LIBRARY NOTES

Spur library in February

Spread the word! We have exciting news for the preschool crowd in Dickens County. Beginning in February story time returns to the library! Joanna Bateman has graciously agreed to volunteer her time to have story time for the littles. We will let you know when a start date and time has been decided on.

Here is a list of some of the DVDs we have added to our collection thanks to a donation: “Catching Fire,” “Forrest Gump,” “The Other Guys,” “Hot Pursuit,” “Rain Man,” “The Queen,” “Under the Tuscan Sun,” “Davinci Code,” “Roots,” “The Princess Bride,” “Alexander,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Angels and Demons,” “War of the Worlds,” “Pretty Woman,” and the two movies in one DVD “You’ve Got Mail” and “Must Love Dogs.”

With funding from the Tocker Foundation we have added the first two books in Tui T. Sutherland’s Wings of Fire series for middle schoolers. This thrilling new series soars above the competition and redefines middle-grade fantasy fiction for a new generation! The seven dragon tribes have been at war for generations, locked in an endless battle over an ancient, lost treasure. A secret movement called the Talons of Peace is determined to bring an end to the fighting, with the help of a prophecy; a foretelling that calls for great sacrifice. Five dragonets are collected to fulfill the prophecy, raised in a hidden cave and enlisted, against their will, to end the terrible war. But not every dragonet wants a destiny. And when the select five escape their underground captors to look for their original homes, what has been unleashed on the dragon world may be far more than the revolutionary planners intended. Book one, “The Dragonet Prophecy,” and book two, “The Lost Heir,” are now available in our juvenile large print section.

Also courtesy of the Tocker Foundation we have added to our large print Western section “The Bullet Stops Here” from the Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter series by William W. and J.A. Johnstone. Someone is terrorizing the Arizona border. Burning down ranches. Butchering travelers. Blazing a trail of bloodthirsty raids and robbing the railroads blind. His name is Melichus. A ruthless half-breed outlaw with a mile-long record of cruelties and crimes, he’s the most wanted man in the territory. And the massive price on his head has attracted the attention of every trigger-happy, wouldbe bounty hunter this side of the Rio Grande. But Luke Jensen knows something they don’t: The bigger the bounty, the deadlier the prey. Against his better judgment, Luke accepts an offer from the Great Southern Railroad to lead a posse of hired guns to stop Melichus in his tracks. Problem is, the gunmen are untrained, undisciplined, and unruly. To make matters worse, a meddlesome pair of Pinkertons are along for the ride, too. But the real trouble starts when their team gets caught in a three-sided gunfight with an Apache war party and the Mexican Army. It’s fast becoming the bloodiest manhunt Luke’s ever seen—and the final showdown could be his last.

Check it all out at the library.