Crafty
Tuesday: Teen's come join us for a craft night every first Tuesday
of the month. Bring a drink and a snack. Our next craft
night will be held on April 6th from 5:30-8:30 pm.
The Scurry County
Library will be having Storytime at the Manhattan Coffee House on
Thursdays from 10-11am. The library will still have Storytime on
Mondays at the Library at 10am.
Spring Break
Fun!!!! Kids come join us at the Scurry County Library for some
Spring Break Activities!!! Grades 4th - 12th. March 16th -
18th. See Calendar for more details!!
What's New!
New Arrivals
"Split
Image" by
Robert B. Parker. What
initially appears to be a low-level mob hit takes on new meaning when a
high-ranking crime figure is found dead on Paradise Beach. Jesse Stone
and private investigator Sunny Randall team up to solve two cases
involving the gunshot murder of Petrov Ognowski and a religious cult
holding an 18-year-old girl against her will.
"Secret
Whispers" by V. C. Andrews.
On the eve of her graduation from
an exclusive private school, shy wallflower Semantha Heavenstone is
caught in a whirl of scandal and betrayal. Now, she's returned to the
grand Kentucky mansion where painful memories of her mother and her
older sister, Cassie, are as potent as newly mown bluegrass. It seems no
matter where she goes, Semantha is haunted by a voice from the grave --
spiteful, domineering Cassie, whose taunts and manipulations seem as
real as when she was alive. Soon her father will remarry, new memories
-- and a new stepmother -- will replace the past...and Semantha herself
has a chance at a bright future with a career inside the Heavenstone
empire and handsome Ethan Hunter by her side. But someone will see to it
that Semantha never forgets the tragedies of yesterday. Will Cassie's
ghostly hold on Semantha destroy her hope and drive her to madness?
"Blood
Vines" by Erica
Spindler. After disturbing visions and her
mother's suicide, Alexandra Clarkson begins to investigate her mother's
past and gets drawn into the search for a killer.
"Swan
Thieves" by Elizabeth
Kostova. Psychiatrist
Andrew Marlowe, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he
loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert
Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his
patient, Marlow finds that order destroyed. Desperate to understand the
secret that torments the genius, he embarks on a journey that leads him
into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart
of French Impressionism.
"Checklist
Manifesto"
by Atul
Gawande. Reveals
the surprising power of the ordinary checklist now being used in
medicine, aviation, the armed services, homeland security, investment
banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds.
New DVDs
"Couples
Retreat" Rated PG-13. Following
failed attempts to conceive, Jason and Cynthia are contemplating
divorce. In an effort to save their marriage, they book a vacation to a
couples therapy retreat, called Eden. To save money they encourage their
friends to join them, claiming that their friends can enjoy the party
activities and not take part in the therapy. Reluctantly their friends,
Dave and Ronnie, Joey and Lucy, and recently divorced Shane and his
girlfriend Trudy agree. Upon their arrival to Eden they are sent to the
west side of the island, but Joey learns that the east side of the
island hosts a singles resort. After their first therapy session all
four couples learn they have problems with their relationships. Later,
Shane runs into his ex-wife, who admits she still loves him.
"Air
Bud: Golden Receiver" Rated G.
When his teenage owner reluctantly
becomes the school's new quarterback, Buddy catches the spirit and
joins the team. The two find themselves leading the Timberwolves to
the state championship. Bud's victory hopes are sidelined when two
sinister Russian circus owners take a bite out of everyone's plans
and dognaps Buddy for their star attraction.
"The
Time Traveler's Wife" Rated PG-13. Clare
has been in love with Henry her entire life. She believes they are
destined to be together, even though she never knows when they will be
separated: Henry is a time traveler, cursed with a rare genetic anomaly
that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline, skipping back
and forth through his lifespan with no control. Despite the fact that
Henry's travels force them apart with no warning, Clare desperately
tries to build a life with her one true love.
"Surrogates" Rated PG-13.
People are living their lives
remotely from the safety of their own homes via robotic surrogates -
sexy, physically perfect mechanical representations of themselves. It's
an ideal world where crime, pain, fear and consequences don't exist.
When the first murder in years jolts this utopia, FBI agent Greer
discovers a vast conspiracy behind the surrogate phenomenon and must
abandon his own surrogate, risking his life to unravel the mystery.
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.
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.
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