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CHANGES : an oral history of tupac shakur.
Crash site127 pages : chiefly illustrations (color) ; 26 cm
Dream Girl.384 p. ;
An emotion of great delight248 pages ; 22 cm
Free to be elephant me1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Golden Girl : a novel377 pages ; 25 cm
Hidden Black history : from Juneteenth to redlining32 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Jackpot307 pages ; 24 cm.
The maidens337 pages ; 25 cm
Marcus makes a movie202 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
On the hook289 pages ; 22 cm
One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot : A Novel.352 p.
One last stop422 pages ; 21 cm
The other Black girl : a novel357 pages ; 24 cm
Our woman in Moscow : a novel437 pages ; 24 cm
The President%27s Daughter [Release date Jun. 7, 2021].528 p. ;
Shady Baby1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
A sitting in St. Jamesxvii, 460 pages ; 22 cm
Somebody%27s daughter : a memoir212 pages ; 25 cm
The street belongs to uspages cm
Summer camp critter jitters1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Switch225 pages ; 22 cm
Sylvia and Marsha start a revolution! : the story of the trans women of color who made LGBTQ+ history1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Thanks a lot, Universe279 pages ; 22 cm
Tokyo ever after322 pages : genealogy chart ; 22 cm
Unfinished business : an Ali Reynolds mystery337 pages ; 24 cm.
The Warsaw orphan395 pages ; 24 cm
What are your words? : a book about pronouns1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
With teeth : a novel290 pages ; 24 cm

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Bath haus : a thriller310 pages ; 25 cm
Blush : a novelpages cm
The bullet(ON ORDER, PUB. DATE IS JUNE, 2021) pages ; centimeters.
DELICACY.1 volume : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm
The eagle%27s claw : a novel of the Battle of Midwayxxiii, 321 pages : maps ; 25 cm
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FREED : fifty shades freed as told by christian.
From the River to the Sea : The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West.416 p. ;
HOLA PAPI : how to come out in a walmart parking lot and other life lessons.
The kobalt dossier337 pages ; 25 cm.
Lady Sunshine : a novel.320 p.
LET%27S MAKE DUMPLINGS! : a comic book cookbook.
Live Your Life : My Story of Loving and Losing Nick Cordero.320 p.
LOVE FOR BEGINNERS.
Malibu rising : a novel369 pages ; 25 cm
Notorious(ON ORDER, PUB. DATE IS JUNE, 2020) pages ; 24 centimeters.
One two three : a novel400 pages ; 25 cm
The paper palacepages cm
The personal librarianpages cm
Rememberingsxiii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Revival season : a novel292 pages ; 24 cm
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur.384 p. ;
Seven days in June : a novel328 pages ; 24 cm
Should we stay or should we go.
Star eaterpages cm
THIRD GRAVE.
When I Found You.384 p.
WHEN STARS COLLIDE : a chicago stars novel.
When the sparrow falls272 p. ;
The witness for the deadpages cm

Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride

Butter honey pig bread : a novel317 pages ; 23 cm
Cleanness223 pages ; 22 cm
Detransition, baby : a novel340 pages ; 25 cm
Fiebre tropical : a novel by283 pages ; 21 cm
Filthy animalspages cm
Gay bar : why we went outix, 306 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Girlhood : essaysxii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
The guncle : a novel326 pages ; 24 cm
I never promised you a rose garden227 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm
I%27m a wild seed87 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm
Kink : storiesx, 274 pages ; 22 cm
Last call : a true story of love, lust, and murder in queer New York255 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Let the record show : a political history of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993pages cm
Love after the end : an anthology of Two-spirit & Indigiqueer speculative fiction194 pages ; 23 cm
Memorial : a novel303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
My autobiography of Carson McCullersxv, 266 pages ; 23 cm
Officer Clemmons : a memoir277 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Our work is everywhere : an illustrated oral history of queer & trans resistance91 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 cm
Pizza girl : a novel198 pages ; 22 cm
Red rock baby candy213 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 x 23 cm
The renunciations : poems94 pages ; 23 cm
The secret to superhuman strength231 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
The seep203 pages ; 22 cm
Sexuality : a graphic guide1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm
Sorrowland355 pages ; 22 cm
Spellbound : a graphic memoir151 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
The thirty names of night : a novel291 pages ; 24 cm
This town sleeps : a novel211 pages ; 21 cm
With teeth : a novel290 pages ; 24 cm
You exist too much : a novel263 pages ; 22 cm
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Hoopla

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Discussion Groups & Book Club Kits

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Government Information & Law Collections

These collections serve the legal research and government information needs of Spartanburg residents. Includes Immigration & Citizenship Resources.

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Andy Flynt
Director of Information Services
151 S. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306
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Jess Herzog
Director of Adult Services
151 S. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306
(864)596-3500 x.1277


Upcoming Events for Teens

New Teen Books

Ace of spades422 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm
Aetherbound244 pages ; 22 cm
Castle of refuge328 pages ; 23 cm.
A chorus rises260 pages ; 22 cm
Coming out : insights and tips for teenagersxvi, 137 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Cool for the summer259 pages ; 22 cm
The darkness outside us397 pages ; 22 cm.
From Little Tokyo, with love421 pages ; 22 cm
GHOSTS WE KEEP.
Hani and Ishu%27s guide to fake dating345 pages ; 22 cm
In the ravenous dark390 pages : genealogical table ; 22 cm
Instructions for dancing285 pages ; 22 cm
It goes like this341 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
JAY%27S GAY AGENDA.
The marvelous Mirza Girls388 pages : 22 cm.
May the best man win380 pages ; 22 cm
Off the record311 pages ; 22 cm
One great lie375 pages ; 22 cm
The passing playbook300 pages ; 22 cm
Play it cool, guysvolumes : illustrations ; 21 cm
Pumpkin326 pages ; 22 cm
Simone breaks all the rules1 volume ; 20 cm
Some girls do324 pages ; 22 cm
Trouble girls : a novel261 pages ; 22 cm
UNPOPULAR VOTE.
We are inevitable266 pages ; 22 cm
Where the rhythm takes you335 pages ; 22 cm
The Witch King421 pages ; 22 cm

Summer Reading

The Backups : a summer of stardom206 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Cool for the summer259 pages ; 22 cm
Hurricane summerxix, 376 pages : illustrations (some color) ; cm
My last summer with Cass1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
My summer of love and misfortune376 pages ; 22 cm
Not our summer284 pages ; 22 cm
Summer Bird Blue373 pages ; 22 cm
Summer days and summer nights : twelve love storiesx, 384 pages ; 22 cm
Summer in the invisible city305 pages ; 22 cm
Summer love : an LGBTQ collection261 pages ; 23 cm
Summer of %2769373 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
The summer of broken rules359 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm
Summer of broken things393 pages ; 22 cm
The summer of everything : a novel293 pages ; 21 cm
The summer of Jordi Perez : (and the best burger in Los Angeles)274 pages ; 22 cm
The summer of lost letterspages cm
The summer of lost things327 pages ; 22 cm.
Summer of salt256 pages ; 22 cm
Summer of the mariposas355 p. ; 22 cm.
The summer of us314 pages ; 22 cm
The summer prince289 p. ; 22 cm.
Summer skin342 pages ; 21 cm
Summer spirit254 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
When I was summer296 pages : 21 cm.
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Virtual Teen Program Archive

Learn to make crafts, hear from authors, and more in these virtual teen programs!

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Susan Myers
Director of Teen Services
151 S. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306
(864)596-3500 x.1241


Upcoming Events for Kids

New Picture Books + Readers

Alaina and the great play1 volume : illustrations (colour) ; 23 x 29 cm
All of us1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bodies are cool1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Bubbles...up!1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
The cot in the living room1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
A day for rememberin%27 : inspired by the true events of the first Memorial Day40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Dumplings for Lili1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Halal hot dogs1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Have you ever seen a flower?1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm.
I wish you knew1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
I%27m on it!1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Line and Scribble1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
LLAMA GLAMARAMA.
Lucas makes a comeback1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Memory jars1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
On the day the horse got out1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 22 x 28 cm
On the trapline1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
The one and only Sparkella1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
PALETERO MAN.
Pride puppy!1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 23 x 26 cm
Princesses can fix it!1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round.32 p.
Ruby%27s reunion day dinner1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Stroller coaster1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Sunny dayspages cm
Ty%27s travels : beach day!32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
We all play = kimêtawânawpages cm
When Lola visits1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

New Chapter Books

Dog Squad313 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
The dragon path198 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Fearless232 pages ; 22 cm
The Firebird song279 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Fitz and Cleovolumes : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Force of Fire (Kingdom Beyond Novel).
Glam Prix racersvolumes : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Hazel Bly and the deep blue sea338 pages ; 20 cm
Healer of the water monster362 pages ; 22 cm
The hidden knife256 pages ; 22 cm
How to become a planet1 volume : illustrations ; 21 cm
Incredible rescue mission238 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Jo Jo Makoons. The used-to-be best friend62 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Miles Morales : shock waves : a Spider-Man graphic novel113 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
No one returns from the Enchanted Forest223 pages : colour illustrations, 22 cm
Nothing ever happens here261 pages ; 22 cm
An occasionally happy family214 pages ; 22 cm
Ophie%27s ghosts325 pages ; 22 cm
Pawcasso233 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Rea and the Blood of the Nectar.
Scaredy Squirrel in a nutshellpages cm
The shape of thunder275 pages ; 22 cm
Sisters of the Neversea.320 p.
Strangeworlds Travel Agency, Volume 1.
Taking up space259 pages ; 22 cm
That thing about Bollywood344 pages ; 22 cm
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Small Talk Spartanburg County

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Basics Bag Request

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Early Literacy & School Readiness Resources

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Book Club Kits

SCPL offers Book Club in a Bag kits for over 50 children’s fiction titles. Each kit contains 15 copies and can be checked out for 6 weeks.

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Jessica Lopez
Director of Children's Services
151 S. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306
(864)596-3500 x.1263


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