Karen Horner

October is all about the Night at the Library fundraising event being put on by the Park County Library Foundation. Night at the Library is Friday, Oct. 13 from 6-9 p.m. at the Cody Library. All proceeds benefit the Park County Library System. This first-ever event will be filled with fun, books, food, games and drinks. This event is for ages 21 and over, tickets are on sale at the Powell Library and Hickory Street Catering and online at the Park County Library website. The event will feature five themed book stations with themed food, drinks, games and fun. Costumes are encouraged — dress as your favorite character from our five books.

The books are “Friday Night Lights,” by H.G. Bissinger, “Casino Royale” by Ian Fleming, “The World of Downton Abbey,” by Jessica Fellows, “Open Season” by C.J. Box and “Real Murders” by Charlaine Harris.

This is a wonderful chance to party after hours at the library, see the library transformed into the pages of a book and taste some wonderful food and drinks. Make sure and get your tickets and support the library.

Park County Library is pleased to announce our first ever Halloween Costume Swap at all three libraries. This is open to all ages; all exchanges are free.

The Powell Library will be accepting clean and gently used costumes on Monday, Oct. 2 and will host the costume exchange on Oct. 6 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Literary Pumpkins are back at Park County Libraries. Decorate a pumpkin based on a book, character or author and drop off at the library anytime between Monday, Oct. 23 and Tuesday, Oct. 31 to have your pumpkin on display.

Friday Morning Card Games are back at the library. Please join us at 9 a.m. every Friday morning to play cards, cribbage, puzzles and other fun card games.

Sign up for our Tuesday Book Discussion and join us on Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. where we will be discussing “Chasing Fireflies” by Charles Martin. We also offer an evening book discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 6 p.m. We will be discussing “Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine” by Anne Applebaum.

Join us for Adult Craft Night on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. to make macramé napkin rings.

Families are welcome to attend our first Homeschool Hour on Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. Come to the lib-rary and connect with other hom-eschool families — this month we will feature library skills.

The Powell Library is looking for Circuit Readers who would love to read to children and be a Powell Library Ambassador. To learn more information join us on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 2 p.m.

Teens are welcome at the Powell Library and we have a lot of fun activities planned for after school. Every Thursday at 3:30 p.m. join us for young adult craft time and every Friday at 2 p.m. for early release activities. Stop by the library, check out our social media pages or calendar on our website to learn more about the activities for the week. Teens join us for Nintendo Switch Tournament on Friday, Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. Sign up is required.

Powell Library has lots of fun-filled activities for children. Join Ms. Renee every Monday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m. for Baby and Toddler Time and every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for Story Time. The Powell Library will have a special story time on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 10:30 a.m. and 3:20 p.m. as we welcome Marshall from Paw Patrol to the library. Join us for this fun story time and get your picture taken with Marshall. Lego Club for kindergarten-fifth grade is back. Join us Oct. 23 at 3:30 p.m. 

Kids in kindergarten-fifth grade come join us on Thursday, Oct. 26 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. for Happy Halloween Crafts. Stop by the library on Oct. 31 from 3:30-6 p.m. for Trick or Treat in conjunction with downtown Powell.

Stop by on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and every Thursday from 1-3 p.m. for the Powell Library Friends Book Sale. Stop by and take home as many books as you can and support the Powell Library. Also, if you’re interested in helping out with book sales and supporting the library, consider joining the Friends of the Library.

Do you want to help support the library and help create a new Powell Library? Then please consider joining the Park County Library Foundation. We are looking for Powell representation and would love to have the Powell community well represented. The Foundation only meets a few times a year and we can even meet in the Powell Library. If you are interested in learning more and want to join, contact Karen Horner 307-527-1881 and help strengthen the library.

We have seeds from our seed library as you start your garden and we have nature backpacks filled with items to enhance your local hike. As always, we have binge boxes, Switch games and console, health kits, board games, puzzles, Rokus, blood pressure kits and much more to borrow.

All Park County Libraries will be closed Monday, Oct. 9 for Columbus Day.