Address & Contact
Phone:
(864) 646-3045
Email:
pendleton@andersonlibrary.org
Address:
650 S Mechanic St,
Pendleton, SC 29670
Directions:
Google Maps
Pendleton Events
Create, build and express your creativity with LEGOs. LEGO Club meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at the Pendleton Library.
Disclaimer(s)
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: The Book of Lost Friends, by Lisa Wingate.
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.
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.
Available Services
ADA & Assistive Technology
The Anderson County Library System offers a number of services for people with disabilities.
Adult Programs
Something for everyone. Attend engaging programs for adults on a wide variety of topics. Visit our calendar of events to see what's happening in your local library.
AWE Computers
AWE Early Literacy Stations are self-contained (without internet connection) desktop computers that provide access to a wide variety of age-appropriate learning software in English and Spanish to help children develop early literacy skills in the areas of English, math, science, and the arts. No library card is required to use the stations.
Local Agencies
Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce
The Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to creating and nurturing an environment that supports and enhances economic growth and vibrant communities.
Pendleton Area Business Association
The Pendleton Area Business Association, Inc. (PABA) is a local organization dedicated to supporting our local businesses and communities by having a unified voice in both Pendleton promotion and community action.
Pendleton Historic Foundation
Pendleton offers a southern hospitality that is beyond compare. Our picturesque town, on the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, offers a glimpse of days gone by. The entire town is on the National Historic Registry, so history can be found on every street.
Town of Pendleton
Pendleton offers a southern hospitality that is beyond compare. Our picturesque town, on the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, offers a glimpse of days gone by. The entire town is on the National Historic Registry, so history can be found on every street.
Branch History
Pendleton’s first library was founded in 1811 as the Pendleton Circulating Library. Its building and collection were incorporated into the Pendleton Male Academy in 1825. The Academy was located on Queen Street where the Anderson County School District 4 offices are today.
In 1860, a Guard House was erected on Pendleton’s Village Green on the site of the former jail house. In 1911, a one-story annex was added. In 1916, Miss Sallie Trescott established a public library on the ground level.
The small library served Pendleton and residents in Pickens, Oconee and Anderson counties. In 1978, the Anderson County Library System built a 1,500 square foot library on Micasa Drive. This building remained the branch library’s home for 29 years. In 2004, Anderson County Council allocated funds for a new, 12,000 square foot Pendleton Branch Library. The new library was opened on January 14, 2007.
The site of the new Pendleton Branch Library was the location of a private residence as early as the 1830s. In 1860, John Baylis Earle Sloan and his wife, Mollie Seaborne Sloan, established a home that became known as Tanglewood. The building was a Piedmont plantation-style house resting on tall piers and having large rooms. The home was destroyed by a fire in 1908 that left only the front columns.
The family re-built the home as a classical colonial revival mansion in 1910, reusing the columns in the new portico. Tanglewood stayed in the Sloan family for many years until it was sold in the 1950s. The building again burned to the ground in 1970 leaving the ruins seen today from the library’s windows.