Karen Horner

Summer is here and Park County Libraries are busy with activities and summer reading fun. Summer Reading officially ends on July 31, so make sure to read and visit the library to get your tickets. Everyone is welcome to come on Wednesday July 12 at 2 p.m. for the Cody Landstrom Magic Show. Make sure and stop by the Powell Library for this fun family event. After the magic show, at 4 p.m., Landstrom will be bringing his magic workshop to the library. Sign-ups required, must be 8 years or older to sign up, please stop by the children’s desk. 

We are excited to announce some fun art inspired summer reading activities: a representative from Tippet Rise Art Center will be visiting the Powell Library on Tuesday, July 18 to host several art programs for all ages. Kids can sign up for a 10 a.m. Art with Tippet Rise for sing aloud straw painting, teens can sign up for a class at 1 p.m. to make friendship stones, and adults can sign up for a 3 p.m. class to do water landscapes. Also, make sure and stop by and check out the Powell Library as we add some new furniture to spruce up our beloved library.      

Friday Morning Card Games are back at the library. Please join us at 9 a.m. every Friday morning to play cards, cribbage, puzzles and other fun card games. 

Sign up for our Tuesday Book Discussion and join us on July 11 at 2 p.m. where we will be discussing “The Giver of Stars” by Jojo Moyes.

Join us for Adult Craft Night on Thursday, July 20  at 6 p.m. to make dried flower coasters.   

Adults please sign up for a workshop with Tippet Rise to learn about painting watercolor landscapes on Tuesday, July 18 at 3 p.m.           

Teens make sure and come to the library in July to enjoy the fun activities we have planned. On Wednesdays at 2 p.m. stop by and chat with the YA Librarian and Thursday at 2 p.m., join us for read aloud and drawing. This month come and listen to “The Hobbit” by J.R. Tolkien. Teens stop by on Friday, July 7 at noon to make affirmation jars, and join us on Friday, July 14 at noon for Chalk the Library Block with Kindness activity. Teens make sure and sign up for art with Tippet Rise to make Friendship Stones on Tuesday, July 18 at 1 p.m. The library will be having a movie and pizza party for teens on Friday, July 21 at noon. 

Powell Library has lots of fun-filled activities for children during the summer. Join Ms. Renee every Monday at 10:30 a.m. for Baby and Toddler Time and every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for Story Time. Families are welcome to come every Thursday at 10 a.m. for Lego fun. On Tuesday, July 18 at 10 a.m., join us for sing aloud straw painting with Tippet Rise. This fun activity is for K-fifth grade kids. Sign ups are required.  

In July, stop by every Thursday from 1-3 p.m. for the Powell Library Friends 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 interested in learning more and want to join, contact Karen Horner at 307-527-1881 and help strengthen the library.  

We have seeds from our seed library and we have nature backpacks filled with items to enhance your local hike around Cody. As always, we have binge boxes, switch games and console, health kits, puzzles, Rokus, blood pressure kits and much more to borrow.