WI-FI AT THE LIBRARY
Free
wireless access is available at the library.
You will need to obtain the
login information at the front desk.
Artist of the Month
The
May Art Exhibit will be the art work of the 7th & 8th grade art students of Coby Hamlin from
Sweetwater Middle School.
Library News: Annual Book Sale
The Book Sale was a great success this year. The
total collected was $3,000. Thanks to everyone for their support!
Free Online Tutorial Services
The County-City Library is
pleased to announce 2 new free online
tutorial services: Live Homework Help and Learning Express Library.
They are available through the library's computers or your own home
computer. Below are the links and descriptions for both services. Help
is just a click away! Call the library for more information. 235-4978
Live
Homework Help
Free Online Tutoring for Grades 4th-12th & Beginning
College Courses
The library is
providing
free access to Live Homework Help through Tutor.com. Live Homework Help
is an online after-school program that connects student to expert
tutors to help with Math, English, Science and Social Studies. You can
connect with the library computers or your own computer at home. Just
click on the link above. Type in code: countycity Hours
of
service are 3:00pm-10:00, seven days a week. Help in Spanish is
available Sunday-Thursday 3:00pm-9:00pm. Help is just a click
away and
it is free!
*When you have finished a
session, please be sure to
complete the session survey. It consists of 5 questions. Completing the
survey helps keep track of the number of users from our
library.
Call
for more information about the program. 235-4978
The
library is providing free access to Learning Express Library. Learning
Express Library offers a database of practices tests and tutorial
courses designed to help students and adults prepare for academic tests
or licensing tests. Some of the practice tests include: Advanced
Placement for college, Civil Service, GED, ASVAB, Postal Exams and
many more. You can connect with the library's computers or your own
computer at home. Just
click on the link above. Then Click on Learning Express Graphic. Your
user name is your Zip Code Plus Your Phone Number.(This
will make it unique so you can go back into program and finish a test). You set up your own
password. Hours of service are 24/7!
Let's
Talk Books! First Tuesday of Each Month at Noon
Our
book club, Let's Talk Books, is
under way. The group is for anyone who
likes to read. We hope it will
be a fun and informal time for avid book readers to get together for
lively discussion. The group will continue to meet the first Tuesday of
each month in the meeting room. Sack lunches with a drink
will be
provided for a donation of $3.00 for the first 12, or you can bring
your own lunch. The money collected will be donated to the library.
Listed below are book selection and dates for monthly
meetings.
June 3- Three
Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
July 1- Your turn to recommend a book!
Aug. 5 True Women
by Janice Woods Windle
Sept. 2- A
Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Adult Literacy Program
The classes meet
every Wednesday at 10:00. Instructors
will
help you learn to read, improve you reading
skills, improve your English skills or help you read to your children.
Call 235-4978 for more information.
Recycling Program
Help the Environment and the Library Too!
Recycle
your inkjet printer cartridges and the library will receive
cash! Put your empty ink cartridges in the box by the front
door. We will mail them for you. The library will
receive credit and get a check for the recycled cartridges.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
Friends
of the Library News
Book Bags
The
Friends of
the Library are selling book bags for a fundraiser.
There
are 2 sizes: Large Blue for $10 and Smaller Red for $7. Come
by
the library to get a book bag!
Friends of the Library Membership
Friends
of the Library is an organization of volunteers, library
users, committed to the support and development of the County-City
Library. Call 235-4978 for information on how to become a
member.
Holidays and Closings
Memorial Day Sat. May 24th & Mon. May 26th
Helpful Websites
Google
Publisher's
Weekly Best Seller List
New
York Times Best Seller List
TexShare
Databases You can get the login
and password from the library.
Live
Homework Help Free Online
Tutoring. More information above.
Learning
Express Library Free Online Practice
Tests
What's
Next?
Find
out what order the books
in a series were written. You can search by title, author or name of
series.
TexasLawHelp.org
Free
legal information online
Local Community
Websites:
KXOX Sweetwater
Radio
Sweetwater Reporter News
Sweetwater Chamber of
Commerce
Texas State Technical
College
Sweetwater
Independent School District
Roscoe School
District
Blackwell
School District
Highland School
District
WASP Museum
Nolan County Genealogy Sites:
FindaGrave.com
Rootsweb.com