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 click here to get started. If you're already set up, please use this link to use the catalog. For extra help please go to help.overdrive.com.  For more information, contact the Front Desk.

Sign-ups for the Summer Reading Program will start on May 28th! For more information, please contact the front desk. Please visit our Kids Korner & Teens pages for a calendar of events.  

 2012 Primary Election Voter Guides are now available. Elections begin on May 29th. 

What's New!

 

New Arrivals

"Some Like It Hawk by Donna Andrews.  Blacksmith Meg Langslow lives in Caerphilly, a town that gained notoriety when the lender foreclosed on all of Caerphilly's public buildings. All had been evacuated-except the courthouse, where Phineas Throckmorton had barricaded himself in the basement. When one of the lender's executives is found shot, apparently inside the basement, Meg suspects Phineas is being framed for the killing. They soon discover that the lender is concealing information.  

 

 

"Backfire" by Catherine Coulter. Judge Ramsey Hunt, presiding over the trial of two persons accused in a string of murders, suspects that the federal prosecuting attorney has been threatened. His suspicions are confirmed when the Judge is shot in the back. Agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savitch, longtime friend of the judge, learn of the shooting and receive an ominous note from the shooter. 'You deserve this for what you did.'  

 

 

 

"Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn. On the morning of Nick and Amy's fifth wedding anniversary, Amy disappears. When her diary reveals turmoil over their marriage, Nick is immediately suspected of having done something to her. He may be weak, a liar, and not the best husband in the world, but is he a killer? Nick works to clear his name only to learn that something may have happened more disturbing than death.  

 

 

 

New DVDs

"The Iron Lady" Rated PG-13. The Iron Lady is a portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th Century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

"War Horse" Rated PG-13. Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and across Europe as the war rages on. 

 

"Creole Belle" by James Lee Burke.  Tee Jolie Melton, a Creole girl, visited Robicheaux in the recovery unit in New Orleans, leaving him an iPod with a song on it and then disappeared. Dave became obsessed with the song. 'Creole Belle,' and the memory of Tee Jolie and begins searching for her. Could her disappearance have anything to do with a recent oil well blowout?  

 

 

 

 

"Night Watch" by Linda Fairstein. Alexander Cooper loves New York City food and its wide variety of restaurants, many of which are known around the world. But even the most dazzling dining room might hide something unsavory, especially where the wealthy and powerful congregate alongside cops and criminals. Now, she's uncovering centuries-old secrets that are screaming to light in the present.  

 

 

 

"15 Seconds" by Andrew Gross. Fifteen Seconds. That's all it took to turn Henry Steadman's happy life upside down. The surgeon was on his way to a medical convention when he was stopped by a policeman for a minor traffic violation. Before he could react, the cop was shot by a man in a car that sped away. Henry becomes the prime suspect and the target of a manhunt.  

 

 

 

 

 

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Rated R. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<!see WP:ALT -->"HUGO" Rated PG.  Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.   

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Scurry County Library has expanded its services with audiobooks, eBooks, and music, available to download. Library card holders can check out and download digital media anytime, anywhere by visiting Big Country OverDrive.  For more information, please contact the Front Desk at 325-573-5572.

 

 

snyder.JPG (90233 bytes)For more information about the City of Snyder, Texas click here.

 

 

 

state of texas.jpg (4067 bytes)Scurry County Museum is located at 6200 College Avenue Snyder, Texas (On WTC Campus).  Free Admission!!

 

 

 

texshare_db_logo2.gif (2937 bytes)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.

 

 

 

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TexasLawHelp.org is a free online resource for legal information.  It is a one stop shop for the public to learn about their legal rights, download form and find legal assistance.  The website has over 1,600 resources including over 300 in Spanish.

 

 

Please take a couple of minutes to provide your opinion on our library by clicking here or on the logo to the left. Your thoughts are very important, and the Texas Library Association want to share your views with our state's elected officials.

 

 

To use the Gale Virtual Reference Library, please visit the Gale Virtual Reference Library homepage.  

 

 

 

 

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The National Network of Libraries of Medicine includes databases for all of your medical needs.

 

 

 

Texas Workskills Development for Libraries project, better know as TWDL, seeks to enhance and build the workforce skills of Texas residents.  You will find help, information, and a schedule of workshops regarding resume preparation, writing cover letters, online application completion, job hunting strategies, and interviewing techniques.  You will also find links to self-paced tutorials, lists of agencies offering training by region, and much more.

 

Schools and nonprofit organizations that are members of NAEIR gain access to millions of dollars in free merchandise. Currently, NAEIR members are averaging over $18,000 worth of free products per year for their organizations. Members pay a membership fee and nominal shipping and handling charges - the merchandise itself is FREE.  Scurry County Library uses the products we receive for Summer Reading Programs, Children's programs, office supplies and promoting the Library.  If you are interested, call NAEIR or complete the online request form.  Please mention the Scurry County Library as the referring organization in the "Comments" box.  Thank you! 

 

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