Event List

Closed January 22 for Inclement Weather

Out of an abundance of caution, all Anderson County Library locations will be closed Wednesday, January 22 due to inclement weather. Stay safe and warm, Anderson County!

Closing Early for Inclement Weather

Out of an abundance of caution for our patrons and staff, all Anderson County Library locations are closing at 6 PM today, January 21. Any scheduled meetings or programs have been cancelled. 

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Ultimate Master Builders Challenge: Build an Airplane

01/01/2025 @ 1:00pm to 01/31/2025 @ 6:00pm
Electric City Creative Self-Guided Programs at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, STEM
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

CHALLENGE: Build an airplane in 1-hour!Tweens, Teens, and Adults are invited to construct their creations using LEGO sets and timers provided by the library.Legos will be available...

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Electric City Creative Self-Guided Programs
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY, STEM
Event Details:

CHALLENGE: Build an airplane in 1-hour!

Tweens, Teens, and Adults are invited to construct their creations using LEGO sets and timers provided by the library.

Legos will be available for:

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Twelfth Annual Poetry Contest

01/13/2025 @ 12:00am to 02/22/2025 @ 11:45pm
Virtual at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Get your poem published! Adults and teens in Anderson County are welcome to submit an original poem to the Twelfth Annual Anderson County Library Poetry Contest. Sub...

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Event Details:

Get your poem published! 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Craft Café: Watercolor Postcards

01/21/2025 @ 1:00pm to 01/30/2025 @ 7:30pm
Electric City Creative Self-Guided Programs at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1pm-7:30pm and Saturday 9:30am-5:30pm. Located at the front of our Makerspace on the second floor, the Electric City Creative Craft Cafe ...

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Electric City Creative Self-Guided Programs
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY
Event Details:

Open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1pm-7:30pm and Saturday 9:30am-5:30pm. Located at the front of our Makerspace on the second floor, the Electric City Creative Craft Cafe is a space where patrons can work on a monthly rotating craft!

Closed for Inclement Weather

All Day
Anderson Main Library, Bookmobile, Belton Library, Iva Library, Jennie Erwin (Honea Path) Library, Lander Memorial Library, Pendleton Library, Piedmont Library, Powdersville Library, Westside Community Center Library

Out of an abundance of caution, all Anderson County Library locations will be closed January 22 due to inclement weather. Stay safe and warm, Anderson County!

Closing
Branches:
Anderson Main Library, Bookmobile, Belton Library, Iva Library, Jennie Erwin (Honea Path) Library, Lander Memorial Library, Pendleton Library, Piedmont Library, Powdersville Library, Westside Community Center Library
Description:

Out of an abundance of caution, all Anderson County Library locations will be closed January 22 due to inclement weather. Stay safe and warm, Anderson County!

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Project FeederWatch

All Day
Children's Reading Area at Pendleton Library
Program Type:
Educational, Family Friendly, STEM
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Stop by Pendleton Library any Monday or Tuesday from November through April to take part in Project Feederwatch. Our staff will have the bird feeders full and ready for our winged ...

Library Branch: Pendleton Library
Room: Children's Reading Area
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Educational, Family Friendly, STEM
Event Details:

Stop by Pendleton Library any Monday or Tuesday from November through April to take part in Project Feederwatch. Our staff will have the bird feeders full and ready for our winged visitors.

This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

Hear new and classic books and stories followed by interactive play great for practicing early literacy skills perfect for children ages 18 months to 3 years old and their adult ca...

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Hear new and classic books and stories followed by interactive play great for practicing early literacy skills perfect for children ages 18 months to 3 years old and their adult caregiver.

This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

Hear new and classic books and stories followed by interactive play great for practicing early literacy skills perfect for children ages 18 months to 3 years old and their adult ca...

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Hear new and classic books and stories followed by interactive play great for practicing early literacy skills perfect for children ages 18 months to 3 years old and their adult caregivers.

 

This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.

Family Storytime

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Cely Room at Powdersville Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays perfect for children ages birth to 5 years old.

Library Branch: Powdersville Library
Room: Cely Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays perfect for children ages birth to 5 years old.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Yoga

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Lander Memorial Library
Program Type:
Health & Fitness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the library every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11-11:30 AM to learn stretches and yoga moves you can do from a chair!Follow along with videos from Registered Yoga T...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Lander Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Fitness
Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

Join us at the library every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11-11:30 AM to learn stretches and yoga moves you can do from a chair!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Brown Bag Book Club

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Wren Meeting Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a lively discussion of Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney. Copies of the title are available for check out from the circulation desk a month before the discu...

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Wren Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us for a lively discussion of Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney. Copies of the title are available for check out from the circulation desk a month before the discussion. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Yoga

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Leigh Ann Carter Room at Pendleton Library
Program Type:
Health & Fitness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday at Noon for 30-45 minutes of gentle yoga moves you can do from a chair. Increase your physical activity and relieve stress!Follow along to live-streamed and...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Pendleton Library
Room: Leigh Ann Carter Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Fitness
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday at Noon for 30-45 minutes of gentle yoga moves you can do from a chair. Increase your physical activity and relieve stress!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Understanding Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Computer Lab at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us to discuss Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Learn what they are, where to find them, and how to read them! 

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Join us to discuss Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Learn what they are, where to find them, and how to read them! 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

One Page Wonder Journal

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Electric City Creative at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Learn to fold a piece of 12 x 12 scrapbook paper into a small journal! Mixed media artist Consie Sindet will break down how to turn a square sheet into a small journal or book...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Electric City Creative
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Learn to fold a piece of 12 x 12 scrapbook paper into a small journal! 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Email Essentials

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Educational, Technology
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Short for electronic mail, e-mail or email is information stored on a computer that is exchanged between two users or a group of individuals over a telecommunications network. ...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Short for electronic mail, e-mail or email is information stored on a computer that is exchanged between two users or a group of individuals over a telecommunications network.  Learn how to set up a free Yahoo or Google email account and send

This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.

Bilingual Storytime/Cuentos Bilingües

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Cely Room at Powdersville Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for stories and familiar songs in English and Spanish in this unique bilingual storytime. Unase a nosotros para escuchar cuentos y canciones familiares en ingles y esp...

Library Branch: Powdersville Library
Room: Cely Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories and familiar songs in English and Spanish in this unique bilingual storytime. 

Unase a nosotros para escuchar cuentos y canciones familiares en ingles y español en esta hora de cuentos biligüe.

This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.

Family Storytime

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays perfect for children ages birth to 5 years and their adult caregivers in this family storytime.

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays perfect for children ages birth to 5 years and their adult caregivers in this family storytime.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Over Easy Exercise

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Health & Fitness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us as we use Kelly Jo Barnwell's personalized Over Easy for Senior Adults fitness program at the Belton Library. This program will aid in your ability to keep moving...

Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Fitness
Event Details:

Join us as we use Kelly Jo Barnwell's personalized Over Easy for Senior Adults fitness program at the Belton Library. This program will aid in your ability to keep moving and building your strength.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Bookmobile @ Northlake Condominiums

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Join us for this bi-weekly bookmobile stop!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:

Join us for this bi-weekly bookmobile stop!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Think Outside the Box Thursday!

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Lander Memorial Library
Program Type:
Educational, STEM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Join us for Think Outside the Box Thursday! This fun and educational program is designed for ages 6-12. Contact the library to see what we're doing this time!

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Lander Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, STEM
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Join us for Think Outside the Box Thursday! This fun and educational program is designed for ages 6-12. Contact the library to see what we're doing this time!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Lego Club

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cely Room at Powdersville Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Create, build and express your creativity with LEGOs.  Lego Club meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at the Powdersville Library.

Library Branch: Powdersville Library
Room: Cely Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Create, build and express your creativity with LEGOs.  Lego Club meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at the Powdersville Library.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Who Dunnit? Book Club

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Unlock the mystery that lies beyond the pages. Join us each month for our exciting book club and step into a world of intrigue and suspense! This month, join us for a discussion of...

Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Unlock the mystery that lies beyond the pages. Join us each month for our exciting book club and step into a world of intrigue and suspense! This month, join us for a discussion of A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chuck Fleming Memorial Book Club

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Leigh Ann Carter Room at Pendleton Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Chuck Fleming Memorial Book Club, Pendleton's Thursday night book group, meets on the 4th Thursday of every month.Join us to discuss this month's selection: Trust by Hernan Dia...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Pendleton Library
Room: Leigh Ann Carter Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Seats Remaining: 55
Event Details:

The Chuck Fleming Memorial Book Club, Pendleton's Thursday night book group, meets on the 4th Thursday of every month.

Join us to discuss this month's selection: Trust by Hernan Diaz.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Stay Safe: Protecting Families from Human Trafficking

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Multipurpose Room BC at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Educational, Special Events
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

The internet has expanded our world in amazing ways while also opening our teens and kids up to possible risks. This program will provide knowledge, discussion, and practical steps...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Multipurpose Room BC
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Educational, Special Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 88
Event Details:

The internet has expanded our world in amazing ways while also opening our teens and kids up to possible risks.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Project FeederWatch

All Day
Children's Area at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Educational, Family Friendly, STEM
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Stop by the Children's area at the Main Library any Friday or Saturday from November through April to take part in Project Feederwatch. Our staff will have the bird feeders full an...

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Educational, Family Friendly, STEM
Event Details:

Stop by the Children's area at the Main Library any Friday or Saturday from November through April to take part in Project Feederwatch. Our staff will have the bird feeders full and ready for our winged visitors.