The Navigator The Anderson County Library System Newsletter
January 2019
New Year, New You A new year is a great time to try something new. Check out the wide variety of resources that we offer on drawing and painting, sewing, coding, woodworking, gardening, and much more. The Anderson County Library has access to over 2.75 million items through SCLENDS on an extraordinary number of topics including cooking, organizing, budgeting, decorating, and so much more. If you need a book or DVD that we don’t have at your library, simply call us or go to your library account online at sclends.lib.us.sc and request it. If you ever have wanted to unearth your family history, now is the time to get started. Visit the South Carolina Room at the Anderson Main Library and use databases such as Ancestry Library and HeritageQuest. Want to learn more about computers and navigating the internet? Take a class at the Anderson Main Library and get hands-on help. We offer one-session classes on email, Microsoft Word, Windows 10 and more. See our schedule inside. If you can’t visit the library, computer courses are also available online through LearningExpress Library and Universal Class, which can be found by visiting our website and clicking Research. Universal Class has a lot more than tech training; over 500 courses are available, including topics like baking, meditation, and writing. Learn a new language, a new craft, or how to DIY pretty much anything with Hoopla Digital. With the Hoopla Digital app, you can download ebooks, audiobooks, movies, and comics and you never have to worry about late fees as the items are returned automatically. If you need help locating any of these resources, visit or call any one of our nine locations throughout the county. Try something new today! All locations will be closed Tuesday, January 1 for New Year’s Day and Monday, January 21 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
LEGO® CLUBS page 2
TEEN PAINT PARTY page 2
DOWNLOAD EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS page 3
ARTISTS’ MEETUP
POETRY CONTEST
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Youth
Storytimes Family Storytime Mondays | 10am • Lander Tuesdays | 10:30am • Pendleton 2nd & 3rd Tuesdays | 10:30am • Iva Wednesdays* | 10:30am • Powdersville *Except
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Bilingual Storytime We’ll read a story in English and then in Spanish. 2nd Saturday | 10:30am • Powdersville Main Library Toddler Tales and Tunes, ages 18 mos. - 3 yrs. Tuesdays | 9:15am & 10:30am Books and Babies, ages 0 - 18 mos. Wednesdays | 9:15am & 10:30am Mini-Makers, ages 3 - 5 Thursdays | 10:30am Saturday Storytime, ages 1 - 5 Saturdays | 10:30am LEGO® Club, ages 5 - 12 Mon, Jan 7 & 21 | 4pm • Main Tue, Jan 8 | 4pm • Powdersville Mon, Jan 28 | 4pm • Lander LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this club.
Do It Tuesday, ages 5 - 12 Create an intricate mandala. Tue, Jan 15 | 4pm • Powdersville Family Night: Minute to Win It Can you beat the clock? Can you conquer your nerves? Get 1 minute - that's 60 seconds - to complete the challenge. Use common household items and try to complete the task under the pressure of time. Call (864) 260-4500 x158 for more info. Tue, Jan 22 | 6:30pm • Main Tween Book Club For grades 4 to 7. There will be no meeting in January. The Watsons go to Birmingham -1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis Tue, Feb 5 | 4pm • Powdersville
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Youth Coding Club, ages 9 - 14 Take an 8-week course in coding. Choose Tuesday or Wednesday sessions. Registration required. Call (864) 2604500 x158 to sign up or for more info. Tue, Jan 15, 22, & 29 | 4 - 5:30pm • Main Wed, Jan 16, 23, & 30 | 4 - 5:30pm • Main Cookies and Canvas, ages 12 - 18 It's a paint party! Paint something unique on canvas or choose from ready-to-go traceables. Plus cookies! Materials provided. Registration required. Call (864) 2604500 x1 26 or stop by the Reference Desk. Tue, Jan 8 | 5 - 6pm • Main Make a Change
Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
March: Book One by John Lewis
Woodwalker by Emily B. Martin
Teen Anime and Manga Academy, ages 12 - 18 Every fourth Tuesday vote for the anime you want to watch, get manga recommendations, and enjoy snacks and conversation with fellow anime fans. Anime will be rated TV-PG to TV-14. Tue, Jan 22 & Feb 26 | 5 - 7pm • Main Electric City Creative & Gambrell Teen Room Reopening The brand new makerspace and teen room at the Anderson Main Library will be reopening very soon! Stay tuned to the library’s social media channels and our website for more information.
Adults Tai Chi Free classes led by a trained instructor. Mondays | 10am • Powdersville Handcrafts Enjoy coffee, conversation, and crafting. Sat, Jan 5, 19, & Feb 2 | 10am - 12pm • Main ACPASS and AndersonCountySC.org Explore property information, deeds, taxes, court schedules, and much more. Registration required. Email scroom@andersonlibrary.org or call (864) 260-4500 x130. Tue, Jan 8 | 10 - 11am • Main
Adults Basic Genealogy Research Get an overview of basic resources, tips, and search skills to start researching your family history. Tue, Jan 15 | 6 - 8pm • Main Brush Tips Artists’ meetup. Bring your supplies and work on your project in a relaxed atmosphere. Thu, Jan 17 | 4 - 7:30pm • Pendleton Using Digital Collections: HeritageQuest Online Get tips on how to search census records, maps, city directories, and much more online from anywhere you have internet access. Registration required. Call (864) 260 -4500 x130 or email scroom@andersonlibrary.org. Wed, Jan 23 | 6 - 7pm • Main Tue, Feb 5 | 10 - 11am • Belton Meet Libby for Ebooks and Audiobooks Learn how to use the free Libby app. Bring your smartphone or tablet along with your library card. Registration required. Call (864) 260-4500 x126 or stop by the Reference Desk at the Anderson Main Library. Mon, Jan 28 | 6 - 7:30pm • Main Wed, Jan 30 | 10 - 11:30am • Main
Computer Classes All classes are at the Main Library. Registration is required. Call (864) 260-4500 x 126 to sign up. Mousing & Keyboarding Basics Mon, Jan 14 | 2 - 4pm Computer & Internet Basics Thu, Jan 31 | 10am 12pm; Thu, Mar 7 | 3 - 5pm Email Essentials Thu, Feb 14 | 3 - 5pm Windows 10 Basics Sat, Feb 2 | 3:30 - 5:30pm Microsoft Word Basics Thu, Feb 21 | 10am - 12pm Intermediate Microsoft Word Thu, Mar 21 | 3 - 5pm Open Lab Sat, Jan 5 | 3 - 5pm; Thu, Feb 7 | 10am 12pm; Sat, Mar 30 |3:30 - 5:30pm
All Ages
Cozy Up to a Good Book: Winter Reading Challenge
New Arrivals
1. Read at least 20 minutes a day for 25 days total between December 10 and January 7.
Weaving on a Little Loom: Techniques, Patterns, and Projects for Beginners by Fiona Daly
How to Play Ukulele: A Complete Guide for Beginners by Dan Scanlan
Beginner's garden: a practical guide to growing vegetables & fruit... by Alex Mitchell
Sixth Annual Poetry Contest Get ready for the library’s annual poetry contest! Teens and adults can submit their original poem starting on February 4 to be published in a book. Check our website in early February for more details.
2. Track your reading with a paper reading log that you can pick up at any of our locations or on our website.
3. Turn in your completed sheet or finish tracking online by January 9 to be eligible for prize drawings.
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Locations Anderson Main Library 300 N. McDuffie Street Anderson, SC 29621 (864) 260-4500 Belton Library 91 Breazeale Street Belton, SC 29627 (864) 338-8330
Bookmobile (864) 260-4500 x176 bookmobile@andersonlibrary.org Iva Library 203 W. Cruette Street Iva, SC 29655 (864) 348-6150 Jennie Erwin Library 318 N. Shirley Avenue Honea Path, SC 29654 (864) 369-7751 Lander Memorial Library 925 Greenville Drive Williamston, SC 29697 (864) 847-5238 Pendleton Library 650 S. Mechanic Street Pendleton, SC 29670 (864) 646-3045 Piedmont Library 1407 SC Hwy 86 Piedmont, SC 29673 (864) 845-6534 Powdersville Library 4 Civic Court Powdersville, SC 29642 (864) 295-1190
Bookmobile
Book Clubs Between the Covers There will be no meeting in January. Weekend Warriors by Fern Michaels Feb 7 | 6pm • Lander Brews and Books The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer Jan 16 | 7:30pm • Carolina Bauernhaus The Martian by Andy Weir Feb 20 | 7:30pm • Carolina Bauernhaus Brown Bag Book Discussion Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Jan 23 | 12pm • Main To be determined. Feb 27 | 12pm • Main Chapters & Chatter Book Club Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman Jan 8 | 2pm • Belton The Wife by Alafair Burke Feb 5 | 2pm • Belton Cover to Cover The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Jan 3 | 6pm • Powdersville An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Feb 7 | 6pm • Powdersville Page Turners’ Book Club A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving Jan 20 | 3pm • Main Sing, Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward Feb 17 | 3pm • Main Thursday Night Book Club Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Jan 24 | 6pm • Pendleton The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni Feb 28 | 6pm • Pendleton
Mondays John’s Slabtown Variety Store 10 - 10:45am Legacy of Anderson 11:15am - 12pm Townville Dollar General 2:30 - 4pm Tuesdays West Market School of Early Education 9:15 - 10:15am Adult Education Center 10:30 - 11:00am Target at 3519 Clemson Blvd. 11:15am - 12:15pm BI-LO at 4405 Hwy 24 2:30 - 4:00pm
Wednesdays South Fant School of Early Education 9:15 - 10:15am St. Joseph School 10:30 - 11:15am Alternative School 11:30am - 12:15pm Mt. Zion Presbyterian 2:30 - 4:00pm Thursdays Jonathan’s Joy Apartments 9:15 - 10am Richard Campbell Veterans Home 10:15 - 11am Brookdale Assisted Living 11:15am - 12pm Roberts Presbyterian Church 2:30 - 4pm
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