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Apply for the Volunteer Fair!

04/12/2025 @ 7:00am to 05/31/2025 @ 11:45pm
Virtual at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Passive Program
Age Group:
Adults

The Anderson County Library Volunteer Fair 2025 will take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025, from 12:00pm – 2:00 pm, and we want your organization! The Volunteer Fair is the perfect opportunity f

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Passive Program
Event Details:

The Anderson County Library Volunteer Fair 2025 will take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025, from 12:00pm – 2:00 pm, and we want your organization! The Volunteer Fair is the perfect opportunity f

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

Literarily Overdue: Short Story & Comic Magazine Contest

05/01/2025 @ 12:00am to 07/31/2025 @ 11:45pm
Virtual at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Passive Program
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Calling all Writers and Comic Artists!

What does our theme “Color Our World” mean to you?

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Passive Program
Event Details:
Calling all Writers and Comic Artists!

What does our theme “Color Our World” mean to you?

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

Ultimate Master Builders Challenge: Build a Rocket

05/01/2025 @ 1:00pm to 05/31/2025 @ 6:00pm
Electric City Creative Self-Guided Programs at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Passive Program
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults

CHALLENGE: Build a rocket in 1-hour!

Tweens, Teens, and Adults are invited to construct their creations using LEGO sets and timers provided by the library.

Legos will be available for:

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Electric City Creative Self-Guided Programs
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Passive Program
Event Details:

CHALLENGE: Build a rocket in 1-hour!

Tweens, Teens, and Adults are invited to construct their creations using LEGO sets and timers provided by the library.

Legos will be available for:

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

Craft Café: Tiny Art Show Work Station

05/01/2025 @ 1:00pm to 05/31/2025 @ 7:30pm
Electric City Creative Self-Guided Programs at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Passive Tiny Art
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1p-7:30p and Saturday 9:30a-5:30p.

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Electric City Creative Self-Guided Programs
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Passive Tiny Art
Event Details:

Open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1p-7:30p and Saturday 9:30a-5:30p.

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

Cutting Vinyl On The Cricut

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Electric City Creative Classroom at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Curious about how the Cricut works with cutting vinyl? Come see a demonstration of the Cricut and how you can cut different types of vinyl for different projects!

Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Electric City Creative Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Curious about how the Cricut works with cutting vinyl? Come see a demonstration of the Cricut and how you can cut different types of vinyl for different projects!

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

Morning Fiber

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Electric City Creative Classroom at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

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

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Electric City Creative Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

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

Saturday Family Storytime

Saturday, May 17, 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.

Painter's Station Art Club

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Painter's Station Art Club is back! Join us once every four weeks to create your own masterpiece using different styles and techniques!

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

Painter's Station Art Club is back! Join us once every four weeks to create your own masterpiece using different styles and techniques!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Manga + Comic Swap

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Gambrell Teen Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Movies, Games & Anime
Age Group:
Teens

Bring your old comics and manga and swap them with donations from our collection! Turn in your lightly-used comics and manga for vouchers, then redeem them for new and exciting comics/manga volumes or old classics.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Gambrell Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Movies, Games & Anime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your old comics and manga and swap them with donations from our collection! Turn in your lightly-used comics and manga for vouchers, then redeem them for new and exciting comics/manga volumes or old classics.

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

Movers and Shakers Storytime!

Monday, May 19, 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, May 19, 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 "Adults" group.

Chair Yoga

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Lander Memorial Library
Program Type:
Health & Fitness
Age Group:
Adults

Join us at the library every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11-11:30 AM to learn stretches and yoga moves you can do from a chair!

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lander Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Fitness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11-11:30 AM to learn stretches and yoga moves you can do from a chair!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

OverEasy Exercise

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Health & Fitness
Age Group:
Adults

Join us as we use Kelly Jo Barnwell's personalized OverEasy for Senior Adults fitness program at the Belton Library. This program will aid in your ability to keep moving and building your strength.

Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Fitness
Event Details:

Join us as we use Kelly Jo Barnwell's personalized OverEasy for Senior Adults fitness program at the Belton Library. This program will aid in your ability to keep moving and building your strength.

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, May 19, 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.

Registration Open
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 "Adults" group.

Android Tablet & Android Phone Basics

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Computer Lab at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Educational, Technology
Age Group:
Adults

Use your Android Tablet or Android Phone more efficiently to do research, increase your productivity and entertain! Learn how your Android Tablet or Android Phone can enrich your Anderson County Library user experience. 

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Use your Android Tablet or Android Phone more efficiently to do research, increase your productivity and entertain! Learn how your Android Tablet or Android Phone can enrich your Anderson County Library user experience. 

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

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, May 20, 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, May 20, 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.

Registration Open
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, May 20, 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 "Birth to Preschool" group.

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, May 20, 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 "Adults" group.

The Usual Suspects Mystery Book Club

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Piedmont Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a morning of mystery at The Usual Suspects Mystery Book Club! This month, join us for a riveting discussion of Murder Road by Simone St. James.

Library Branch: Piedmont Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us for a morning of mystery at The Usual Suspects Mystery Book Club! This month, join us for a riveting discussion of Murder Road by Simone St. James.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Wise Guys! STEM and STEAM

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Educational, STEM
Age Group:
Children

Come and be a Wise Guy! Partake in challenging activities that will grow your mind each month.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come and be a Wise Guy! Partake in challenging activities that will grow your mind each month.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Bookmobile @ Slabtown Variety Store

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
All Ages

Join us for this bi-weekly bookmobile stop!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:

Join us for this bi-weekly bookmobile stop!

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

Chess Club @ Anderson

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Gambrell Teen Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Movies, Games & Anime
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Whether you are new to chess or looking to add more finesse to your chess moves, this is the club for you! Chess expert Vincent will teach various strategies that will up your chess game.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Gambrell Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Movies, Games & Anime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Whether you are new to chess or looking to add more finesse to your chess moves, this is the club for you! Chess expert Vincent will teach various strategies that will up your chess game.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Making Tea from Native Plants for Teens

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Cely Room at Powdersville Library
Program Type:
Cooking, Educational, Gardening and Environmental Sustainability
Age Group:
Teens

Learn all about native plants and how to make tea with them with Ann Marie from Anderson Soil & Water Conservation District!

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Powdersville Library
Room: Cely Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Cooking, Educational, Gardening and Environmental Sustainability
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn all about native plants and how to make tea with them with Ann Marie from Anderson Soil & Water Conservation District!