The Navigator The Anderson County Library System Newsletter
Oct 2021
With Author and Storyteller Tally Johnson Saturday, October 23 at 2pm. Live on Zoom and Facebook. Hear stories of ghosts and haunted South Carolina with Tally Johnson, storyteller and author of Ghosts of the South Carolina Upcountry, Ghosts of the South Carolina Midlands, Civil War Ghosts of South Carolina and more. Register online or join the live stream on Facebook.
More Spooky Fun Children and families can make “ghostly” walking feet with the Grab-and-Go cra� kit available at all library loca�ons beginning October 1. Stop by your local library to pick up the kit you'll need to make this fun cra� while supplies last. Look for a quick tutorial video on the Library’s Facebook and Youtube channel. Adults can make a Mason Jar Spookerarium with the Crea�ve Cra�ers Take & Make. Limited kits available October 1. Request a kit by emailing adultprograms@andersonlibrary.org. Look for a tutorial video premiering on Facebook on Oct 12.
Masks and social distancing are strongly encouraged in the libraries. The CDC and SC DHEC recommend all individuals, including those who are fully vaccinated, wear masks when indoors and in public se�ngs in areas with substan�al and high transmission. Spotlight on Local Authors: Apply for Indie Author Day pg 2
Need Help? Book a Librarian! pg 2
Make Animals with Food at Home pg 3
Create a Mindful Card Deck pg 3
Recommended Reading:
Books for Hispanic Heritage Month pg 4
SPOTLIGHT ON… Local and Independent Authors
The Friends of the Library Bookstore at the Anderson Main Library is open Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm Shop gently used books and DVDs, postcards, tote bags, and gi�s. Want to volunteer? Email friends@andersonlibrary.org or call 260-4500.
Looking for something local to read? The Library is celebra�ng local and independent authors on Saturday, December 4 virtually across social media for Indie Author Day. We’ll highlight regional authors and share how you can purchase their newest book or check it out from the library. If you’re looking for more regional authors, browse the Local Author Collec�on at the Anderson Main Library, too. Past featured authors include: Claudia Smith Brinson, Stories of Struggle: The Clash over Civil Rights in South Carolina Caleb Carron, Hard Fought Half Dead Avary Hack Doubleday, Daughter of the Dawn Emily B. Mar�n, Sunshield Catherine Jones Payne, Fire Dancer Ma� Pelicano, A Bu�erfly in Paris Tom Poland and Robert C. Clark, Carolina Bays: Wild, Mysterious, and Majes�c Landforms Chris�an Thormose, Tastes of Clemson Blue Cheese These books are available to check out. Are you an author that wants to par�cipate? Local and independent authors are invited to apply to be featured for Indie Author Day. For more details and to apply, visit www.andersonlibrary.org. Applica�ons are due November 5.
Thank you to all our Friends of the Anderson County Library! If you’re interested in joining the Friends and suppor�ng the Library, email friends@andersonlibrary.org or pick up a membership form at your local library.
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Have computer ques�ons? Need research help? Curious about eBooks and digital audiobooks? Get one-onone help with the Book-A-Librarian service. Fill out on the online form to get started. Scan the QR code or visit andersonlibrary.org.
BIRTH TO PRESCHOOL Virtual Story�me Enjoy a song, rhyme, and story. Thursdays | 10:30am • Facebook Early Literacy Tips Get board book recommenda�ons for prac�cing early literacy skills. Tuesdays | 10:30am • Facebook
CHILDREN
Making Animals with Food Make cute animals using fruits and vegetables, then enjoy your animal-themed snack in this live, virtual event. Register, then we'll send a list of supplies and the link. Recommended ages 6-12. Tues, Oct 12 | 4pm • Virtual Ghostly Headless Feet Take-andMake Cra� Back by popular demand! Make this headless rolling feet toy and have some Halloween fun. Available October 1. Recommended ages 6-12.
TWEENS & TEENS
Grow Your Own Greens Seed Kit Pick up a growing kit, which includes 4 types of greens, small containers, and wri�en instruc�on for plan�ng and care, beginning October 1. Available while supplies last. Recommended ages 8-18. Create A Mindful Card Deck Local ar�st Consie Sindet will lead us on this wonderful journey in crea�ng a "What's Your Vision" card deck and show fun ways to play with the deck. Recommended ages 8-18. Wed, Oct 6 | 5pm • Virtual
ADULTS Ghost Stories with Storyteller & Author Tally Johnson Register online or join the live stream on Facebook. For teens and adults. Sat, Oct 23 | 2pm • On Zoom and Facebook
BOOK CLUBS
Cover to Cover Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty Thurs, Oct 7 | 6pm • Zoom Pageturners My Antonia by Willa Cather Sun, Oct 10 | 3pm • Anderson Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Sun, Nov 14 | 3pm • Anderson Brews and Books The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones Wed, Oct 20 | 7:30pm • Carolina Bauernhaus Ales Brown Bag Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille Wed, Oct 27 | 12pm • Zoom
BOOKMOBILE
MONDAYS 10:30-11:30am Ingles on Hwy 24 2:30-3:00pm Mount Vernon Apartments 3:15-3:45pm Northlake Condominiums TUESDAYS 10:30-11:00am Dominion Senior Living 11:15-11:45am NHC HealthCare 2:30-4:00pm Townville Dollar General, Hwy 24 WEDNESDAYS 10:30-11:30am Adult Educa�on Center 2:30-4:00pm Jonathan’s Joy Apartments THURSDAYS 10:30-11:00am Summit Place Senior Living 11:15-11:45am Brookdale Senior Living 2:30-4:00pm Roberts Presbyterian Church
SCHEDULE
Upcoming Events
Chuck Fleming Memorial The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn Thurs, Oct 28 | 6pm • Zoom
COMING SOON…
Meet John Harris, author of the starred reviewed The Last Slave Ships, a stunning behind the curtain look into the last years of the illegal transatlan�c slave trade in the United States. Register online at calendar.andersonlibrary.org ADULTS Mon, Nov 1 | 6pm • Virtual Crea�ve Cra�ers Take & Make: The Care and Handling of Mason Jar Spookerarium Photographs Limited kits available October 1. for adults. Request a kit by emailing adultprograms@andersonlibrary.org. Thurs, Nov 4 | 10am • Virtual Look for a tutorial video premiering on Facebook on Oct 12. For adults.
Helpful Hints for Searching Ancestry.com Library Edi�on for adults. Wed, Nov 10 | 2pm • Virtual How to Self-Publish Your Book for adults. Thurs, Nov 18 | 3pm • Virtual Project Feederwatch for children and families Fridays and Saturdays beginning November 13 | All Day • Anderson Main and Pendleton Libraries
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LOCATIONS + HOURS Anderson Main Library 300 N. McDuffie St.. Anderson (864) 260-4500 M-Th 9am-8pm F-Sat 9am-6pm Sun 2pm-6pm
Picture Books
Belton Library 91 Breazeale St., Belton (864) 338-8330 M-F 10am-6pm Sat 10am-2pm Bookmobile (864) 260-4500 x176 bookmobile@andersonlibrary.org Iva Library 203 W. Crue�e St., Iva (864) 348-6150 M-F 10am-6pm Sat 10am-2pm
Middle Grade & YA
Jennie Erwin Library 318 N. Shirley Ave., Hone Path (864) 369-7751 M-F 10am-6pm Sat 10am-2pm Lander Memorial Library 925 Greenville Dr., Williamston (864) 847-5238 MWF 10am-6pm TTh 10am-8pm Sat 10am-2pm Pendleton Library 650 S. Mechanic St., Pendleton (864) 646-3045 MWF 10am-6pm TTh 10am-8pm Sat 10am-2pm Piedmont Library 1407 SC Hwy 86, Piedmont (864) 845-6534 M-F 10am-6pm Sat 10am-2pm Powdersville Library 4 Civic Court, Powdersville (864) 295-1190 MWF 10am-6pm TTh 10am-8pm Sat 10am-2pm Westside Community Center Library 1100 W. Franklin St., Anderson (864) 260-4660 M-F 10am-4pm
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