Event List

New Hours at Westside Community Center Library

Our Westside Branch will be closing at 3:00pm beginning April 24th. Open hours will be Monday - Friday 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. 

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Marble Run Madness

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Iva Passive Programming at Iva Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

It's Marble Run madness at the library! Come see what you can build using our colorful connectors and, of course, test it with a marble (or two)! 

Kids ages 5-12 welcome!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Iva Library
Room: Iva Passive Programming
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's Marble Run madness at the library! Come see what you can build using our colorful connectors and, of course, test it with a marble (or two)! 

Kids ages 5-12 welcome!

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Ain't Gonna Paint No More!

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Lander Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Join us for a hilarious reading of the picture book, I Ain't Gonna Paint No More, by Karen Beaumont. Children will create a life-size portrait with crayons and markers to take home!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lander Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a hilarious reading of the picture book, I Ain't Gonna Paint No More, by Karen Beaumont. Children will create a life-size portrait with crayons and markers to take home!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Lego Club

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cely Room at Powdersville Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Children

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 "Children" group.

BARK: Read to Therapy Dogs

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 9:45am - 12:00pm
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children

Children ages 6-12 can practice building reading skills and confidence by reading a book of their choice to a registered therapy dog from SC Dog Therapy Group.

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Summer Reading
Event Details:

Children ages 6-12 can practice building reading skills and confidence by reading a book of their choice to a registered therapy dog from SC Dog Therapy Group.

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

Saturday Family Storytime

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

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

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 old and their adult caregivers.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Saturday STEAM Lab: Engineering Lab

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Educational, STEM
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Join us for our brand-new Saturday STEAM Lab! Put your heads together with others in our Engineering Lab and build structures to solve a challenge.

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Educational, STEM
Event Details:

Join us for our brand-new Saturday STEAM Lab! Put your heads together with others in our Engineering Lab and build structures to solve a challenge.

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

Movers and Shakers Storytime!

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Fitness, Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool, Children

Come enjoy some stories, songs, and stretches at this movement oriented storytime!  Wonderful for practicing early literacy and fine motor skills.

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

Come enjoy some stories, songs, and stretches at this movement oriented storytime!  Wonderful for practicing early literacy and fine motor skills.

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

Family Storytime

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities perfect for children ages 3 to 5 years and their adult caregivers.

Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities perfect for children ages 3 to 5 years and their adult caregivers.

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

Afternoon Fiber: Knitting and Crochet Club

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Conference Room at Powdersville Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Educational, Family Friendly
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Join us to get in some early afternoon fiber art crafting with fellow knitters and crocheting friends.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Powdersville Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Educational, Family Friendly
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to get in some early afternoon fiber art crafting with fellow knitters and crocheting friends.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Papermaking 101

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Leigh Ann Carter Room at Pendleton Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Put away those screens and get back to basics: paper. Learn about the life cycle of paper before getting hands on and making your own paper with Ann Marie from Anderson County Soil and Water Conservation District. 

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pendleton Library
Room: Leigh Ann Carter Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Put away those screens and get back to basics: paper. Learn about the life cycle of paper before getting hands on and making your own paper with Ann Marie from Anderson County Soil and Water Conservation District. 

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

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

Stories, songs, and fingerplays perfect for children ages 3 to 5 years old to enjoy along with their adult caregiver.

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

Stories, songs, and fingerplays perfect for children ages 3 to 5 years old to enjoy along with their adult caregiver.

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

Family Storytime

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Lander Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

Enjoy songs, stories, and rhymes perfect for practicing early literacy skills. For ages birth to 5 years old and their caregivers. Admission is free, but registration is appreciated so we have enough crafts.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lander Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy songs, stories, and rhymes perfect for practicing early literacy skills. For ages birth to 5 years old and their caregivers. Admission is free, but registration is appreciated so we have enough crafts.

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

Family Storytime

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children’s Meeting Room at Pendleton Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

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

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pendleton Library
Room: Children’s Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Midsummer Celebration

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Its a Summer Reading Mid Celebration! "Color Our World" while making fun bookmarks, decorating cookies and/or donuts, and make a fun Friendship bracelet to wear or share!

Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Summer Reading
Event Details:

Its a Summer Reading Mid Celebration! "Color Our World" while making fun bookmarks, decorating cookies and/or donuts, and make a fun Friendship bracelet to wear or share!

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

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

Stories, songs, and fingerplays perfect for children ages 3 to 5 years old and their adult caregiver to enjoy.

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

Stories, songs, and fingerplays perfect for children ages 3 to 5 years old and their adult caregiver to enjoy.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Book Con @ the Library!

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cely Room at Powdersville Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children

Join us for Book Con at the library!

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Powdersville Library
Room: Cely Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for Book Con at the library!

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

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

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.

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, July 2, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

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.

 

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, July 2, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Cely Room at Powdersville Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

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 "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Midsummer Book Con

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Multipurpose Room ABC at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Come dressed as your favorite book character or book character type (princess, dragon, animal, etc.) and enjoy a middle-of-the-summer day of fun, games, art, and pictures! 

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Multipurpose Room ABC
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Summer Reading
Event Details:

Come dressed as your favorite book character or book character type (princess, dragon, animal, etc.) and enjoy a middle-of-the-summer day of fun, games, art, and pictures! 

This event is in the "Children" group.

LEGO Club

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children’s Meeting Room at Pendleton Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Children

Create, build and express your creativity with LEGOs. LEGO Club meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at the Pendleton Library. 

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pendleton Library
Room: Children’s Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create, build and express your creativity with LEGOs. LEGO Club meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at the Pendleton Library. 

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

Family Storytime

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

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 "Birth to Preschool" group.

Saturday Family Storytime

Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

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

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 old and their adult caregivers.

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

Movers and Shakers Storytime!

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Fitness, Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool, Children

Come enjoy some stories, songs, and stretches at this movement oriented storytime!  Wonderful for practicing early literacy and fine motor skills.

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

Come enjoy some stories, songs, and stretches at this movement oriented storytime!  Wonderful for practicing early literacy and fine motor skills.