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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)

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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

FREE

Johnson County Library

~ Mission ~ Our mission as a

library system and

community hub is to

Collect, Share, Promote,

Learn, Adapt, & Grow.

Users are foremost.

Bookends

Production of Bookends is paid for with funds from the Harry & Thelma Surrena Memorial

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The newsletter of the Johnson County Library System

August—September 2016 http://jclwyo.org

It’s here—new places & spaces The Johnson County Library’s expansion

project is complete, with only some shelving

to be assembled and the last books to be put

into place.

The added 10,000 square feet and renovated

8,000 square feet of the existing 1988

structure offers a variety of services to the

public. One of the most drastic changes is to

the former Fiction shelving area, which is

now home to our reading room. All the

magazines and newspapers, along with

paperback novels, are kept in here and

visitors have been making use of this quiet

space.

Our public meeting room has already been busy, with at least a handful of uses scheduled every

week. At 1,350 square feet it is nearly double the size of our old meeting room—which is still

available to rent. Foldable tables and nesting chairs make for easy setup and breakdown. Most recently

New Spaces - Continued on Page 2

Safety for our Patrons: Library installs security cameras

With a larger building and greater area to cover, the Johnson County Library

board of trustees and the county commissioners have opted to install a security

camera network inside and outside the building. As stated in our new policy—

which will be soon posted on our website www.jclwyo.org—“Security cameras

Security Cameras - Continued on Page 2

Congratulations to our top readers in

the Teen Summer Reading Program:

Holly Qualm and Olivia Zink

Holly read 60 hours Olivia read 58,

which means together these two girls

read almost 10 percent of the 700

hours the teens involved in summer

reading accumulated. Well done!

Board of directors Chair Nick Thom

Vice-Chair Frank Pratt

Treasurer Steve Reimann

Penny Orchard

Amy Pierson

Elaine Warren

Thank you to The Harry & Thelma Surrena Memorial

For generous donations that fund this newsletter,

library programming, and much more...

Lois Gordon

Memorial For continued support of our

Kaycee Branch Library

Kaycee Branch 738-2473

Bonnie Ross, branch manager — Monica Brock — Kelley Davis

Summer Reading results-

Book Hunters - water gun winner-Teven Pavey;

top reader-Wyatt Davis

Volume Chasers - water gun winner-Valerie

Ford; top reader-Valerie Ford

Edition Seekers - water gun winner-Damien

Cohee; top reader-Franklin Ford

Children read a total of 100 hours.

Adult basket winner - Jani Van Deusen

Teen basket winner - Jared Ford

Adult and Teen Guessing Jar winner - Kate

Harlan

There was a tie between Mary Cleveland and

Kate Harlan and so we had them guess the number

of adult fiction titles in the library and the winner

was Kate Harlan.

There were a total of 86 participants in all age

groups.

Our next book discussion is planned for

Monday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. and we will be

discussing All The Light We Cannot See by

Anthony Doerr.

We are having Charlie "The Noiseguy" Williams

on Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 2 p.m.

Security Cameras—continued from front page

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.

are used where needed to provide peace of mind

to library users and staff by discouraging

violations of the Library’s Rules of Conduct, to

assist library staff in preventing the occurrence of

any violations, and when necessary, to provide

law enforcement assistance in prosecuting

criminal activity.”

The policy also noted access by police is

allowed only “when pursuant to a subpoena, court order, or otherwise

required by law.”

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Director Cynthia

Twing.

the room played host to the Teen

Summer Reading finale in which

the teens tried out our new board

games and enjoyed pizza.

Work continues on shelving our

nonfiction collection in its new

home, which is actually not far

from where it was once located.

Library Director Cynthia Twing

and a host of volunteers have been

diligently sorting and arranging the

books.

The teen area now boasts plenty

of seating, as well as a collection of

fun board games. Books and

graphic novels are spread out on

display.

The children’s room has several

fun and comfortable seating

arrangements for children and their

parents, as well as tables of building

blocks and puzzles. Parents can also

check out a pair of tablets pre-

loaded with games.

New Spaces — continued from front page

Baker, Harvey join library

trustees

The Johnson County Library would like to welcome

Julie Baker and Kim Harvey as the newest members

of our board of trustees. Julie will serve as liaison to

the Johnson County Library Foundation, and Kim

will be the treasurer.

New Fiction

Our new fiction titles are located on the

cube display to the right of the front desk,

near the staff work area. We keep the newest

novels from the past two months arranged

there. Anything older is shelves in the three

rows of Fiction shelving. Check out Page 3 of

Bookends for our newest releases.

Cynthia Twing, director

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

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

Heather Kuzara, circulation

Staff

684-

5546

Ron Wagner, Chair: 620-1031

Denise Marton, Vice-chair: 620-9060 Jodi Crago, Secretary: 620-0417

Julie Baker, Liaison to JCLF, 684-2300

Kim Harvey, Treasurer: 620-1465

Board

of

trustees

ADULT FICTION

All In, by Simona Ahrnstedt

All is Not Forgotten, by Wendy

Walker

Among the Wicked, by Linda

Castillo

The Asset, by Shane Kuhn

Back Lash, by Chris Knopf

The Black Widow, by Daniel

Silva

Charlie Red, by Michael

Zimmer

Fatal Pursuit, by Martin Walker

Flight Patterns, Karen White

Green Rider and First Rider’s

Call, by Kristen Britain

Magic, by Danielle Steele

New York Nocturne, by Walter

Satterthwait

Night and Day, by Iris

Johansen

Revolver, by Duane

Swierczynski

Swan Book, by Alexis Wright

Star Wars Aftermath: Life Debt, by Chuck

Wendig

The Trouble with Lexie, by Jessica Anya

Blau

White Bone, by Ridley Pearson

Willnot, by James Sallis

ADULT NONFICTION

Classic Hunting Tales, by Vin T. Sparano

Curious Minds, by Ty Kolstedt & Dr.

Azeem Vasi

The King’s Speech, by Mark Logue

The Lynching, by Laurence Leamer

My Father & Atticus Finch, by Joseph

Madison Beck

Weld Like a Pro, by Jerry Uttrachi

CHILDREN’S Home Run, by Tim Green

If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the

Beach, Don’t!, by Elise Parsley

Let’s Play, by Herve Tullet

Puddle Jumpers, by Anne Margaret Lewis

The Return, by Varian Johnson

Ruby Lee & Me, by Shannon Hitchcock

The Skeleton Tree, by Iain Lawrence

CD BOOKS Brionne, by Louis L’Amour

Dishonorable Intentions, by Stuart Woods

The Girl from Summer Hill, by Jude

Devereaux

Homegoing, by Y aa Gyasi

Marrow Island, by Alexis M. Smith

The Second Life of Nick Mason, by Steve

Hamilton

YA BOOKS Code of Honor, by Alan Gratz

The Ghostfaces, by John Flanagan

The Last Star, by Richard Y ancey

Rise of the Wolf, by Jennifer Nielsen

Samurai Rising, by Pamela Turner

The Steeplejack, by A.J. Hartley

Aliens

Casino Royale The Dark Knight Rises

Ex Machina

Lethal Weapon (#1-4) Mission Impossible 5:

Rogue Nation

Notting Hill The Odd Couple

Saw

Suits: Seasons 1&2 Tangled

Phone: (307) 684-5546

or 1-800-661-7071

171 North Adams Buffalo, WY 82834

On the Web http://jclwyo.org

JOHNSON COUNTY LIBRARY

FRIENDS of the

Johnson County Library

Est. April 1972

Who are the Friends? Men and women who pro-

mote and support the library.

Ongoing projects …

Provide funding for physi-

cal improvements

Assist staff on Sundays in

school year

Provide assistance & fund-

ing for the Summer Read-

ing programs

Sponsor the annual library

auction with the JC 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

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

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

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SUNDAYS THROUGH AUGUST

No Sunday Hours—The library will be closed

on Sundays throughout the summer.

SATURDAY, AUG. 4

Library closed—for the Johnson County Fair

and Rodeo.

THURSDAY, AUG. 11

Charlie the Noise Guy— 1:30 and 7 p.m.

Children’s program, families welcome.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3 THROUGH MONDAY,

SEPT. 5

Library closed—Labor Day weekend holiday.

MONDAY, SEPT. 12

Book discussion— Kaycee Branch, 7 p.m. All

the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 17 AND SUNDAY, SEPT. 18

Lori Howe, Poetry workshop—Story poems,

present by Lori Howe of the University of

Wyoming. Times to be announced—check

library website and Facebook page. A

Wyoming Humanities program.

The new board games in the Teen room include Pass the Big Pigs.