What's happening at the Moorcroft Branch Library

Earn, save, spend and budget! Local youth will have the opportunity to learn about financial topics in a way that is both meaningful and fun through a new Moorcroft Branch Library offering.

We have been selected to receive a Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit from the American Library Association (ALA) and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. The program kit is a collection of expertly vetted resources to help libraries teach financial education concepts to children ages three to 12, both in the library and in children’s homes.

The collection includes entertaining and educational games for an interactive experience, including Pet Cents, Making Mooo-lah, Currency Conga and Penny Pinchers’ Party.

Also included are Playaway Launchpads, which are kid-friendly tablets designed to continue learning at home. The Launchpads do not require a home internet connection and will be available for checkout upon completion of Library programming. Games that are preloaded on the Launchpads correspond to the physical games that will be offered at the library events.

Selected through a national application process, we are one of 300 libraries to receive this unique offering. We will be utilizing this program for Storytime and After School Program.

We would also like to offer this program to those that are unable to attend our Wednesday programs. Please complete our Google survey if you are interested so that we can schedule a program that best suits our community at https://forms.gle/Bnji2mAKCSf2TwYL7.

After School Program returns in September! Beginning September 4, every Wednesday afternoon during the school year, we will play games, make crafts or do other fun activities for elementary age children, starting at 4 p.m. 

Stop in or call (307) 756-3232 for more information or to make reservations for upcoming events. For a full schedule stop in for a calendar, visit us on Facebook, or at https://www.crookcountylibrary.org/moorcroft-branch.html. Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Weekly Events

Wednesdays, 10 am – Storytime; 4-5 p.m. - Afterschool Program (September-May); and 7 p.m. - AA meeting.

Upcoming Events

Aug 19, 1 p.m. at Robinson Park - End of Summer Foam/Water Bash

Aug 20 - First day of school

Aug 27 - CLOSED for Staff Training

Sept 2 - CLOSED Labor Day

September - National Library Card Sign Up Month

New Books

K-3

Dozens of Dachshunds: A Counting, Woofing, Wagging Book, by Stephanie Calmenson; Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for Breakfast, by David Ezra Stein; Clifford’s Tricks, by Norman Bridwell; Clifford and The Big Storm, by Norman Bridwell.

Juvenile

Frozen Fun (Lucky Luke’s Adventures), by Kevin Lovegreen; I Survived, The American Revolution, 1776 (graphic novel), by Lauren Tarshis.

Adult

The Paris Library, by Janet Skeslien Charles (Author of The Book of Lost Names); Bring Jade Home (The True Story of a Dog Lost in Yellowstone), by Michelle Caffrey; The Bodyguard, by Katherine Center.