All Library Locations Closed January 31 for Winter Storm

Due to the oncoming snowstorm, all Anderson County Library locations will be closed Saturday, January 31st. Stay safe and warm!

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Holiday Hours - all locations close at 6pm

Wednesday, December 30, 2026 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Anderson Main Library, Bookmobile, Belton Library, Iva Library, Jennie Erwin (Honea Path) Library, Lander Memorial Library, Pendleton Library, Piedmont Library, Powdersville Library, Westside Community Center Library
Closing
Branches:
Anderson Main Library, Bookmobile, Belton Library, Iva Library, Jennie Erwin (Honea Path) Library, Lander Memorial Library, Pendleton Library, Piedmont Library, Powdersville Library, Westside Community Center Library
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Family Storytime

Thursday, December 31, 2026 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 and their adult caregivers in this family storytime.

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 and their adult caregivers in this family storytime.

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OverEasy Exercise

Thursday, December 31, 2026 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.

Holiday Hours - all locations close at 6pm

Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Anderson Main Library, Bookmobile, Belton Library, Iva Library, Jennie Erwin (Honea Path) Library, Lander Memorial Library, Pendleton Library, Piedmont Library, Powdersville Library, Westside Community Center Library
Closing
Branches:
Anderson Main Library, Bookmobile, Belton Library, Iva Library, Jennie Erwin (Honea Path) Library, Lander Memorial Library, Pendleton Library, Piedmont Library, Powdersville Library, Westside Community Center Library

New Years Day - all locations closed

All Day
Anderson Main Library, Bookmobile, Belton Library, Iva Library, Jennie Erwin (Honea Path) Library, Lander Memorial Library, Pendleton Library, Piedmont Library, Powdersville Library, Westside Community Center Library
Closing
Branches:
Anderson Main Library, Bookmobile, Belton Library, Iva Library, Jennie Erwin (Honea Path) Library, Lander Memorial Library, Pendleton Library, Piedmont Library, Powdersville Library, Westside Community Center Library

Movers and Shakers Storytime!

Monday, January 4, 2027 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.

Storytime

Family Storytime

Monday, January 4, 2027 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.

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OverEasy Exercise

Monday, January 4, 2027 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.

stretching

Practical Strength

Wednesday, January 6, 2027 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Health & Fitness
Age Group:
Adults

Join us each week for a FREE strength training class focused on functional fitness to keep you moving and feeling your best throughout life.

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

Join us each week for a FREE strength training class focused on functional fitness to keep you moving and feeling your best throughout life.

Wiggles & Giggles

Movers and Shakers Storytime!

Thursday, January 7, 2027 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Educational, Family Friendly, Music, Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

Come enjoy some stories, songs, and stretches at this movement oriented storytime!  Wonderful for practicing early literacy and fine motor skills.

Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Educational, Family Friendly, Music, Storytime
Event Details:

Come enjoy some stories, songs, and stretches at this movement oriented storytime!  Wonderful for practicing early literacy and fine motor skills.

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Random Facts Trivia

Thursday, January 7, 2027 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Movies, Games & Anime
Age Group:
Adults

Unlock your inner genius, one question at a time and have fun with your friends and teammates as we play various trivia games each month.

Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies, Games & Anime
Event Details:

Unlock your inner genius, one question at a time and have fun with your friends and teammates as we play various trivia games each month.

Saturday STEAM Lab: Technology Lab

Saturday, January 9, 2027 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Educational, STEM
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Join us for our exciting Saturday STEAM Lab! Learn the basics of coding and problem solving skills in our hands-on Technology Lab.

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

Join us for our exciting Saturday STEAM Lab! Learn the basics of coding and problem solving skills in our hands-on Technology Lab.

BUNCO

The Belton BUNCO Group

Monday, January 11, 2027 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Movies, Games & Anime
Age Group:
Adults

Bunco is a dice game where players take turns rolling three dice in an attempt to score points and have the highest score at the end of six rounds. The game can be played with 12 or more players, divided into groups of four.

Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies, Games & Anime
Event Details:

Bunco is a dice game where players take turns rolling three dice in an attempt to score points and have the highest score at the end of six rounds. The game can be played with 12 or more players, divided into groups of four.

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Card Sharks

Tuesday, January 12, 2027 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Movies, Games & Anime
Age Group:
Adults

Shuffle the deck and get ready to deal! Learn to play a variety of card games ranging from beginner to advanced in this monthly game meetup. 

Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies, Games & Anime
Event Details:

Shuffle the deck and get ready to deal! Learn to play a variety of card games ranging from beginner to advanced in this monthly game meetup. 

Wiggles & Giggles

Movers and Shakers Storytime!

Thursday, January 14, 2027 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Educational, Family Friendly, Music, Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

Come enjoy some stories, songs, and stretches at this movement oriented storytime!  Wonderful for practicing early literacy and fine motor skills.

Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Educational, Family Friendly, Music, Storytime
Event Details:

Come enjoy some stories, songs, and stretches at this movement oriented storytime!  Wonderful for practicing early literacy and fine motor skills.

Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

All Day
Anderson Main Library, Belton Library, Iva Library, Jennie Erwin (Honea Path) Library, Lander Memorial Library, Pendleton Library, Piedmont Library, Powdersville Library, Westside Community Center Library

All libraries are closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Closing
Branches:
Anderson Main Library, Belton Library, Iva Library, Jennie Erwin (Honea Path) Library, Lander Memorial Library, Pendleton Library, Piedmont Library, Powdersville Library, Westside Community Center Library
Description:

All libraries are closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Wise Guys!

Wise Guys! STEM and STEAM

Tuesday, January 19, 2027 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Educational, STEM
Age Group:
Tweens

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

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens
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.

Wiggles & Giggles

Movers and Shakers Storytime!

Thursday, January 21, 2027 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Educational, Family Friendly, Music, Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

Come enjoy some stories, songs, and stretches at this movement oriented storytime!  Wonderful for practicing early literacy and fine motor skills.

Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Educational, Family Friendly, Music, Storytime
Event Details:

Come enjoy some stories, songs, and stretches at this movement oriented storytime!  Wonderful for practicing early literacy and fine motor skills.

Painter's Station Art Club

Saturday, January 23, 2027 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

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

Registration is required due to limited supplies. 

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

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

Registration is required due to limited supplies. 

Out to Win

Out to Win!

Monday, January 25, 2027 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Movies, Games & Anime
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for an afternoon of gaming! Whether you're a board and tabletop games aficionado or you just want to enjoy the fun atmosphere, we'll have a seat waiting for you.

Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies, Games & Anime
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of gaming! Whether you're a board and tabletop games aficionado or you just want to enjoy the fun atmosphere, we'll have a seat waiting for you.

Wiggles & Giggles

Movers and Shakers Storytime!

Thursday, January 28, 2027 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Friends of the Library Meeting Room at Belton Library
Program Type:
Educational, Family Friendly, Music, Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

Come enjoy some stories, songs, and stretches at this movement oriented storytime!  Wonderful for practicing early literacy and fine motor skills.

Library Branch: Belton Library
Room: Friends of the Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Educational, Family Friendly, Music, Storytime
Event Details:

Come enjoy some stories, songs, and stretches at this movement oriented storytime!  Wonderful for practicing early literacy and fine motor skills.

Saturday STEAM Lab: Engineering Lab

Saturday, February 6, 2027 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Educational, STEM
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Join us for our Saturday STEAM Lab! Put your heads together with others in our Engineering Lab and build structures to solve a challenge.

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational, STEM
Event Details:

Join us for our Saturday STEAM Lab! Put your heads together with others in our Engineering Lab and build structures to solve a challenge.

Closed for Presidents Day

All Day
Anderson Main Library, Belton Library, Iva Library, Jennie Erwin (Honea Path) Library, Lander Memorial Library, Pendleton Library, Piedmont Library, Powdersville Library, Westside Community Center Library

All libraries are closed in observance of Presidents Day.

Closing
Branches:
Anderson Main Library, Belton Library, Iva Library, Jennie Erwin (Honea Path) Library, Lander Memorial Library, Pendleton Library, Piedmont Library, Powdersville Library, Westside Community Center Library
Description:

All libraries are closed in observance of Presidents Day.

Painter's Station Art Club

Saturday, February 20, 2027 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ronder Thomas Young Children’s Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

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

Registration is required due to limited supplies. 

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

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

Registration is required due to limited supplies.