Scurry County Library

1916 23rd Street

Snyder, TX. 79549

Phone (325) 573-5572/Fax (325) 573-1060

E-mail:  sclibrary@att.net 

 

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Scurry County Library now offers free downloadable eBooks, audiobooks and music!!!!  Just visit our new Overdrive page for more information about setup, using the catalog or for extra help!

 

We will be closed Saturday, May 25th and Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day!!

Summer Reading Programs starts June 12th!!!! For a schedule of events, please click here

Peoplesmart has released a new Public Record Directory! For more information, please visit www.peoplesmart.com/find. They have also introduced another directory called Online Searches. For more information, please visit www.onlinesearches.com

 

 

 What's New!

 

New Arrivals

"Blood of Dragons" by Robin Hobb Ancient memories are at stake as the dragons' keepers sift through Elderling memories for hints of the silver wells said to be able to heal dragons and keep them alive. Tintaglia is still alive, but she's fading fast, and if this dragon dies, all her ancient memories die along with her.  

 

 

 

 

 

"Death of Yesterday" by M.C. Beaton. Sgt. Hamish Macbeth is much too busy to concern himself with the ramblings of a woman who had obviously been out on a drinking binge the night before and was now claiming she didn't remember anything that happened to her. But, when her body is later discovered, Hamish investigates the crime. To further complicate matters, the only known witness happens to be dead.          

 

 

 

Coming Soon: 

"Robert B. Parker's Wonderland" by Ace Atkins. An old boxing trainer's gloves are not match for a determined developer putting pressure on Henry Cimoli to buy up Henry's Revere Beach condo. Spenser takes his friend's case and quickly finds himself in over his head. Now, he and Zebulon Sixkill, his apprentice, must take on both a kingpin looking to start a casino and a political system looking to chew Spenser up and spit him out.   

 

 

 

New DVDs

"Django Unchained" Rated R. With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Red Dawn"  Rated PG-13. A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers.

 

"Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble" by Ann B. Ross An unexpected visitor threatens to ruin Miss Julia's recipe for taking care of Hazel Marie's fallen housekeeper when a fall down some stairs gives Miss Julia the idea to give the Abbotsville ladies some cooking lessons to help nurse the housekeeper back to health.    

 

 

 

 

 

"Ready to Die" by Lisa Jackson. About to resign, Regan Pescoli, of the Grizzly Falls police, suddenly finds herself teaming with a detective to uncover the person or persons responsible for an assassin's attempt on Sheriff Dan Grayson's life. 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

"Storm Front" by Richard Castle. Derrick Storm is not as dead as he seems. After faking his death to quit working for the CIA, Derrick Storm, the character behind author Richard Castle's claim to fame, resurfaces - and is very much alive. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Lincoln" Rated PG-13. As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Wreck-It Ralph" Rated PG. A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.

 

 

 

 

About the Library

The Scurry County Library opened in June 1958.  The Library serves Scurry County and the surrounding counties.

The Scurry County Library is a charter member of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.  As a part of the State Library System, it is a member of the Big Country Library System, based in Abilene, Texas.

Because the Library is a member of the Texas State Library System, the Scurry County Library enjoys the benefits of the TexShare program.

Hours
Monday-Wednesday-Friday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm