The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
December is full of holiday cheer at the Moorcroft Branch Library. Please join us for our fun activities!
December 10 - Join us for Storytime and Craft with Santa’s Elf at 3:30 p.m. Get your parking spot on main street for The Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights and join us while you wait for the parade to start at 5. Don’t forget to stop by the Mousse Lodge for a hot cocoa bar and visit Santa at West Texas Trails Museum after the parade.
December 13 - Storytime at 10 a.m. and After School Program at 5 p.m. will both include gingerbread cookies and hot chocolate.
December 19 - We are hosting a Holiday Treat Exchange 5:30-7 p.m. Hot cocoa and apple cider will be provided. Bring at least two dozen of your favorite holiday treat. We will enjoy some while we visit and all attendees will get to take home new treats to share with their friends and family. Recipe cards will be provided. You can email your recipe to [email protected].
December 21 - Adult Book Club will meet at 1 p.m. Read a Christmas book of your choice for this month’s meeting. Feel free to bring a treat to share as we discuss our books and share holiday goodies.
The Holiday Silent Auction, hosted by Moorcroft Friends of the Library, will end at 5 p.m. on December 15. Stop by the library to see all the items available including a sugar string easter egg made by Terry Williams, holiday decor, books, aloe vera plants and so much more. Proceeds will be used to upgrade the youth services computer area.
Visit us online at https://www.crookcountylibrary.org/moorcroft-branch.html to see all the fun we have scheduled. You can also follow us on Facebook, stop in or call the library at 307-756-3232 for more information or to sign up for upcoming events!
Weekly Events
Wednesdays: 10 a.m. – Storytime; 4 p.m. - Afterschool Program; 7 p.m. - AA Meeting.
Upcoming Events
Dec 7, 1 p.m. - Library Board Meeting, SUNDANCE
Dec 10, 3:30 p.m. - Story and Craft with Santa’s Elf
Dec 10, 5 p.m. - Parade of Lights
Dec 15, 10 a.m. - Kid’s Paint Class (reservations required)
Dec 18 - CLOSED for Staff Training
Dec 19, 1 p.m. - Friends Of The Library
Dec 19, 5:30-7 p.m. - Holiday Treat Exchange
Dec 21, 1 p.m. - Adult Book Club - Read a Christmas themed book.
New Books
K-3 - Paw Patrol: Rubble to the Rescue!, by Kristen Depken; Paw Patrol: Chase’s Space Case, by Kristen L. Depken; Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?, By Paula Faris; Pip and Squeak: The Miniature Horses, by Lisa Mullarkey; The Red Jacket, by Bob Holt; How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?, by Mac Barnett; I Messed Up: How to Own Your Mistakes (non-fiction), by Sloane Hughes.
Juvenile- I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (graphic novel) by Lauren Tarshis, Baby-sitters Little Sister: Karen’s Haircut by Ann M. Martin, The Scooby-Doo! Cookbook: Kid-Friendly Recipes for the Whole Gang (non-fiction) by Katrina Jorgensen.
Young Adult - Online Shaming and Bullying (non-fiction,) by Tammy Gagne.
