Members of the community can now support the Anderson Public Library’s Friends of the Library by easily donating books using the library’s old book return drop box. The Friends, which have a bookstore building behind the library, work to raise funds by selling donated books to help support literacy initiatives in Anderson County. Through the […]
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Anderson Public Library Now Offers Lynda.com
The Anderson Public Library is proud to announce a brand new educational service, called Lynda.com, available for free for all members of the library. Lynda.com hosts over 5,000 on-demand video courses that teaches various subjects to help build new skills for personal or career growth. Just a small fraction of topics listed include computer skills, […]
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Mobile Printing Apps Now Available
Recently, the Anderson Public Library launched a brand new mobile printing service to allow those needing to print the ability to print anywhere with an internet connection and pick up the prints at the library. Called Mobile Printing, the service lets users to email or upload documents and then retrieve the prints at the library. The […]
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The Library: A Great Educational Resource
As we continue to celebrate National Library Week, we’d like to highlight another family who has found the Anderson Public Library to be a large part of the education for their children: Jerry and Tyra Robinson, along with their six children, Lyrica, Harmony, Canaan, Andrew, Aria, and Tenor, not only enjoy coming to the Anderson […]
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Free Music Service to Relaunch with New Design
Music lovers with an Anderson Public Library card will soon have a newly revamped option to download and listen to music for free. The Freegal Music Service, which offers free streaming and downloading of millions of songs from popular artists, will be launching a completely redesigned service this Wednesday, April 4th. According to Freegal, the […]
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Library to Forgive Fines with Donations to Help Humane Society
The Anderson Public Library has partnered with the Anderson Humane Society and will forgive fines for overdue DVDs on member’s accounts with donations to help orphaned pets at the shelter. For every pound of Purina Cat or Kitten Chow, the library will remove $2 in fines and for every pound of scoopable cat litter or […]
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New Mobile Printing Service Announced
The Anderson Public Library is proud to announce a brand new service to bring remote and mobile printing to anyone in the local area. Called Mobile Printing, the service lets anyone with a smartphone, tablet, or computer connected to the internet to print their documents directly at the library without having to physically be at […]
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Return Books and DVDs Without Getting Out of Your Vehicle
Do you have books or DVDs to return to the Anderson Public Library but don’t feel like getting out of your car? With the newly renovated library came a brand new book and media return drop box for members of the library. Located in the rear parking lot towards the corner of the lot next […]
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Local Teen Traces Family Back to Late 1600s
An amazing local teen has been able to trace his family history back all the way to the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600’s by using a number of sources available to members of the Anderson Public Library. Carter Smith started his research just a few months ago after the Anderson Public Library reopened […]
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Free Resume, Cover Letter Building and Much More
Are you looking to help build your career skills including writing a resume and cover letter? The Anderson Public Library offers a great free service to members that will help build your career skills and much more. According to Adults Librarian Laurel Sisler, the service, called Learning Express, has a number of great uses to help […]
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