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January 2021
What’s Inside That’s So ‘90s Virtual Trivia Teens:
With eBooks and digital audiobooks from the Library, reading is easier than Play Among Us ever. Download the Libby app and check out up to 8 eBooks or audiobooks at a time. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Request an item by emailing overdrive@andersonlibrary.org. Find more eBooks as well as music and TV on Hoopla Digital and browse the latest issues of popular magazines on The #ACLReads2021 Flipster. Bonus: Join the Facebook group Upstate Reads to share what you’re Read Harder Challenge reading and get recommendations and challenges from our librarians!
Spend Time with Family
With storytime, early literacy skills, take-home activities, and trivia, the Library has great free events to help your family spend quality time together. Bonus: Research your family’s history with AncestryLibrary and the Library’s genealogy resources. At-home access to AncestryLibrary has been extended through March 31!
Learn and Improve Skills
Take online classes on hundreds of subjects at your own pace with Universal Class, or get practice tests for high school, college, and careers with LearningExpress Library. Need some extra help? Access Tutor.com with your library card for one-on-one assistance. All resources are available at www.andersonlibrary.org. Bonus: Watch award-winning on-demand courses and lectures with The Great Courses on RB Digital!
Be Creative
Sew, knit, bake, paint, and decorate with hundreds of classes and projects from Creativebug, ranging from beginner to advanced. Bonus: Look for monthly Take ‘n Make craft kits and Creative Crafters videos from the Library!
Learn Something NEW Today
Free online classes with your library card.
Free Tax Preparation Appointment Information Birds of the Carolinas Memory Game Take ‘n Make Craft Kits All Libraries will be closed Monday, January 18 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
BIRTH TO PRESCHOOL
Virtual Storytime Featuring a new song, story, and rhyme, videos are published each Monday morning on Facebook. You can also find past storytimes on YouTube. Early Literacy Tips Every other week, Youth Services staff share an easy game or activity for you and your little one to develop early literacy skills. Published every other Tuesday on Facebook, or find past Early Literacy Tips on YouTube.
CHILDREN
What’s Tumblemath? A new, fun, and educational resource called TumbleMath helps children learn math skills and concepts. Learn more about TumbleMath with our video on Facebook premiering January 5 or start exploring through our website now. Birds of the Carolinas Memory Game Grab and Go Activity Starting January 4, pick up a Grab and Go activity for the whole family from your local library. Play this Birds of the Carolinas memory game, then ask about FeederWatch and how you can be a citizen scientist at the Anderson Main Library. What’s on a Dairy Farm? Want to learn about dairy farms? On January 19 on Facebook, Youth Services staff share the story Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin and talk about Adopt-aCow, an initiative of Discover Dairy and the Center for Dairy Excellence.
Grab your scrunchie and prove your knowledge of ‘90s pop culture. First, second, and third place players get a prize. Call, email adultprograms@andersonlibrary.org, or go to calendar.andersonlibrary.org to register. Wednesday, Jan 13 | 6:30 pm
ARTS, CRAFTS, & DIY
(Virtual) Creative Crafters: Paper Geode Check our Facebook starting January 12 for a quick and easy tutorial to make a geode out of paper to put in a picture frame. Additional supplies will be in the Take & Make kit available early January. Email adultprograms@ andersonlibrary.org for availability and details. Take ‘n Make Craft: Koozie Fox The January Take ‘n Make craft provides what you need to make a cozy fox koozie. Glue may be needed but is not included. Colors may vary. Kits are available at the Anderson Main Library while supplies last. Upon request, kits are available to be sent to branch libraries or for curbside pickup. Email adultprograms@andersonlibrary.org.
CURIOUS-MINDED TWEENS
Tweens (ages 9-12) are challenged to be curious and tenacious! See what quest has been posted in the Children’s Department at the Main Library or on social media. Follow the directions and complete each monthly quest to be put into a drawing! Email childrens@ andersonlibrary.org for details.
TEENS AGES 12-18
Play Among Us Compete against other teens in the comfort of your own home! Play the popular game Among Us in a private session with other teens and our Teen Librarian. Register, then come by your library to pick up snack bag. Call, email teens@andersonlibrary.org, or go to calendar.andersonlibrary.org to register. Thursday, Jan 14 | 4:30 pm
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Do you enjoy knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching, or embroidery? Meet once a month Saturday morning on Zoom. Call, email adultprograms@andersonlibrary.org, or go to calendar.andersonlibrary.org to register. Saturday, January 30 | 9:30 am
LOOKING AHEAD...
Decode History Learn how you can make history come alive through the Library of Congress’s By the People project. Today in Black History To celebrate Black History Month, the Anderson County Library System will be highlighting history, local interest, and trivia on social media throughout February. Valentine Love Birds Take ‘n Make Craft for Kids Pick up a love birds craft just in time for Valentine’s Day. Look for the tutorial video on Facebook on February 2.
Free Tax Preparation for households making approx. $60,000/year or less. The VITA program returns January 26 with available appointments at the Anderson Main, Belton, Iva, Lander Memorial, and Pendleton libraries. For a full schedule and information on what to bring, visit www.andersonlibrary.org or ask library staff for the schedule. Call 211 (the United Way helpline) for additional information.
Staff Picks Enjoy these “One-Word Title” recommendations perfect for the Read Harder Challenge’s January prompt. Find these books on the shelf or check out the eBook or audiobook with the Libby app.
Looking for a reading challenge for 2021? The #ACLReads2021 Read Harder Challenge is here! Pick up a Read Harder challenge bookmark, then read a book that matches each prompt thoughout the year. When you complete all 12 prompts, turn it in at any Anderson County Library location to be entered to win a bookish prize. Entries are due by January 15, 2022, so there’s plenty of time to enter. Books, audiobooks, and comics or graphic novels all count! There’s also a special youth edition so the whole family can participate.
Introducing a new kind of book club! Discuss a book that you have read recently and get recommendations from others. Meeting virtually. January 21 | 12:00 pm February 18 | 12:00 pm
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey Adult Biography In a philosophical and humble memoir, McConaughey chronicles a surprisingly tough childhood with quirky humor that extends into his various Hollywood antics, including the infamous Bongo drum incident. For an added bonus, listen to McConaughey’s own narration for the audiobook. It’s more than “alright, alright, alright.” IQ by Joe Ide Adult Fiction IQ takes on the cases of the roughest neighborhood in LA that the police either won’t or can’t solve. High school dropout and loner, IQ uses his incredible intellect to solve his cases, charging those in the neighborhood whatever they can afford to pay him. Gritty and procedural, this series follows the one-word title rule and is one wild ride! Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson Young Adult Fiction Grown takes young teen Enchanted’s perspective as she soars into stardom following the discovery of her voice by an R&B mogul at a singing contest. Pulling some inspiration from the R.Kelly allegations, Jackson shows how easy it can be for a teen to fall prey to an older man, especially when he holds your dreams in his hands.
Latest Library Updates with COVID-19
All Anderson County Library locations are currently open to the public, including access to books, materials, WiFi, Internet-access computers, and printers/copiers/fax machines. Notary service is available at the Main and Pendleton libraries. All libraries except Westside continue to offer curbside pickup for materials for anyone who requests it. Mobile pickup for holds is also available. See back for details. Current Library hours are: Anderson Main Library 10am – 6pm, Monday-Saturday Westside Community Center Library 10am – 4pm, Monday-Friday All Other Branch Libraries 10am – 6pm, Monday-Friday Masks are required in all Anderson County Library locations. Patrons are asked to limit their visits to the library to one hour. Find up-to-date information online at www.andersonlibrary.org/coronavirus
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LOCATIONS
Anderson Main Library
300 N. McDuffie Street Anderson, SC 29621 (864) 260-4500 administration@andersonlibrary.org
Belton Library
91 Breazeale Street Belton, SC 29627 (864) 338-8330 belton@andersonlibrary.org
Bookmobile
(864) 260-4500 x176 bookmobile@andersonlibrary.org
Iva Library
203 W. Cruette Street Iva, SC 29655 (864) 348-6150 iva@andersonlibrary.org
Jennie Erwin Library
318 N. Shirley Avenue Honea Path, SC 29654 (864) 369-7751 honeapath@andersonlibrary.org
Lander Memorial Library 925 Greenville Drive Williamston, SC 29697 (864) 847-5238 lander@andersonlibrary.org
Pendleton Library
650 S. Mechanic Street Pendleton, SC 29670 (864) 646-3045 pendleton@andersonlibrary.org
Piedmont Library
1407 SC Hwy 86 Piedmont, SC 29673 (864) 845-6534 piedmont@andersonlibrary.org
Powdersville Library
4 Civic Court Powdersville, SC 29642 (864) 295-1190 powdersville@andersonlibrary.org
Westside Community Center Library
1100 West Franklin Street Anderson, SC 29624 (864) 260-4660 westside@andersonlibrary.org
Book clubs are currently meeting virtually. Registration required to receive a Zoom link. Contact your local library or call 260-4500 x126 to register. Books are available to pick up at your local library.
Cover to Cover The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes Jan 7 | 6:00 pm Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Feb 4 | 6:00 pm Brews and Books hybrid meeting: meet via Zoom or at Carolina Bauernhaus Ales Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem Jan 20 | 7:30 pm Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Book Store by Robin Sloane Feb 17 | 7:30 pm Bring Your Own Book Club January 21 | 12:00 pm February 18 | 12:00 pm Brown Bag Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Jan 27 | 12:00 pm The Alice Network by Kate Quinn Feb 24 | 12:00 pm Chuck Fleming Memorial Book Club The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone Jan 28 | 6:00 pm The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Feb 25 | 6:00 pm
Mobile Holds Pickup Call 260-4500 x175 or email bookmobile@andersonlibrary.org to start or for more information. This is for pickup only; there will not be items for browsing at these stops.
Tuesdays Townville Dollar General
Wednesdays Morningside Senior Center
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Roberts Presbyterian Church
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. The Cottages at Summit Place
8498 Hwy 24, Townville, SC
2716 S Hwy 187, Anderson, SC
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.
1304 Mc Lees Rd, Anderson, SC 29621 107 Perpetual Square Dr, Anderson, SC
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Northlake Condominiums
100 Northlake Dr, Anderson, SC
4:00 - 4:15 p.m. www.andersonlibrary.org