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?”
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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”
Classic Movies and Copyright
What Happened? The Tarleton State University Dick Smith Library is hosting two Classic Movie Nights on October 30th and November 6th! We will enjoy two timeless films and plenty of popcorn. But before the popping started, we had to make sure we were not breaking any copyright laws. What is Copyright? Copyright is a lawContinue reading “Classic Movies and Copyright”
Welcome Home Texans!
The library is excited to welcome you all to the start of the Fall 2025 semester. Looking for a fun way to kick off the semester and explore everything the library has to offer? The Dick Smith Library invites you to take part in Clash of the Colleges, happening August 20–22 during regular library hours.Continue reading “Welcome Home Texans!”
International Lego Day
On January 28th, 1958, the first LEGO brick was patented. Since then, January 28th has been known as International Lego Day. You can celebrate this day with us by making your own creations with our collection of these colorful blocks. Ole Kirk Christiansen founded the company in 1932 when he began selling wooden toys toContinue reading “International Lego Day”
Fiber Arts Club
If you enjoy doing any sort of fiber arts, the Fiber Arts Club is an excellent group to join. It meets from 6pm to 8pm on the first and third Thursday of each month – the first Thursday is at the Stephenville Public Library, and the third Thursday is at the Dick Smith Library (Multi-PurposeContinue reading “Fiber Arts Club”
Warm Up With the Library, and Find Recipes in Some of Our Fiction
Although cookbooks are certainly excellent resources for recipes to help you stay warm in the winter, did you know what some fiction books will occasionally include bonus recipes as well? For this post, we tried making “Sully’s Hot Chocolate” from Jenn McKinlay’s Books Can Be Deceiving. The result, pictured below, was rich, sweet, and chocolateyContinue reading “Warm Up With the Library, and Find Recipes in Some of Our Fiction”
How long will it take you to finish the books in your TBR pile?
Read It Forward has a calculator on their site that can tell you how long it will take you to finish the books in your TBR (To Be Read) pile. It\’s available here. All you need is the total number of books in your pile (or saved on your e-reader, or included in a GoodreadsContinue reading “How long will it take you to finish the books in your TBR pile?”
Free public domain books
If you can\’t find a public domain book in the library or would just prefer something downloadable, there are lots of good sites out there. A couple I like are Project Gutenberg and LibriVox. Project Gutenberg has over 49,000 free e-books – you can download them as Kindle e-books, EPUB files, or read them onlineContinue reading “Free public domain books”
Fun for the summer!
If you\’re ready to sit back and relax, you can find something for just about everyone at the library – we have books, graphic novels, DVDs, and more. The above picture shows just a few of the things in our collection. From left to right: Airborn by Kenneth Oppel – A steampunk YA novel. TheContinue reading “Fun for the summer!”
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