Karen Horner

The month of April is a great time to visit the library. Not only can you get seeds from our seed libraries to plan your garden but also pick up books, movies, games and puzzles for those potential snowy days of Wyoming.   

Park County Library will be at the Northwest College Career Fair on April 5 and also in Clark for our regular visits every second Monday from 2-5 p.m. and at the Clark Spring Ding. So stop by and say hi as we are out in the community. 

Trivia Night has a new day to accommodate other community events — it will be held the first Wednesday of the month. Plan to come to the Powell Library for Adult Trivia Night on April 5 at 7 p.m. for a fun and challenging evening.  

Come to the Powell Library on Wednesday, April 12 at 6 p.m. for an interesting presentation by Kyle Garrett, large carnivore biologist for Wyoming Game and Fish, as he discusses bears and other large carnivores. 

Visit the Powell Library on Monday, April 24 at 6 p.m. for an author talk as Wyoming author Rodger McDaniel, discusses his latest book “Profiles in Courage.”

On Friday, April 14 and April 28 at 9  a.m. come to the library to learn and play cribbage and other card games.          

Sign up for our Tuesday Book Discussion and join us April 4 at 2 p.m. where we will be discussing “Gone with the Wind.”

Join us for Adult Craft Night on Thursday, April 20  at 6 p.m. where NWC visiting professor, Naoko Ohno, will be leading an origami class. Please sign up as space is limited.

Join us for an evening book discussion group on Tuesday, April 18 at 6 p.m. This month’s book is “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie. Sign up at the circulation desk.         

Powell Library is once again offering a wellness series on Wednesday, April 12 and April 26 at 2 p.m. Come by the library for discussion and movement.  

Teens come to the Powell Library every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. and hang out and chat with the Young Adult Librarian. On Thursdays at 3:30 p.m., teens can join the librarian for crafts and games. Then come by on Friday, April 7 at 1 p.m. and participate in an art program with Heart to Heart.  Then on Friday, April 14,  April 21 and April 28 join us at 1 p.m. for Nature Journals. 

Powell Library has lots of fun filled activities for children. Join Ms. Renee every Monday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m. for Baby and Toddler Time and every Tuesday and  Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for Story Time. Kindergarten through fifth grade students join us on Tuesday, April 25 for Lego Club from 3:30-4:15 p.m. Kids can sign up to build a pint size roller coaster on Wednesday, April 19 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Celebrate National Poetry Month with Poem in Your Pocket on Thursday, April 27. Pick a poem, put it in your pocket and share it with someone else.

Stop by Saturday, April 1 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and every Thursday from 1-3 p.m. for the Powell Friends of the Library Book Sale. Stop by and take home as many books as you can and support the Powell Library.

Do you want to help support the library and help create a new Powell Library? Then please consider joining the Park County Library Foundation. We are looking for Powell representation and would love to have the Powell community well represented. The foundation only meets a few times a year and we can even meet in the Powell Library. If you are interested in learning more and want to join, contact Karen Horner at 307-527-1881 and help strengthen the library.