Children's Events
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.
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.
Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays perfect for children ages birth to 5 years old.
Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays perfect for children ages birth to 5 years and their adult caregivers in this family storytime.
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Think Outside the Box Thursday Halloween!
Happy Halloween! Today we'll be doing a special Halloween scavenger hunt, a mystery sensory project, games, and candy galore. Y'all come!
Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays perfect for children ages birth to 5 years old and their adult caregivers.
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Read books, earn rewards!
Join our free program and start your child's journey to Kindergarten readiness. Ask our staff for your starter kit today.
The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes, you can repeat books) before your precious one starts kindergarten.
Track your progress, earn prizes, and have fun! To learn more, you can:
- Visit our Beanstack page
- Call the Youth Services department at (864) 260-4500 ext. 158
- Email childrens@andersonlibrary.org.
Featured Services
Kids Programs
Something for everyone. Attend engaging programs for kids on a wide variety of topics. Visit our calendar of events to see what's happening in your local library.
Storytimes
Enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes perfect for practicing early literacy skills. Registration is required for most storytimes. Contact your local library to register.
All-in-one fun. Tablets pre-loaded with games and stories encased in a tough rubber case. No internet needed.
For the budding scientist! Borrow a Citizen Science Kit and observe your world in a whole new way.
Check out our offering of exploratory 'Steam-to-Go' Penworthy learning kits for kids.
StudySC
Know where you live! Includes links to SC related topics, multimedia, primary documents, and more.
Tumblebooks
Tutor.com
Caldecott Award
Given each year to the best illustrator of a story.
Newbery Medal
Given each year to the best author of the written text of a book.
Coretta Scott King Awards
Given each year to the best African-American author and illustrator of children’s books.
South Carolina Book Awards
Books chosen each year by South Carolina schoolchildren in four categories: Picture Book, Children’s, Junior, and Young Adult.
Children’s Library FAQs
You don't need a card to attend events, but you do to check out books! Cards are free and give you access to many things outside of our book collection, so you should sign up at the circulation desk to get your own!
There is no minimum age!
20 books per card
We sure can! We have a list of frequently requested topics here (link to the book recommendations), but for any other topics, please check with any of our youth staff and we will be happy to assist!
Sure! Events are all listed in our print Events guide and 24/7 on our library homepage! Just click on "Events" at the top of the page. You can even search events by a keyword in the search box and/or limit your search to a specific age group or branch.
Most of our events do require registration to ensure adequate space and materials for everyone; the print Event guide (available at the Children's service desk) and the virtual event calendar (located here) will give you more details on how to register. You can always call us at 864-260-4500 extension 158 with questions or assistance in registering for events.
Events hosted at the library are free for everyone!
Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult, but don't worry! We have internet computers available for parents and children in the Children's area. We also have black-and-white printing available for $0.10 a page. Color and wireless printing is available on the second floor.
No reservation required! Our study rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. Just ask us at the service desk to unlock a room for you!
Yes! We keep the doors locked for safety reasons, as our youngest friends sometimes like to explore and push them open. Feel free to unlock the courtyard doors and enjoy! You can ask for chalk and bean bags at the service desk! Our courtyard closes 30 minutes before the library closes each day. Children 12 and younger must always be accompanied by an adult.
While food is not allowed in the library, we do have a picnic table and benches as well as trash receptacles outside in our courtyard at the Main Library that you may use.