Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
The following books are available for checkout at
Clovis-Carver Public Library
"Ranch Horsemanship: Traditional Cowboy Methods for the Recreational Rider" by Curt Pate, Cow-Horse Confidence: A Time-Honored Approach to Stockmanship by Martin Black, and Ranch Roping: The Complete Guide to a Classic Cowboy Skill by Buck Brannaman were given by the Curry County Mounted Patrol in memory of Oscar Toliver.
Ranch Horsemanship clearly presents methods that work and tells how almost any rider at almost any level of expertise can help his mount become a safer, more enjoyable ride.
Cow-Horse Confidence gives an inside look at time-honored techniques for managing horse and stock, either together or separately, and how to achieve maximum performance with minimum stress.
Ranch Roping describes all you need to master this essential Western skill and become successful whether in competition or in actual cattle work.
"Rio Grande: An Eagle's View" by Adriel Heisey and Llano Estacado: An Island in the Sky by Stephen Bogener were given by Charles and Donna Kamradt in memory of Oscar Toliver.
Rio Grande chronicles one of the world's most significant and endangered rivers through awe-inspiring aerial photographs following the waterway from the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado and through New Mexico to define the Texas-Mexico border.
Llano Estacado explores through text and photographs the people, towns, and terrain of the enormous island of grassland that stretches from the New Mexico borderlands down through all or part of thirty-three counties in the Texas Panhandle.
"The Cowboy Horse" by David Stoecklein was given by Imogene Willmon in memory of Oscar Toliver.
This book of photographs celebrates the strength, stamina, speed, and cow sense of the cowboy's working partner, whether mustang, paint, appaloosas or those specially bred for the job they do in all kinds of weather every day of the year.
Portales Public Library
"Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy"
By: Emily Bazelon
Being a teenager has never been easy, but with the rise of the Internet and social media, it has become increasingly more challenging. Once thought of as the realm of %queen bees and goons, bullying has taken on new, complex, and deceptive forms. Author, Emily Bazelon has established herself as a leading voice on the social and legal aspects of teenage drama and in Sticks and Stones, she brings readers on a deeply researched, clear-eyed journey into the ever-changing landscape of teenage meanness and its sometimes devastating consequences. Bazelon defines what bullying is and, just as important, what it is not. She analyzes when intervention is essential and when kids should be given the freedom to fend for themselves. She also dispels persistent myths, but above all, she believes that to deal with the problem, we must first understand it.
"The Striker: An Isaac Bell Adventure"
By: Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
The year is 1902, and a bright, inexperienced young man named Isaac Bell, only two years out of his detective apprenticeship, has an urgent message from his boss. He is witness to a terrible accident that makes him think that something else is going on, that provocateurs are at work and bigger stakes are at play after being hired to hunt for radical unionist saboteurs in the coal mines. Given just one week to prove his case, Bell quickly finds himself pitted against two most ruthless opponents, men of staggering ambition and cold-bloodedness who are not about to let some new detective stand in their way.
"The Colossus Rises: Book One of Seven Wonders"
By: Peter Lerangis
Jack McKinley is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary problem … in just six months, Jack is going to die. After collapsing in the middle of a busy street, Jack is whisked off to a strange hospital in a strange place. There are weird kids, armed guards, and fantastic creatures, not mention no parents, no phones, and no possibility of escape.
An odd professor, named Bhegad, runs the place and tells Jack that what's killing him is a genetic trait inherited from the prince of a long-lost civilization. By making him too strong too fast, it's destroying Jack, but he'll need to stay strong because it's up to him to save the world.
That long-lost civilization sank when seven magic Loculi were stolen and hidden around the world and now Jack and his friends must find the Loculi before they fall into the wrong hands. If they don't, they'll never be cured and the lost world will rise, displacing oceans and ending life as we know it. Jack was never asked to be a hero, but he just has to be one.
