LIBRARY NOTES

DONNICE CARRUTH | SPECIAL TO THE TEXAS SPUR

10:00 a.m. staff from the Spur Clinic will present a program for children at the Spur Library during our collaborative summer reading program. Although the programs are aimed at children ages 6 through 12, we encourage everyone to attend.

A raffle for a Fire HD8 Kids Pro tablet will be going through this month. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, the raffle is open to children ages 6 through 12. The winning ticket will be drawn on Facebook live at 1:00 p.m. Thurs., June 29.

Participants will receive one raffle ticket for every 10 books read from June 6, 2023 through 5:00 p.m. Wed., June 28, 2023. Book reading logs must be turned in by this time. We will not accept any more after this date. Reading logs can be picked up any time at the library.

We received a donation of DVDs from Helping Hands Clothes and Stuff, including “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” “The Wedding Date,” “August Rush,” “Talladaga Nights,” “Spiderman 3,” “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” “Tin Cup,” “Pure Country 2,” “Definitely, Maybe,” and “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.”

Patron Ann Walker donated “Rollie Burns: An Account of the Ranching Industry on the South Plains” in memory of Darl Walker. In 1925, when Rollie Burns turned sixty-eight, like many old-timers he decided it was time to write down his reminiscences of a long, full life on the West Texas plains. Born in 1857 in Missouri, he had been brought to Texas by his parents about the beginning of the Civil War, and he grew up near Denison, then the only shipping point on the cattle trail north and a fascinating place for boys who were to become cowboys. One month short of his sixteenth birthday Burns ran away from home to join a scouting expedition to the Texas Panhandle, and by the time he settled in the Lubbock area in 1881, he was an experienced buffalo hunter, scout, and bronc buster. But it was as a cowboy and rancher that Rollie Burns made his reputation, and in these pages, a republication of the original 1932 edition, noted West Texas historian W. C. Holden tells Burns’s story of a life filled with adventure. Here are scenes of cattle drives, rough towns, Indians, lobo wolves, double-dealing cattlemen, and all the other fabulous events, critters, and characters that made West Texas a legendary place. Thank you for this fascinating addition to our local historical collection.

We have also received more new books courtesy of the grant received from the Tocker Foundation. We have “Barron’s SAT Study Guide: Premium 2023” and “The Official ACT Prep Guide 2022-2023.” The SAT study guide has eight fulllength practice tests with detailed answer explanations; online practice with a timed option and scoring; comprehensive review and practice for all topics on the exam; and expert tips and study advice to prepare you for exam day. The ACT prep guide is the only guide to feature real ACT tests and includes six full-length tests in the book and a 7th online; full answer explanations from the makers of the ACT; practical tips on how to do your best on test day; exclusive new prep content on their online platform and app; digital flash cards; a customizable test bank; and a personalized exam planner; and more.

Check it all out at the library.

Donnice Carruth is director of the Dickens County- Spur Library, in Spur.