November/

December 2014

B r i d g e s

Children 2

Teens 2

Adults 2

Hobbies & Crafts 3

Book Discussion 3

What’s Hot 3

Foundation 3

Glenrock News 4

Inside this issue:

Converse County Library Volume 9, No. 6

Current emphasis for the new Glenrock Branch Library is on

completing structural steel erection and closing the building

concrete foundation.

Based on asbestos testing completed this past summer on the

current library building, asbestos abatement is being assessed.

An extension of the contract with Sampson Construction and

additional expense associated with this project is under con-

sideration at this time. This does not affect the new building,

but would delay completion of the renovation of the current

building, which will be the new meeting room adjunct.

A design committee will be working with Mary Gulash of GDI

(Gulash Designs Inc.), Conifer CO, over the next few weeks

to select and finalize furniture selection and interior design.

The floor plan arrangement is in its final stages using the ser-

vices of Humphries Poli Architects of Denver and Hein Bond

Architects of Casper.

The floor plan and architectural renderings are available for

viewing at the Glenrock Branch Library. Stop by and take a

look.

Scheduled completion date is now set for April 2015.

Glenrock Library Construction: Onward and Upward

A pre-qualification process is in progress with a final identifica-

tion of pre-qualified firms eligible for bidding to be announced

by the County Commissioners in January 2015.

Final design drawings from Hein Bond Architects are due in

late February 2015.

The bidding process and contract award is set for March-April

2015.

Construction should start in May 2015.

The current Douglas building, due to asbestos and other con-

siderations, will be demolished with a new two-story facility to

take its place.

The library is set to operate from the Fort Steele building at

the Wyoming State Fairgrounds until the new facility is ready.

to open its doors.

Douglas Library Moving Forward

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CHATTER FROM THE CHILDREN’S CORNER

Tis the season of peace and good

will towards all. To celebrate, the

library will be offering trivia for

Fine Forgiveness and Free

Replacement Cards during the

week of Thanksgiving (November

24th, 25th & 26th) and again during

the two weeks of Christmas Break

from school (December 22nd thru

January 3rd). Lost/Processing and

Referral Fees are not eligible.

Here’s your chance to start off

2015 with a clean card.

Have a safe and wonderful holiday

season!!

—Cinnamon Johnson,

Adult Services Librarian

F.R.A.N.K.’S PLACE - FUN. READS. ACTIVITIES. NOISE. KNOWLEDGE

Brrr… with the cold and the

snow, we need to have fun. This

November and December come

to the library to read, play, and

hang out.

The Teen Advisory Group (TAG)

met on Tuesday the 4th at 5PM.

Interested in joining TAG, contact

Maria at the library.

International Gaming Day was

celebrated this year by painting

Game Controllers November

14-15, with Afterhours Gaming

Saturday, Nov. 15.

To prepare for Thanksgiving,

pumpkin pie making took place on

Tuesday Nov. 18th..

During December, come to the

library to make Cakes in a Mug

and Christmas decorations. Keep

an eye out as well for a Teen

Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting

Tuesday, December 2nd, Murder

Mystery Saturday, December 13th

and an Afterhours Gaming session

on Saturday, December 6th. Also,

don’t forget about Gaming at the

Library every Thursday from 6-

8PM.

See you there!

—Maria Ricks, Teen Librarian

and reading stories.

For the kids ages 5-8, come to

“You Make It Classes.” scheduled

every other Wednesday at 3:30

PM, Corn mosaics and painting

mugs for holiday gifts are planned

projects.

For kids ages 9-12, we have

“Creation Nation Classes”, also

set for every other alternating

Happy Holiday Season! Let’s

celebrate with a great ending to a

great year at the library.

Story Time continues on

Wednesdays at 10:30 AM. This

year we are focusing on school

readiness. Each month we will be

reading stories based on that

month’s theme. In November it’s

counting, and December it is the

senses. What fun it will be singing

Wednesday also at 3:30 PM.

Planned projects feature 3-D art

and also painting mugs. We ask

that you reserve your spot each

week to ensure enough materials.

We are looking forward to all

these programs.

—Shelly Schmitt, Children’s Librarian

A Gift for You

With the colder weather coming that means snow,

holidays and the

at the library.

Monday, December 22nd thru Saturday, January 3rd.

Watch for the full line-up with movies like:

Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Planes: Fire & Rescue and

Frozen!

Library Holiday Closings

Thanksgiving

Thursday-Saturday

November 27-29

Christmas

Wednesday-Saturday

December 24-27

Close at 5:00 PM

Wednesday, December 31

Closed

New Year’s Day

January 1, 2015

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Volume 9 , Number 6

“That's the thing

about books. They

let you travel

without moving your

feet.”

― Jhumpa

Lahiri, The Namesake

Foundation News: It’s that giving time of the year when we remember family and friends. This year, if

you can, why not remember the Converse County Library Foundation in your gift giving? Two reasons why it’s

a good deal:

1. Each dollar donated to CCLF and the endowment challenge will be matched by the Wyoming State Legis-

lature with an additional $2.00. AND it’s tax deductible! We still have a long way to go to meet our goal.

2. The Foundation provides books, programs, and other services for Converse County libraries that can’t be

met through regular funding. If you enjoyed the recent visits to our libraries by Craig Johnson, author of

the Longmire mystery series, it’s because the library foundation provided needed funding for the pro-

grams.

Converse County Library

Foundation, Inc.

Adult Titles

Douglas:

1. Invisible, James Patterson

2. Spirit of Steamboat [a Walt

Longmire story], Craig Johnson

3. Rook, Steven James

4. Unlucky 13, James Patterson

5. The Secret on Ararat, Tim F.

LaHaye

6. Those Who Wish Me Dead,

Michael Koryta

7. The Fiery Cross, Diana

Gabaldon

What’s Hot

September 2014 8. The Lost Island: A Gideon Chew

Novel, Douglas J. Preston

9. Love Letters: A Rose Harbor

Novel, Debbie Macomber

10. Mistress, James Patterson

11. Personal: A Jack Reacher Novel,

Lee Child

12. Robert B. Parker’s Blind Spot,

Reed Farrel Coleman

13. Babylon Rising, Tim F. LaHaye

14. In Flanders Field and other

Poems, John McCrae

Glenrock:

1. Annals of Wyoming

2. A Moment in Time, Tracie

Peterson

3. Stone Cold, C.J. Box

4. Remains of Innocence, Judith

A. Jance

5. Shots Fired: Stories from Joe

Pickett Country, C.J. Box

6. Mean Streak, Sandra Brown

7. Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne

Ascendancy: A New Jason

Bourne Novel, Eric Lustbader

8. The 6th Extinction: A Sigma

Force Novel, James Rollins

9. The Kraken Project, Douglas J.

Preston

10. Harbor Island, Carla Neggers

11. Kiss and Tell, Fern Michaels

Book Discussion 2014-2015

Wed.,

Jan. 21, 2015 7 PM

Threads West by Reid Lance

Rosenthal.

Wed., Feb.

18

7 PM

The Eagle

Catcher by

Margaret

Coel

Wed.,

Mar. 18

7 PM

Bird Cloud

by Annie

Proulx

Books available for checkout at

the library.

The Perfect Gift

Walt Whitman said, “When I give,

I give myself.” Why not give gifts

this holiday season that come

from your own hands and your

heart?

Hobbies & Crafts Reference

Center offers detailed “how-to”

instructions and creative ideas to

meet your handicraft and gift-

giving needs for the holidays.

You’ll find full text articles and

instructions from some of the

most popular crafts and hobbies

magazines for a wide variety of

crafts—and it’s free to use from

home or wherever you are.

Check it out at our website today,

www.conversecountylibrary.org

Phone: 307-358-3644

Fax: 307-358-6743

E-mail:

khopkins@conversecountylibrary.org

Converse County Library 300 Walnut St.

Douglas, WY 82633

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Mission of the Converse County Library System:

Providing a wealth of resources to make a positive difference

in the lives of our patrons.

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Greetings From the Rock in the Glen - Glenrock Branch Library

International Gaming Day was

Saturday, November 15 with a

gaming session to help celebrate

gaming in a variety of forms! We

hope you had the opportunity to

stop in and see if we can’t match

you up with a game for upcoming

cold winter nights!

Story Time will NOT be held on

Wednesday, November 26 so

families can use that day to

prepare for Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 27.

Story Time ends for the year on

Wednesday, December 10 and

will resume on January 14, 2015.

Our annual Christmas party/

program will be held on

Thursday, December 11 from

6:00 – 7:00 PM. Stop in and help

us celebrate!

Progress on the new library

building continues with most of

the basement concrete work

done and the steel support

beams and other steel support

work shaping up very nicely!

Kind of reminds me of a giant

erector set!! If you have any

questions about what is going on

with the project, feel free to stop

in or call with your questions.