One of the perks of being library director is getting to meet new and interesting people.
I had the privilege to meet and visit with Carl C. Williams and his wife, Alice. Alice (Crockett) graduated from Spur High School in 1954. She loved our library, saying that it was an asset to the community. She was excited to find a couple of high school yearbooks in the book sale room that she didn’t have.
Carl, former sheriff of Brewster County, Texas, wrote a book on his life in law enforcement titled “More Than A Badge: Rough Country, the Law and Me.” He left an autographed copy of his book for our patrons to check out. Williams takes the readers on a journey through 60 bumpy years of shoot-outs, freak snow storms, strong coffee, close scrapes and heart-warming tales. Williams is a natural storyteller. The time spent together was too short. We hope they will come to Spur again soon.
A big thank-you goes to the Texas A&M Forest Service and their representatives, Paige, Purvis, Jason Ballejo, Jonathan Rainwater, and Smokey the Bear for bringing in the biggest turnout for summer reading that I have seen. Retired library director Merla Watson was here for the program and thought it might be a record-breaking turnout for summer reading.
Children and adults alike were thrilled to see Smokey the Bear and listen as they were read a book about how Smokey the Bear became the mascot for preventing forest fires. They also brought one of their fire trucks for the kids to see. The children all left with a bag of goodies and a smile on their faces. They will definitely be a regular feature of our children’s reading programs.
Speaking of a regular feature, Joan Day and her animals wrapped up the June session of Collaborative Summer Reading programming on June 22. Joan is always a favorite presenter.
Our new children’s programming director, Kristy Price, has been busy scheduling more events for the children. On July 13 at 10 a.m., award-winning chief meteorologist from KLBK in Lubbock, Jacob Riley, will be here.
Chris Espinosa, a young audience’s nationally credentialed teaching artist and Texas Commission on the Arts roster artist, will be here on August 10 at 10 am. The children of Dickens County are fortunate to have the awesome programming that is provided for them this summer.
Ready to check out at the library are both the hardback book and the audio CD copy of “Me & Patsy Kickin Up Dust” by Loretta Lynn. When I saw who the narrator was for the audio copy I realized why the narrator sounded so much like Loretta Lynn. The narrator was her daughter and namesake of Patsy Cline, Patsy Lynn Russell.
Also new to the library and ready to check out is John Grisham’s “A Time for Mercy.” This is what Vannessa Cronin from Amazon book review had to say about it: “Grisham’s storytelling gifts are on full display in ‘A Time for Mercy’ as he keeps the reins tight on a complex courtroom thriller, a heartbreaking drama about two families from the opposite side of the tracks, and a stirring tale of a small, Southern town divided on the question of justice versus loyalty.” The legal thriller got a 4.6 star rating out of 5 stars.
Also ready to check out are two new Christian romance novels, “Dreams Rekindled” by Amanda Cabot and “The Greatest of Dreams” by Susan Ann Mason.
“It Devours!,” a humorous fantasy novel, was donated to the library and is ready to be checked out.
Check it all out at the library.
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