The Library provides access to books, e-books, computers, & Internet for community needs. We have a Summer reading program & weekly story time.
The Hockley County Memorial Library provides equal access to materials and resources to meet the cultural, educational, informational and recreational needs of the community. The Library supports the lifelong learning and leisure needs of residents of all ages. Our libraries main service area is Hockley County. As a Texas public library, our library does provide services to all Texas residents. Even out-of-state visitors benefit from our Internet access, printing and help with reference questions.
Materials:
- Books (regular & large print)
- Audio CD's
- Reference books
- Newspapers (local)
- VHS videos
On-line Access (card catalog & other patron options):
- OverDrive (downloadable e-books to check out)
- LibriVox (free e-books)
- Project Gutenberg (free e-books)
- Geni (genealogy website)
- Chilton's (auto repair manuals)
- Texas legal forms
- PowerSpeak (language program)
- TexShare database
Services:
- Internet access
- Children's story hour (10am on Wednesday)
- Reserves on library materials
- Overdue reminders
- Children's Summer Reading Program (June-July)
- Computers
- Library tours
- Xerox copies or computer prints ($0.25 per page)
Special Collections:
- New books
- Large print books
- Texas history
- Western fiction (paperbacks)
- Juvenile fiction & non-fiction
- Children's books
- Local high school annuals (limited availability)
- 2x2 award books
- Caldecott and Newbery award books
- Texas Bluebonnet award books
- Accelerated Reader books (AR)
- Scholastic Reading Counts books (SRC)
- Encyclopedias and reference books
- Spanish/Bilingual books
