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Rooted in Black Opening Reception

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Electric City Creative at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Black History Month, Special Events
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Celebrate local Black artists at our opening reception for our Rooted in Black exhibition. Light refreshments will be served along with the chance to meet some of the artists.

Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Electric City Creative
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Black History Month, Special Events
Event Details:

Celebrate local Black artists at our opening reception for our Rooted in Black exhibition. Light refreshments will be served along with the chance to meet some of the artists.

children looking at a person reading a book with the text "Storytime at the library"

Family Storytime

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children’s Meeting Room at Pendleton Library
Program Type:
Black History Month, Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays perfect for children ages birth to 5 years old. Want an event reminder? Click the clock button above to get an email notification the day before.

Library Branch: Pendleton Library
Room: Children’s Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Black History Month, Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays perfect for children ages birth to 5 years old. Want an event reminder? Click the clock button above to get an email notification the day before.

Black History Clothespin Wreaths

Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Electric City Creative Classroom at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Black History Month
Age Group:
Adults

Celebrate Black History Month: Create a Clothespin Wreath!

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

Celebrate Black History Month: Create a Clothespin Wreath!

Outline of South Carolina state in aqua with South Carolina flag, yellow map, and marriage record inside. To the bottom left is Anderson County Library System logo in blue

African American Genealogy Basics

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Computer Lab at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Black History Month, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults

Explore records on Ancestry Library, HeritageQuest, and other resources that can help trace your family's history.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Black History Month, History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Explore records on Ancestry Library, HeritageQuest, and other resources that can help trace your family's history.

Colorful painting of flowers in Alma Thomas style in an art journal

Art Journaling Like Alma Thomas

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cely Room at Powdersville Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Black History Month
Age Group:
Adults

Learn about Alma Thomas and her abstract style of art then use it to create an art journal! All supplies provided. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Powdersville Library
Room: Cely Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Black History Month
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about Alma Thomas and her abstract style of art then use it to create an art journal! All supplies provided. 

Artist Highlight: Jean-Michel Basquiat

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Electric City Creative Classroom at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Black History Month
Age Group:
Adults

The Artist Highlight is a series of programs where we look at an artist and learn more about them through imitating their style.

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

The Artist Highlight is a series of programs where we look at an artist and learn more about them through imitating their style.

Watercolor artwork

Knot Just Crafts: Sam Gilliam Watercolor

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Gambrell Teen Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Black History Month
Age Group:
Teens

Learn about abstract artist Sam Gilliam's painting techniques, and create a watercolor sculpture! All skill levels welcome. For ages 12-18. 

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Gambrell Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Black History Month
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about abstract artist Sam Gilliam's painting techniques, and create a watercolor sculpture! All skill levels welcome. For ages 12-18. 

soul

Second Saturday Cinema

Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Leigh Ann Carter Room at Pendleton Library
Program Type:
Black History Month, Movies, Games & Anime
Age Group:
Birth to Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens

Join us for a family-friendly movie! Light refreshments provided. 

February's movie will be Pixar's Soul, rated PG.

Library Branch: Pendleton Library
Room: Leigh Ann Carter Room
Age Group: Birth to Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Black History Month, Movies, Games & Anime
Event Details:

Join us for a family-friendly movie! Light refreshments provided. 

February's movie will be Pixar's Soul, rated PG.

Drawn into Fandom: Miles Morales

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Gambrell Teen Room at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Black History Month, Movies, Games & Anime
Age Group:
Teens

Join us at the Gambrell Teen Room as talented artist Emma Twigg teaches us the basics of drawing fan art! Miles Morales is the feature fandom. Come make your own special drawing to take home! 

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

Join us at the Gambrell Teen Room as talented artist Emma Twigg teaches us the basics of drawing fan art! Miles Morales is the feature fandom. Come make your own special drawing to take home! 

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Craft Movie Night: The Princess and the Frog and Terracotta Pot Painting

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Electric City Creative Classroom at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & DIY, Black History Month, Movies, Games & Anime
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Sometimes kissing a slimy frog is all it takes for your dreams to come true.

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

Sometimes kissing a slimy frog is all it takes for your dreams to come true.

Pendleton Foundation for Black History & Culture

Who Were the Pendleton Trailblazers?

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Leigh Ann Carter Room at Pendleton Library
Program Type:
Black History Month, Educational, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults

Who were the Pendleton trailblazers?

Library Branch: Pendleton Library
Room: Leigh Ann Carter Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Black History Month, Educational, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Who were the Pendleton trailblazers?

H&G

Freedmen's Bureau Records on Ancestry

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Computer Lab at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Black History Month, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults

The Freedmen’s Bureau was established in 1865 as a means to provide aid to newly emancipated people transitioning from slavery to freedom.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Black History Month, History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Freedmen’s Bureau was established in 1865 as a means to provide aid to newly emancipated people transitioning from slavery to freedom.

Cover image of "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" as told to Alex Haley

Chuck Fleming Thursday Night Book Club

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Leigh Ann Carter Room at Pendleton Library
Program Type:
Black History Month, Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

The Chuck Fleming Thursday Night Book Club, Pendleton's monthly book group, meets on the 4th Thursday of every month. Inspired by founder Chuck Fleming, the club reads an ambitious and diverse selection of fiction and nonfiction.

Library Branch: Pendleton Library
Room: Leigh Ann Carter Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Black History Month, Book Clubs
Event Details:

The Chuck Fleming Thursday Night Book Club, Pendleton's monthly book group, meets on the 4th Thursday of every month. Inspired by founder Chuck Fleming, the club reads an ambitious and diverse selection of fiction and nonfiction.

sarah's oil movie poster

BHM Movie Screening: Sarah's Oil

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Multipurpose Room BC at Anderson Main Library
Program Type:
Black History Month, Family Friendly, Movies, Games & Anime
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Join us at the library for a special showing of Sarah’s Oil, an inspiring film that explores resilience, faith, and the power of determination. Experience this moving story on our big screen.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Anderson Main Library
Room: Multipurpose Room BC
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Black History Month, Family Friendly, Movies, Games & Anime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library for a special showing of Sarah’s Oil, an inspiring film that explores resilience, faith, and the power of determination. Experience this moving story on our big screen.