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As part of a statewide marketing campaign developed by the Wyoming State Library, themed Bringing the World to Wyoming, the Sweetwater County Library System has kicked off a month long celebration to honor our public libraries. There will be drawings and giveaways throughout the month. Library patrons can make themselves eligible for these giveaways by checking out library materials. All patrons ages 16 and older are eligible to enter to win one of three book baskets located at our three main branches:Rock Springs Library, White Mountain Library and Green River Library.

This library celebration coincides with Library Card Sign-up Month. During the month of September any adult who signs up for a library card in Sweetwater County will receive a themed Bringing the World to Wyoming bookmark.

If you would like to learn more about the celebration, or the statewide marketing campaign visit the Sweetwater County Library System web site at

http://www.sweetwaterlibraries.com/info/press.php#p262.

 “The Big Read”, a national program initiated by the National Endowment for the Arts, has made its way to Wyoming through the Wyoming Center for the Book (CFB). The Center is one of 117 organizations nationwide to receive grants to support Big Read programs between September and December 2007. Sweetwater County is one of 14 counties in the state to participate in the fall event. The book selected for the Wyoming Big Read is “My Antonia” by Willa Cather. The Big Read encourages literary reading b y asking communities to come together to read and discuss a single book.

The Wyoming kick-off will take place in Cheyenne on September 15 at the Wyoming Book Festival. In Sweetwater County, the books will be available to check out at all libraries in the Sweetwater County Library System beginning August 20th. The official kick-off will take place September 20 at all the libraries with “Catch, Read and Release” copies of “My Antonia” available and a schedule of events.

-Vicki Roth PR/ Programming Librarian

J.A. Joshi stopped in at the White Mountain Library last week to donate a signed copy of her wonderful historical fiction novel Follow the Cowherd Boy. 

For historical fiction lovers, Follow the Cowherd Boy is a must read. Set in 16th century India, this novel is a window into a part of the world, and a part of history that many of us are unfamiliar with. Joshi’s beautiful prose and eloquent descriptions make you feel as though you are right there with the novel’s young heroin Mira as she prepares to marry a man six years her senior in order to protect her kingdom from the invading Moghuls.

‘Mira’s in love with Krishna, Bhoj is in love with Mira, and Vikram is in love with Bhoj’s throne. Uda wants peace, Ratan wants freedom, and Ravi wants more than anyone.’

-J.A. Joshi

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