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The bench1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm

Black was the ink336 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections : a novel323 pages ; 21 cm.

Fiona and Jane : [stories]288 p. ; 21 cm.

A flicker in the dark357 pages ; 25 cm.

Fools in love : fresh twists on romantic talesix, 275 pages ; 21 cm

Franklin Endicott and the third key97 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

The froggies do not want to sleep1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm

Going viral : a socially distant love story289 pages ; 21 cm

Goosebumps. Secrets of the swamp1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Honey roastedpages cm.

The horsewoman : a novel433 pages ; 25 cm

Invisible : a novel272 pages ; 25 cm.

The last house on the street344 pages ; 25 cm

Like father, like son294 pages ; 21 cm.

Lucas at the Paralympics29 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

The maid : a novel289 pages ; 25 cm

One step too far : a novel399 pages ; 24 cm

The overnight guest332 pages ; 24 cm.

Pretty funny for a girl363 pages ; 21 cm

Reckless girls312 pages 23 cm

The reckless kindx, 322 pages ; 22 cm

Robert B. Parker%27s bye bye baby305 pages : map ; 23 cm

The school for good mothers : a novel324 pages ; 24 cm

The secret garden : a graphic novel177 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm

The shattered castle351 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Something happened in our park : standing together after gun violence1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

The starless crown554 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

A stranger%27s game342 pages ; 22 cm

What is God like1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Latest Movies, TV, and Video Games

The 2021 World Series

The Addams family 2

Billions. Season five

Cobra Kai. Season 3.

Crown Jewel 2021.

Dynasty. Season four.

Forza horizon 5.

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

The girl who believes in miracles1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Halloween kills

Kena: bridge of spirits.

Last night in Soho

Manifest. The complete third season.

The many saints of Newark

Rick and Morty. Season 5.

Ron%27s gone wrong

Tales of Arise.

Time1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Vengeance is mine

Venom, let there be Carnage

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Kanopy

Over 30,000 streaming films free with your library card. 5 checkouts per month on iPhone, iPad, android, Appletv, Roku and Chromecast.

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Over 35,000 audiobooks and eBooks. Checkout up to 15 titles at a time, place up to 20 holds. Patrons can set check out for 7, 14 or 21 days.

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Kennedy Room at SCPL Headquarters Library

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Community Services

Find out about passport applications, GED program, and more.

SPARK Space

SCPL makerspace - tinker, create, design, build, and experiment.

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Todd Stephens

County Librarian

151 S. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306

(864)596-3500

Upcoming Events for Adults

Books for Adults

Anthem : a novelx, 429 pages ; 24 cm

The appeal : a novel419 pages ; 24 cm

Brown girls : a novel209 pages ; 20 cm.

Daughter of the Moon Goddess503 pages : map ; 24 cm.

Emotional : how feelings shape our thinkingxvii, 250 pages : illustration, chart ; 25 cm

Enough already : learning to love the way I am todayviii, 243 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

The ex-husband331 pages ; 24 cm

The fifties : an underground historypages cm

Find me : a novel293 pages ; 24 cm

Good rich people319 pages ; 24 cm.

Her hidden genius : a novel283 pages ; 24 cm

The last dance of the debutante328 pages : 24 cm.

Light years from home345 pages ; 24 cm.

Love at first spite : a novel306 pages ; 21 cm

The magnolia palace : a novel340 pages ; 23 cm

Mouth to mouth : a novel178 pages ; 22 cm

Olga dies dreaming373 pages ; 23 cm

On a night like this345 pages ; 20 cm.

The Paris bookseller319 pages ; 24 cm

The perfect escape372 pages ; 21 cm

The rise : Kobe Bryant and the pursuit of immortalityxii, 372 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

The silver bullets of Annie Oakley273 pages ; 24 cm.

The siren of Sussex420 pages : 21 cm.

Small world : a novel466 pages ; 23 cm

Something to hide : a Lynley novel691 pages ; 24 cm.

Star Wars: the high Republic. The fallen star345 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

The taste of ginger : a novel303 pages ; 21 cm

Violeta : a novel322 pages ; 25 cm

Yonder : a novelxiii, 257 pages 23 cm.

Final Frontier

Asteroids190 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.

The astronomy book : [big ideas simply explained]352 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

The backyard astronomer%27s guide416 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 29 cm

Backyard guide to the night sky286 pages : illustrations, color ; 21 cm

Bright galaxies, dark matter, and beyond : the life of astronomer Vera Rubinxiv, 236 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Catching stardust : comets, asteroids and the birth of the solar system256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm

Chasing new horizons : inside the epic first mission to Plutoxv, 295 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Cómo funciona el espacio223 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Envisioning exoplanets : searching for life in the galaxy224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Experiencing Hubble : exploring the Milky Way2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 163 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).

Extraterrestrial : the first sign of intelligent life beyond Earthxvii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Fear of a black universe : an outsider%27s guide to the future of physicsviii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

A field guide to the planets4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 309 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).

First light: switching on stars at the dawn of time304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Handprints on Hubble : an astronaut%27s story of inventionxv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

How to die in space : a journey through dangerous astrophysical phenomenaxii, 354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Letters from an astrophysicistxv, 247 pages : color illustration ; 20 cm

Light in the darkness : black holes, the universe, and usxviii, 350 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Mars : our future on the Red Planet287 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Meteorite : how stones from outer space made our worldix, 299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

The mission467 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

The planets : photographs from the archives of NASA255 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

The secret lives of planets : order, chaos, and uniqueness in the solar system280 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm

The story of the universe in 100 stars293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Turn left at Orion : hundreds of night sky objects to see in a home telescope-- and how to find them255 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

The universe : a travel guide607 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm

The universe explained : a cosmic Q&A288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

The vacation guide to the solar system234 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm

When the Earth had to two moons : cannibal planets, icy giants, dirty comets, dreadful orbits, and the origins of the night skyxii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Yearbook of astronomy 2022346 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 21 cm

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Featured Downloadables

Hoopla

Borrow videos, audiobooks, music, eBooks & comics. 5 total checkouts per month. Patrons who receive a notice that the library’s daily checkout limit has been reached should try again after midnight.

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Kanopy

Over 30,000 streaming films free with your library card. 5 checkouts per month on iPhone, iPad, android, Appletv, Roku and Chromecast.

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Adults Newsletter

Upcoming events & programs for adults at the Headquarters Library.

Discussion Groups & Book Club Kits

Want to join a library book discussion group or reserve a book club kit for a book club of your own? See schedule & reservation details.

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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Video Release Calendar

Library release dates for upcoming Movies & TV Series.

Local Music Covers - Daryle Ryce, David Ball, Marshall Tucker, Pink Anderson

Local Music Collection

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Employment & Business

Yoga Pose

Fitness Classes

SCPL offers a variety of fitness classes for all fitness levels.

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Andy Flynt

Director of Information Services

151 S. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306

(864)596-3500 x.1217

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

All of us villains386 pages : map ; 22 cm

Briar girls342 pages ; 22 cm

Escape from Falaise242 pages ; 24 cm

Faith : greater heights344 pages ; 22 cm

The forgotten memories of Vera Glass291 pages ; 21 cm

Gilded502 pages ; 25 cm.

Girls of fate and fury430 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Graceling : the graphic novel257 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm

Himawari House374 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm

Know your rights and claim them : a guide for youth280 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Listen, Layla304 pages ; 20 cm.

My senpai is annoyingvolumes : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm

Our violent ends494 pages ; 24 cm

A psalm of storms and silence547 pages : map ; 22 cm.

Revolution in our time : the Black Panther Party%27s promise to the peopleix, 390 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Starling436 pages ; 22 cm

Tahira in bloom : a novel323 pages : 22 cm.

Terciel & Elinor338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Wild tongues can%27t be tamed : 15 voices from the Latinx diasporax, 253 pages ; 22 cm

$\The year I stopped trying.\ : - a novel,245 pages : 22 cm$

Staff & Teen Favorites of 2021

Castle of refuge328 pages ; 23 cm.

Curses426 pages ; 22 cm

The falling girls316 pages ; 22 cm

Full tilt boogievolumes (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm.

The girls I%27ve been356 pages ; 22 cm

Go the distance : a twisted tale329 pages ; 22 cm

Hani and Ishu%27s guide to fake dating345 pages ; 22 cm

The Hawthorne legacy358 pages ; 22 cm.

In the ravenous dark390 pages : genealogical table ; 22 cm

In the wild light421 pages ; 22 cm

Kingdom of the cursed436 pages ; 24 cm.

Last chance books352 pages ; 22 cm

Leopardstar%27s honor537 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Love & other natural disasters340 pages ; 22 cm

The Mary Shelley Club468 pages ; 22 cm

The obsession307 pages ; 21 cm

Once upon a broken heart408 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

The passing playbook300 pages ; 22 cm

Punderworldvolumes : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm

Small favors466 pages ; 21 cm

These hollow vows442 pages : map ; 22 cm

Unchosen405 pages ; 22 cm

Vespertine387 pages ; 24 cm.

What once was mine : a twisted tale490 pages ; 22 cm.

White smoke : a novel373 pages ; 22 cm

Witch for hire119 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

$\The year I stopped trying.\ : - a novel,245 pages : 22 cm$

You%27ll be the death of me326 pages ; 22 cm

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OverDrive Teens

Teen eReading Room. Audiobooks and eBooks for Teens. Checkout up to 15 titles at a time, place up to 20 holds. Patrons can set check out for 7, 14 or 21 days.

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Teen BookCloud

Includes graphic novels, enhanced novels, eBooks, classic literature, National Geographic videos, educator resources, and audio books for grades 7-12.

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More for Teens

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Teen Advisory Group

Join the Teen Advisory Group!

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Get Teen Book Suggestions

Volunteens

Earn volunteer credit.

Teen Department Intern

Learn more about our internship for teens.

Teen News Flash newsletters

Virtual Programs

SCPL Teens on Facebook

Like @scplteens for the latest.

Virtual Teen Program Archive

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

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If you have questions or comments, we'd love to hear from you.

Susan Myers

Director of Teen Services

151 S. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306

(864)596-3500 x.1241

Upcoming Events for Kids

New Books for Kids

100 things to know about inventions112 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm

The barn1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

A bear to share1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Buster302 pages ; 22 cm

The Goldilocks Zone : real facts about outer space48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

The Insiders375 pages ; 23 cm

Just being Dalí : the story of artist Salvador Dalí1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Saving the day : Garrett Morgan%27s life-changing invention of the traffic signal1 volume : illustrations ; 28 cm

The school between Winter and Fairyland343 pages ; 22 cm

Second sleep275 pages ; 22 cm

This magical, musical night1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Viking in love1 volume : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm

Bear-y Good Books

The bear who stared1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Bears in the snow1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Bears of the ice. The quest of the cubs231 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

The best kind of bear1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Bigby Bearvolumes <1- > : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm

Dozens of doughnuts40 p. ; 267 x 241mm

Explorers of the wild1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

I survived the attack of the grizzlies, 1967114 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

My best friend is extinct227 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm

The prince who fell from the sky259 p. ; 22 cm.

Saving Sorya : Chang and the sun bear112 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 20 x 27 cm

Secrets of Bearhaven244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

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Kanopy

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TumbleBooks

TumbleBooks includes over 500 fiction and non-fiction animated & talking story and chapter books. Also included in the collection are French and Spanish books found in the Language Learning area.

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More for Kids

Small Talk Spartanburg County

Accelerating language development in children birth to three.

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OverDrive eBooks & audiobooks

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Storytimes & Recurring Programs

Virtual Programs

Upcoming events for Kids & Tweens at the Headquarters Library.

Request a Program. A service for organizations serving children from birth to twelve years old.

For Organizations Serving Kids

Child Dialing Phone

Dial a Story: (864) 596-3530

Call (864) 596-3530 anytime to hear a story. Stories updated weekly.

Early Literacy & School Readiness Resources

Resources that families, parents, caregivers & educators can use to further develop early literacy skills and school readiness.

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.

Get in touch with us

If you have questions or comments, we'd love to hear from you.

Jessica Lopez

Director of Children's Services

151 S. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306

(864)596-3500 x.1263