Drop your drawers at the Anderson Public Library! The library is proud to help Anderson County children by accepting donations of new children’s underwear to be distributed to children at elementary schools across the county. The Drop Your Drawers campaign is a cooperative effort of libraries across the state along with famous children’s author Dav […]
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Celebrating the Friends of APL
The Anderson Public Library would like to thank the Friends of the Anderson Public Library for all the many contributions provided to the library for National Friends of Libraries Week. From October 21st to 27th, libraries across the nation will be celebrating the work done by each friends of libraries group. Friends groups help provide […]
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Schools and Library Stand Firm Against Bullying
The Anderson Public Library and Anderson County Schools stood firm against bullying for National Bullying Prevention Month with a special proclamation signed today by Superintendent Sheila Mitchell at the library. National Bullying Prevention Month is an awareness campaign for the month of October founded in 2006 by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. To celebrate and […]
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Library Board Welcomes New Member
During last week’s Board of Trustees meeting of the Anderson Public Library, the board welcomed a new trustee. David Abner was sworn in by Board President Bryan Proctor, at the start of the meeting. David will be filling the vacancy on the board left by Jane Scott Bentley who elected not to be appointed for […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Library Member Displays Pencil Collection
After collecting pencils for over 50 years, a local resident and member of the Anderson Public Library has displayed just a small portion of her collection at the library so others can remember the past. Beatrice Williams started collecting pencils back in 1964 after her father passed away. Pencils, particularly the ones her father gave […]
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Library Receives Youth Decorated Rain Barrel
To promote water conservation across the county, the Anderson Public Library was given a special rain barrel decorated by a local teen and installed by the Anderson County Conservation District. Five barrels were installed at various public buildings around the county through a grant from Coca Cola that was given to the conservation district. The […]
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