Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative was inadvertently left off the list of local merchants the library wanted to thank for their support at the Chili Supper Fundraiser. Jimmy Whitefield and the people at Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative are very generous and always go above and beyond. They are always there to help the library and others in the community. We apologize and want them to know they are appreciated.
The library is a dropoff spot for the Santa Red and Blue Charity Drive. There is a box in the children’s section for your donations of toys or non perishable food items. This drive is sponsored by the Spur Police Department. Thank you to our new police chief, Billy Spears. You are already making a difference in our community.
If you haven’t got your raffle tickets for the giant 9-foot tall Disney Mickey Mouse inflatable yard decoration from the library or a board member, there is still time. Tickets will be sold at Late Night Shopping on December 2 at the Community Center. The winning ticket will be drawn toward the close of the shopping night. The prize is courtesy of Gemmy Industries Corporation. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. You do not have to be present to win.
In the new book section of the library we have Jeffrey Archer’s “This Was a Man,” the final volume in the Clifton Chronicle series. It brings the epic saga of the Clifton family’s love, loss and ambition to a dazzling conclusion.
The library received a new shipment of children’s books from the Junior Library Guild this past week.
• “Cranky Chicken” by Katherine Battersby is a book written for an audience of 1st through 4th graders. Narwhal and Jelly meet the bad guys in this heartwarming, brightly illustrated, and downright hilarious chapter book about what happens when a very cranky chicken is befriended by a very cheerful worm.
• Izzie and her unusual pet make a big splash at the county fair in “Kraken Me Up,” a punny easy reader comic from beloved children’s book illustrator and comic artist Jeffrey Ebbeler.
• “Batpig: When Pigs Fly” by author and illustrator Rob Harrell is a supremely hilarious graphic novel featuring an unstoppable, super-swine hero who boldly fights for justice . . . in between taking mud baths and eating tasty sandwiches.
• “Moon Pops,” a weird and wonderful tale based on a Korean folktale, is the first picture book to be published in English by internationally acclaimed Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winner Heena Baek.
• “On the Line” is a readaloud perfect for conversations about team stewardship and growth mindset. It is about a boy overshadowed by a family of skilled hockey players who finds an innovative way to shine.
• “Once Upon a Camel” is perfect for fans of The One and Only Ivan, this exquisite middle grade novel from Newbery honoree and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt follows an old camel out to save two baby kestrel chicks during a massive storm in the Texas desert. It is filled with over a dozen illustrations by Caldecott winner Eric Rohmann.
Check it all out at the library.
Donnice Carruth is director of the Dickens County-Spur Library, in Spur.
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