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Park County Library will spend the month of July finishing up summer reading. This year’s summer reading theme is Adventure Begins at your Library and is open to all ages. It is never too late …
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Park County Library will spend the month of July finishing up summer reading. This year’s summer reading theme is Adventure Begins at your Library and is open to all ages. It is never too late to sign up and join in on the fun. Participants can sign up at all three libraries and reading can be tracked online or with paper forms. Summer Reading ends in Powell on July 19.
The Powell Library is open for business. If you have not visited us yet, make sure and come see us in our new location at Homesteader Hall in the Park County Fairgrounds.
The Powell Library is super excited to welcome Powell native and political journalist Charlie Spiering at 6 p.m. on July 9 in the Heart Mountain meeting room to discuss his book, “Amateur Hour: Kamala Harris in the White House,” as well as Washington politics. Spiering has worked for the Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Breitbart News and as a White House correspondent covering the Obama Administration. He has also worked as a guest columnist for Cowboy State Daily and currently works for the Daily Mail. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
Tippet Rise is back at the Powell Library. Join us at 3 p.m. July 9-10 for a batik art class in the grassy field at the fairgrounds. Classes for K-5th grade will be at 11 a.m. Classes for 6th-12th graders will be at 1 p.m. and an adult class will be at 3 p.m. Contact the Powell Library for more information.
The Park County Library Foundation will be participating in WyoGives on Wednesday, July 10. Please go online and check this out at wyogives.org. All donations made on that day to the Park County Library Foundation will be for the new Powell Library which is set to start construction this year. The Park County Library Foundation is raising funds to help purchase furniture, shelving and technology for the new Powell Library.
The Park County Library is pleased to announce that on Monday, July 15, we will be launching Tonies for checkout. Tonies are wonderful boxes with characters that when placed on top will read stories, play songs and provide wonderful screen free interaction. Tonies will be available at all libraries.
Join the Powell Library at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, beneath the grandstands at the fairgrounds as we welcome John Miller from Pearl Observatory. Learn about dinosaurs with a paleontologist and put together a giant dinosaur puzzle.
Sign up for our Tuesday Book Discussion on July 9 at 2 p.m. where we will be discussing “Do I Know You?” by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka.
Join us for Family History Friday on July 12. Sign up for a free one-on-one hour long session with Larry and Maureen Akin.
Powell Library is offering Tech Tuesday with Chris. Sign up for a one-on-one session with Park County Library IT administrator who can help you with your device problems. Tech Tuesday will be on July 16; sign ups required.
Join us for Adult Craft Night on Thursday, July 18, at 6 p.m. at the Powell Elks Lodge located at 581 N. Clark to make Wooden Watermelons.
Bring the kids to the Powell Library for our wonderful children’s programming. We will have Baby/Toddler Story Time every Monday at 10:30 a.m. Join us on Tuesday, July 23 and Wednesday, July 17 and July 31 for Story Time for all ages from 10:30-11 a.m. Bring the kids for the Lil Al Dinosaur program on Wednesday, July 17, at 2 p.m.
The Park County Library will once again be part of the Park County Fair. Since the Powell Library is located in Homesteader Hall for the week of the fair the Powell Library will have different operating hours. The Powell Library will be open for regular hours on Monday and Tuesday, July 22-23, but parking will only be available via the west gate. The Powell Library will be closed Wednesday through Friday but gateside service will be available for people to pick up materials and we will be closed on Saturday. The Park County Library will be at the fair Wednesday through Saturday for outreach, so stop by our van and check out the fun. Please check out our website and contact the Powell Library for more information.
All Park County libraries will be closed Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day.
