Books

Turn Your Phone Into a Library with Libby!

Nothing good to stream? Feeling burned out on scholarly articles and textbooks? Or maybe you just need an audiobook for your next long drive?Try Libby! Libby is a free app that lets you access many of the library’s eBooks and audiobooks right on your own device. Most of the library’s non-academic materials can be foundContinue reading “Turn Your Phone Into a Library with Libby!”

Do You Judge a Book by Its Cover?

Be honest. When you walk through the doors of the Dick Smith Library, what’s the first thing that catches your eyes? Is it the cool artwork up the stairwell or archival display case of Mr. Dick Smith himself? Is it the amazing book displays with carefully chosen titles, or perhaps you gravitate to that oneContinue reading “Do You Judge a Book by Its Cover?”

Tarleton Author Talk – Homicide in the Hood

Tarleton’s scholarly community is rich with unique perspectives and vibrant stories. The Friends of the Dick Smith Library are excited to host the Tarleton Author Talk series, which is an excellent opportunity for published authors to present their research and interact with Tarleton students and faculty about their book. The next featured author is KelliContinue reading “Tarleton Author Talk – Homicide in the Hood”

The Easiest Book Club You’ll Ever Be Part Of

Do you love reading? Have you ever thought about joining a book club but then didn’t for whatever reason? Or maybe you did join, but you found you just couldn’t keep up with it. You couldn’t find the time to finish the selected books, or the group kept choosing books that didn’t appeal to you.Continue reading “The Easiest Book Club You’ll Ever Be Part Of”

Story Time at the Stephenville Public Library

Every summer for the past 9 years staff members from Tarleton’s Dick Smith Library have performed story time events at the Stephenville Public Library. We call our troupe the Dick Smith Players. What makes these events unique is we don’t just narrate stories, we act them out as well. For weeks before the event, weContinue reading “Story Time at the Stephenville Public Library”

Constitution Day

September 17th is Constitution Day. This is the day we commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. After the 13 colonies declared independence from Great Britain in 1776, the first governing document of the United States was the Articles of Confederation. After Shays’ Rebellion in Massachusetts, the nation’s leadersContinue reading “Constitution Day”

Juneteenth

Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day or Jubilee Day, celebrates many things. Most notably, it observes “Order No. 3” given by Major-General Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, announcing to the people of Texas that all slaves were declared free. The order proclaimed an absolute equality of personal rights, although it came almost 2.5 years afterContinue reading “Juneteenth”

Solar Eclipse 2024

On Monday April 8th, a solar eclipse will carve a path through the United States. Stephenville, Fort Worth, and many other places in Texas will experience a total eclipse lasting from 1 to 4 minutes. NASA has created an interactive website where you can track the path of the eclipse across the country. Tarleton StateContinue reading “Solar Eclipse 2024”

Davy Crockett

In Texas, Davy Crockett is famous for having fought and died at the Alamo on March 6, 1836. However, he was a known adventurer and political figure before he came to Texas. Crockett was born in Tennessee on August 17, 1786. At the age of twelve he was hired out by his father to workContinue reading “Davy Crockett”

Library Lovers

February 14th is the day for lovers. It’s the day we exchange cards, gifts, and candy with our sweethearts. The origins of this holiday stretch back to the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility rite that involved animal sacrifice. In 494, Pope Gelasius I forbade participation in the festival. He replaced it with St.Continue reading “Library Lovers”