WhoDunIt: Virtual Edition
Online SC, United StatesJoin us on Zoom as we discuss "The Girl from Widow Hills" by Megan Miranda! Email catiet@infodepot.org for the Zoom link.
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Trending Topics: Behind Her Eyes
Online SC, United StatesJoin us for a monthly discussion of tv shows and movies based on popular books or book series. For the month of April we will be discussing the new Netflix limited series Behind Her Eyes. The book version of Behind Her Eyes is available for checkout from SCPL. Email wdfcirc@infodepot.org for the Zoom link.
Positively Good Reads
Online SC, United StatesJoin us on Zoom for our book discussion of "We Were the Lucky Ones" by Georgia Hunter. For a link to the Zoom meeting email Leverne McBeth at paccirc@infodepot.org.
Preschool Virtual Storytime
Online SC, United StatesDo you miss storytime as much as we do? Join us virtually for Preschool Storytime as we sing, read, and play with you! To watch the video, visit www.youtube.com/spartanburglibraries or www.facebook.com/pg/spartanburglibraries/videos
Chautauqua: Edison and Tesla, The War of Currents (Virtual Lecture)
Online SC, United StatesIn the late 19th century, three brilliant inventors, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, battled over which electricity system – direct current (DC) or alternating current – would power the world’s entry into the 20th century. The stakes were monumental. The battle epic. The “dirty tricks” downright dirty. And Eric Vedeler will take the […]
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Movie Review Crew
Online SC, United StatesJoin us for our "Movie Review Crew" film discussion. This month we will discuss "The Birds" (1962) and "The Girl" (2012). For an invitation to the Zoom meeting, email us at wdfcirc@infodepot.org.
TAG: Teen Advisory Group
Online SC, United StatesBe the first to hear about upcoming teen events (including tentative summer plans!), share your ideas, and earn volunteer credit at our bimonthly TAG meeting. Register here for this live virtual program on Zoom:forms.gle… For local teens ages 12-18 or in grades 7-12.
Teens Play: Among Us
Online SC, United StatesJoin us for this Among Us program! You'll play either as a Crewmate and try to finish tasks, keep the ship running, and discover the identities of the Impostors OR as an Impostor and attempt to sabotage the mission, eliminate everyone, and cause chaos! To play, download the free app on your phone or tablet […]
Staff Pick Fridays
Online SC, United StatesCheck out our latest staff picks video on YouTube! Every week, SCPL staff will highlight their favorite books, movies, TV and more! https://www.youtube.com/spartanburglibraries
Free
Nonfiction Narratives: Queens and Empresses
Online SC, United StatesA book talk focusing on women rulers throughout history. The focus is on Empress Nur Jahan, Empress Cixi, and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. Visit https://www.youtube.com/spartanburglibraries
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Baby and Toddler Virtual Storytime
Online SC, United StatesDo you miss storytime as much as we do? Join us virtually for Baby and Toddler storytime as we sing, read, and play with you! To watch the video, visit www.youtube.com/spartanburglibraries or www.facebook.com/pg/spartanburglibraries/videos
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Socrates Cafe Online
Online SC, United States"The unexamined life is not worth living."- Socrates. It's not about finding answers; it's about asking questions to help each of us explore the meaning of our lives. Meet with Dr. Christine Dinkins, Wofford Socrates scholar and others to discuss things that matter to us. To receive the Zoom link for the meeting, please email wescirc@infodepot.org
Wills, Estates, and Probate Legal Clinic
Online SC, United StatesA brief presentation of Wills, Estates, and Probate law from Alecia Compton of Alecia Compton Law Office, LLC and a question and answer session. Join Zoom Meeting infodepot-org.zoom.us… Meeting ID: 859 8644 6556 Passcode: 905309
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Seed Bombs for Earth Day
Online SC, United StatesJoin our Spark Space Librarian, Cath, as they show you how to use recycled paper and seeds to create seed bombs for your garden in honor of Earth Day! Visit http://www.youtube.com/spartanburglibraries
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#currentlyreading and April Book Box
Online SC, United StatesJoin us on Zoom for a book club with no assigned reading to chat about books and play the fun game Bring Your Own Book. Our April Book Box will be released as a Pick Me Up in coordination with #currentlyreading, so teens who attend are guaranteed a Book Box! This Book Box will have […]
Ballet Spartanburg
Online SC, United StatesWitness the beauty of dance before your eyes as Ballet Spartanburg invites you into the world of a ballerina.
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Staff Pick Fridays
Online SC, United StatesCheck out our latest staff picks video on YouTube! Every week, SCPL staff will highlight their favorite books, movies, TV and more!
Free
Virtual SAT Practice Test for Teens
Online SC, United StatesTake a virtual SAT Practice Test provided by the Princeton Review. After the test, you’ll receive a comprehensive score report detailing your strengths and weaknesses! This test is self-proctored. Registrants will be emailed instructions regarding how to launch the virtual test. Teens will have access to the test for 6 months. Sign up here: https://www.princetonreview.com/product/offerings/480472?ceid=fd&z=29306 […]
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Big Book Sale
Pacolet Library 390 W Main St #2008, Pacolet, SC, United StatesThe Friends of the Pacolet Library invite you to attend our Big Book Sale from April 26 to May 28th. Fill a bag of books for $5. Stock up your personal library with contemporary, mystery and science fiction titles. Shoppers will be asked to practice social distancing and masks are also encouraged.
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Seed Library
Cowpens Library 181 S 707, Cowpens, SC, United StatesVisit the Cowpens Seed Library in April through August and choose from heirloom food and flower seeds ready to be planted. Each packet comes with instructions for planting and harvesting as well as a recipe for your final product.
NovelTea: Virtual Edition
Online SC, United StatesJoin us as we read books that were made into movies and tv series! Email catiet@infodepot.org for the Zoom link.
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SCPL Tween Book-ish Book Club
Online SC, United StatesThis month we're reading "Goldie Vance: The Hotel of Whodunit" by Lilliam Rivera. The first 20 registrants get a free copy of the book! Others are welcome to participate, but will need to check out a copy of the book from our physical or digital collection. Click the link to sign up.
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Virtually Reading Book Club
Online SC, United StatesJoin our online book club as we discuss "Anxious People" by Fredrik Backman. Stop by the Cyrill-Westside Library and check out a copy, then email us at wescirc@infodepot.org to sign up and receive the Zoom link. Adults only, please.
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SAT Strategy Session for Teens
Online SC, United StatesWant to learn insider secrets designed to improve your SAT score? This strategy session from the Princeton Review is packed with tips and tricks to help you crack the SAT! Sign up here for this live program: https://www.princetonreview.com/product/offerings/480473?ceid=fd&z=29306 You can also sign up for a self-proctored, virtual SAT Practice Test on April 24th here: https://www.princetonreview.com/product/offerings/480472?ceid=fd&z=29306 […]
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Staff Pick Fridays
Online SC, United StatesCheck out our latest staff picks video on YouTube! Every week, SCPL staff will highlight their favorite books, movies, TV and more!
Free
Rosa Parks (Virtual Chautauqua Talk)
VirtualJoin an audience that loves talking back to history to discuss Rosa Parks with Teresa Cosby, Furman University Associate Professor of Politics & International Affairs. Sometimes when the status quo needs to be shaken up, it is necessary to take a stand. Other times, one must courageously take a seat. Rosa Parks is best known […]
Free registration required
America’s Sweet Candy History, a Chautauqua virtual event
VirtualDive into the history of America’s favorite candies with historian Leslie Goddard. From early treats like licorice roots and maple sugar candy through modern Baby Ruths and Hershey bars, explore the companies and brands that have become American icons. Leslie has performed for Greenville Chautauqua as Jackie Kennedy, the Hamilton Women, Clara Barton, Alice Paul […]
Free registration required
CHALLENGER: Soaring with McAuliffe ™ (Virtual Chautauqua Performance)
Virtual SC, United StatesPerformed by Judith Kalaora from History At Play ™ as Christa McAuliffe Journey through Christa McAuliffe’s life in this multi-media Immersive Living Experience, performed by Judith Kalaora of History At Play. CHALLENGER: Soaring With Christa McAuliffe ™ pays homage to the United States’ Teacher in Space program and the crew of the NASA space shuttle. Discover […]
Free registration required
Food Fads – 1940s through the 1960s
VirtualPresented by Leslie Goddard, Ph.D. Remember Jell-O salads and cheese sprayed out of a cab? When every pantry held Velveeta and all the kids wanted to drink Tang like the astronauts? Join historian and author Leslie Goddard for a nostalgic look at the food innovations and marketing approaches that transformed how we ate at midcentury. […]
Free - registration required
VOYAGEURS: Indigenous People, the Fur Trade & Early Chicago (Virtual Chautauqua Performance)
VirtualLiving Historian Jon F. Rice performs as French Canadian fur trader and voyageur, Francois Le Mai, as he and his friend Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable arrive by canoe to early Chicago. Although nothing more than a little swamp filled with wild garlic and a muddy river running through it, businessman DuSable grasps the importance of […]
Free registration required
Lizzie Borden, took an axe…or did she? – a Chautauqua Virtual event
VirtualJoin award-winning actress Leslie Goddard as she performs as Lizzie Borden, accused of the brutal hatchet murder of her father and stepmother in 1892. Hear Lizzie’s story come alive as she talks about her life growing up in Fall River, Massachusetts, her estrangement from her stepmother, and her troubled relationship with her father. Was Lizzie […]
Free - registration required
Teens Make: Neon Signs
Zoom SC, United StatesGlow up your space by using electroluminescent wire to turn a blank canvas into a custom neon sign! Pick Me Up kits will be available while supplies last starting Wednesday, October 20th at 4:30pm, and you can request one here: forms.gle… To watch the video, visit www.youtube.com/spartanburglibraries or follow @SCPLteens on Instagram or Facebook.
Fear Street Part 1: 1994 Watch Party!
Zoom SC, United StatesJoin us for a night of creeps! We are hosting a Teleparty (formerly known as Netflix Party) and you are invited! The movie that we will be showing will be Fear Street Part 1: 1994. The movie is rated R and parental supervision is advised. This is a scary movie, after all. In order to […]
Miracle Mongers and the Methods – the American Medicine Show with Larry Bounds (Virtual Performance)
Experience an historic recreation of a medicine show pitchman’s act selling Dr. Tom B. Stone’s Miracle Elixir – “Good for all that ails you!” And with Larry Bounds, you know it’s going to be magical! Discover the story of America’s early commercialization of pharmaceuticals and the repercussions it had on the American people. Touring medicine […]
Free registration required
Revolutionary War Double Agent, James Armistead Lafayette with Stephen Seals from Colonial Williamsburg (Virtual interactive show) Free
Virtual SC, United StatesLove a good spy story? How about an American slave that volunteers to spy for the Continental Army, does such a credible job of it, he gets recruited to be a double agent for the British gaining the confidence of both General Cornwallis and traitor, Benedict Arnold? It’s an exciting story of a bogus “runaway […]
Free registration required
Ladies’ Night In with Beverly Jenkins
Spartanburg County Public Libraries 151 S Church St, Spartanburg, SC, United StatesRomance is in the air, and you know what that means: it's time for SCPL's Ladies' Night In! And to really get you in the mood, we've convinced the one and only Beverly Jenkins to join us for a night of fun, fantasy and steam. Queen Bev has been setting readers' hearts aflame since 1994 […]
An Evening With Ron Rash
Cyrill-Westside Library 525 Oak Grove Rd, Spartanburg, SC, United StatesThe Cyrill-Westside Library is thrilled to welcome bestselling award-winning author Ron Rash for an evening of conversation, reading and book signing. Rash is the author of the 2009 Pen/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena in addition to six other prizewinning novels. He has also published several books of poetry and short story collections, […]
“Where the Crawdads Sing” Book Discussion, Led by Dr. Erin Templeton
Spartanburg County Public Libraries 151 S Church St, Spartanburg, SC, United StatesHub City Bookshop, in partnership with The Johnson Collection, presents a discussion of Delia Owens's "Where the Crawdads Sing." About this event In partnership with the Johnson Collection, Hub City Bookshop welcomes Dr. Erin Templeton to Spartanburg County Library Headquarters for a discussion of Delia Owens's novel Where the Crawdads Sing. Just in time for the July 15th release of […]
Free – $60
Ye Old “Mini” Renaissance Faire
Boiling Springs Library 871 Double Bridge Rd, Spartanburg, SC, United StatesThe Boiling Springs Library goes back in time to bring you a taste of the Renaissance Faire experience! This all-ages event features a costume contest, arts and crafts, and a sword-fighting demonstration from special guests, Sword Carolina. Smokin' Thangz Barbecue will also be on site, so grab a turkey leg and party like it's the […]
MSI Returns
Spartanburg County Public Libraries 151 S Church St, Spartanburg, SC, United StatesMusic Sandwiched In returns for another FULL season of live music on August 24. Come back next month to see our 2022-23 Season lineup.