the pan with the stock. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 1 1/4 hours, or until the vegetables are very tender. Discard the bag. Stir in the beetroot kvas and season. Bring to the boil. Ladle into bowls and serve with sour cream garnished with chives or dill. Recipe from Polish and Russian, The Classic Cookbook by Lesley Chamberlain and Catherine Atkinson, available for check-out at the library. The PCPL Bookmark is a monthly publication brought to you by your Platte County Library to provide patrons with library news, information, and a little fun. 904 9th St. Wheatland, 307-322-2689, FAX 307-322-3540 Open: 10am-8pm M-Th, 10am-5pm Fri., 10am-2pm Sat. Editor : Molly Read, Contributors: Julie Henion, and Lee Miller Wednesday, Oct. 12, and 26 at 2:00 p.m. If you are interested in the writing life, come join us at Platte County Library. Sr. Outreach Center Events First Friday Book Club October 7th, 2:00 pm We will talk about “The Making of the African Queen” by Katharine Hepburn, then replay video clips of the famous Hollywood icon on You Tube. Stop in at the Senior Outreach Center, 977 Gilchrist in Wheatland, 307-331-7780, and see what’s happening! Mark your calendar and plan to attend The annual Guernsey Holiday Bazaar November 19th, 9am - 2pm in the East gym of Guernsey-Sunrise High School Vendors may call 307-836-2736 for information and to reserve a space. The final deadline to reserve a vendor space is Mon. Nov. 14th. If you register by Oct 28th you get $5 off your registration fee. Guernsey Branch Library Summer Reading Program Winners Thank you to V.F.W. Post #4471 for annually donating a girls and a boys bike for the Guernsey Branch Library’s Summer Reading Program, and the Platte County Library System for 2 new Dragon brand Tablets. V.F.W. members presented Summer Reading awards on Fri. Sept. 9th during an Elementary Pep Assembly at Guernsey-Sunrise High School Gym. Aylianna Hollin won the Girl’s Bike, and Charlie Hollin won a Dragon Tablet (Daughter & Son of Connie Hollin). The Boys Bike winner was Marcus Swingholm (Son of Doug and Toni Swingholm), Tablet winner was Kaydence Rodriguez (Daughter of Jamie & Daniel Rodriguez), Julian Rodriguez, William Knowlton, & Riley Jones, Not pictured are Matthew Swingholm, and Braden Stenson. ALL 10 OF OUR READERS RECIEVED A CERTIFICATE FROM PIZZA HUT FOR A FREE PERSONAL PAN PIZZA!!!! Thank you Pizza Hut! The kids read more than 3000 pages this summer.