Children’s Story Times to Return in September with New Programs
With September just around the corner, children’s story times at the Anderson Public Library will soon kick off for a new season of fun and learning, with brand new programs and ideas. Sherry Noon, Youth and Family Services Manager, explained that a completely new program will be added to this year’s story time. In addition […]
New Catalog Page for Children Announced
The Anderson Public Library is proud to announce a brand new way for children to look up books. The new children’s catalog page features a kid friendly system where they can search by topics represented by fun graphics. When a child clicks on the topic, the catalog then lists all available children’s items, including books […]
Volunteer to Help the Library and Community
Do you enjoy helping the community by volunteering? The Anderson Public Library now has volunteer opportunities for everyone who would like to share their special talent or desire to improve Anderson County. Volunteering at the library can involve something as simple as adopting a shelf of books to giving classes to help teach skills to […]
Wishing Our Summer Interns a Great School Year
The Anderson Public Library would like to wish Rob Bird and Lexi Thompson, the library’s summer interns, a great new school year as they return to college. Through the summer months, Rob and Lexi have helped with different areas at the library. Rob focussed on helping members check items in and out at the main […]
Maker Space Studio Now Available
The Anderson Public Library is proud to announce a brand new space to record videos or take studio quality still photos. Called the Maker Space Studio, the new area is available to all adult members of the library who are interested in using a studio setting without needing to purchase studio equipment. Lights, backdrops, cameras, […]
Newsletter Now Available Online
The Anderson Public Library is proud to announce that its quarterly newsletter, titled “Check It Out!” is available to view online on the library’s website. The quarterly newsletter was first published in April of this year. It regularly highlights new services, events, new books, and much more. It is available for free in print form […]
50 Popular Magazines Now Available Through OverDrive
The Anderson Public Library is proud to announce that members of the library can now access fifty popular magazines for free through OverDrive and Libby, the mobile app. Some of the many magazines offered include Car and Driver, HGTV Magazine, Macworld, Newsweek, Woman’s Day, and many more (a complete list is below). Members with a […]
Library Board Decreases Tax Rate While Offering More Resources
The Anderson Public Library’s Board of Trustees voted last week to decrease the library’s tax rate, seeing an efficiently operating library that is offering more resources and opportunities for members of the community. The board voted to accept the compensating rate of 8.2 cents per $100 of assessed real property, down from 8.3 cents per $100 […]
Library Board Gives Special Farewell
The Anderson Public Library’s Board of Trustees gave a special farewell this week to a member of the board who has served for 15 years and will be leaving the board at the end of the month. Jane Scott Bentley was appointed to the board of trustees back in 2002 and served eight years until […]
Library to Host Murder Mystery Party for Teens
The Anderson Public Library is calling all teens to have fun and solve a murder mystery at the library! The library will be hosting a free, entertaining murder mystery party called “Murder at the Poe’s Raven Party” where teen participants will get to play roles as visitors at a Gothic dinner party. Participants will base […]
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