What's happening at the Moorcroft Branch Library

We are gearing up for an amazing summer reading program! Young readers can read books to win prizes as they Travel the World @ Your Library. This summer’s program will feature fun activities introducing games, food, language and animals from destinations around the world. 

Due to donations from area businesses, we will have many opportunities for our young readers to win amazing prizes. Registration begins May 31 and ends June 13. Stop by the library to sign up.

We have several fun activities coming up at the library. The LEGO Guy will be returning June 13 at 1 p.m. to share his knowledge of all things LEGO. 

A teen craft class will be held at 2 p.m., on June 6. Teens will create custom notebook and pencil sets with Alyson Nelson; this class requires reservations.

Adult Yard Dice Craft will be June 15, at 5:45 p.m., this class requires payment by Friday, June 2 as we will not have extra supplies; Adult Card Making Class will be June 28 with Alyson Nelson and requires reservations. 

We have a group of volunteers looking to revive the Moorcroft Friends of The Library Group and they will be hosting a bake sale and membership drive at the library on Saturday, June 3. If you would like to donate baked goods for this, please have them to the library by 5 p.m., Friday, June 2. 

Contact the library or email [email protected] for more information.

Weekly Events: Wednesday, in June, 10 a.m. – Storytime at Robinson Park; Wednesday, at 7 p.m. – AA Meeting. After School Craft will resume in the fall.

Upcoming Events:

May 26, 1 p.m. – Movie Day! Moana

May 29 – Library closed for Memorial Day

May 31 – Summer Reading registration begins

June 2, 10 a.m. – Paint class for ages six and up, reservations required

June 3, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Library OPEN and Friends of the Library Bake Sale

June 6, 2 p.m. – Teen Craft Class – Custom notebook and pencil, reservations required

June 12 – Library closed for staff training

June 13, 1 p.m. – LEGO Guy!

June 15, 1 p.m. - Book Club, stop by the library for your copy of All Good People Here 

June 15, 5:45 p.m. - Yard Dice #2 Adult Craft, Reservations Required

June 28, 6 p.m. - Adult Card Making Class

July 4 - Library Closed for Independence Day

Please stop in or call the library at 307-756-3232 for more information or to sign up for upcoming events. For the most up to date information on library happenings please visit us online https://www.crookcountylibrary.org/moorcroft-branch.html.  You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

New Books:

K-3: National Geographic Kids: Weather (board book), by Ruth A. Musgrave; How to Talk like a Bear, by Charlie Grandy; We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (board book), by Michael Rosen; A House for Hermit Crab, by Eric Carle; A Boy Like You, by Frank Murphy.

Juvenile: Ghosts of Fear Street: How to be a Vampire, by R.L. Stine; Arlo & Pips: King of the Birds (graphic novel), by Elise Gravel; Ban This Book, by Alan Gratz; Wings of Fire: The Brightest Night (graphic novel #5), by Tui Sutherland.

Young Adult: Five Survive, by Holly Jackson - Eight hours. Six friends. Five survive. Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend – the older brother – his perfect girlfriend – a secret crush – a classmate – and a killer. When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident. They have been trapped by someone out there in the dark, someone who clearly wants one of them dead. With eight hours until dawn, the six friends must escape, or figure out which of them is the target. But is there a liar among them? Buried secrets will be forced to light and tensions inside the RV will reach deadly levels. Not all of them will survive the night…