The Scurry County
Library will be closed on January 17th through January 19th for Martin
Luther King's Day!
Help your local Food
Bank by clearing your video & book fines with canned goods. Call the Library for more
information.
What's New!
New Arrivals
"Fire
and Ice" by
Julie Garwood. Journalist Sophie Rose leaves her job at a major Chicago newspaper for a small local paper, but when she stumbles into the middle of a bizarre story, she follows the trail of the mystery north to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, accompanied by bodyguard Jack Prescott.
"Black
Ops" by W. E. B.
Griffin. In the wake of a series of murders involving covert intelligence informers, Delta Force Lieutenant Colonel Charley Castillo wonders about vague similarities between the killings and a recent case involving a pair of CIA traitors.
"Arctic
Drift" by Clive Cussler.
A potential breakthrough discovery to reverse global warming . . . a series of unexplained sudden deaths in British Columbia . . . a rash of international incidents between the United States and one of its closest allies that threatens to erupt into an actual shooting war . . . NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his children, Dirk. Jr. and Summer, have reason to believe there's a connection here somewhere, but they also know they have very little time to find it before events escalate out of control. Their only real clue might just be a mysterious silvery mineral traced to a long-ago expedition in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. But no one survived from that doomed mission, captain and crew perished to a man--and if Pitt and his colleague Al Giordino aren't careful, the very same fate may await them.
"Dashing
Through the Snow" by Mary
Higgins Clark. In Branscombe, N.H., novelist Nora Regan Reilly and her PI daughter, Regan Reilly, and their close friends Alvirah and Will Meehan, track down a missing employee of Conklin's Market who is connected with a $160 million lottery and the winnings.
"Guilty:
Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America"
by Ann Coulter. In her most controversial and fiercely argued book yet, Ann Coulter calls out liberals for always playing the victim – when in fact, as she sees it, they are the victimizers. In GUILTY, Coulter explodes this myth to reveal that when it comes to bullying, no one outdoes the Left. GUILTY is a mordantly witty and shockingly specific catalog of offenses which Coulter presents from A to Z. And as with each of her past books, all of which were NYT bestsellers, Coulter is fearless in her penchant for saying what needs saying about politics and culture today.
New DVDs
"Prince
Caspian" Rated PG. The four Pevensie
children - Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy - return to Narnia, only to
discover that hundreds of years have passed since they ruled
there. Now, crowning himself king, the evil General Miraz has
taken charge. The children enlist the help of a heroic mouse
called Reepicheep. They set out to find the exiled Prince
Caspian, determined to see him rightfully named king.
"Made
of Honor" Rated PG-13.
Tom and Hannah have been platonic friends for over ten years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he has fallen in love with Hannah and is real relationship material for her, she tells him that she is engaged. When she asks Tom to be her 'maid' of honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her.
"Star
Wars: the Clone Wars" Rated PG. The
heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace as
the Clone Wars continue to sweep through the galaxy. More and more
systems are falling prey to the forces of the dark side as the
Galactic Republic slips further and further under the sway of the
Separatists and their never-ending droid army. Anakin Skywalker and
his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano find themselves on a mission with
far-reaching consequences, one that brings them face-to-face with
crime lord Jabba the Hutt. But Count Dooku and his sinister agents,
including the nefarious Asajj Ventress, will stop at nothing to
ensure that Anakin and Ahsoka fail at their quest. Meanwhile, on the
front lines of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda lead
the massive clone army in a valiant effort to resist the forces of
the dark side.
"The
Dark Knight" Rated PG-13. With
the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent,
Batman raises the stakes on his war on crime and sets out to
dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city
streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find
themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal
mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.
The Joker, whose eerie grin, laughter, and inhuman morality makes
him dangerous. Batman seeks to stop the mysterious Joker at all
costs. He has no method at all and seeks to see the world plunge
into the fire he has yet to light. But, Batman has come to
represents the symbol of hope.
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 |
Need
articles from magazines and newspapers? Check out the Texshare
databases. Home access is available to the public by
calling the library for the login information.
Check
out 4Tests! Test preparation that works! Sharpen
your skills and improve your score with free online practice tests.
Live
Homework Help! Tutor.com
provides one-on-one tutoring in core subjects (math, science, social
studies, and English) to the student in grades 4-12 and first year of
college. Unlimited remote use. Also provides some assistance
in Spanish. Seven days a week 3-10pm (Spanish- Sunday-Thursday
3-9pm.). Call the library for login information.
Global
Road Warrior database covers 175 countries with key facts
about the people, economy, holidays, money, foreign exchange, visas,
climate, passports, immunization, entry and departure, internal travel
information, country map, airports, hotel accommodations and much
more. Global Road Warrior also has cultural "crib
sheets" on greetings and courtesies, business attire and
socializing. Contact the library for login information.
Magill's
Medical Guide database is a well-designed medical
encyclopedia that covers major diseases and disorders, treatments,
procedures, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format. Even better,
the Scurry County Library is able to offer free online access to the Medical
Guide’s content through December 31, 2010.
Visit the Front Desk or call the library for login information.