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And the People Stayed Home.32 p. ;
Come on in : 15 stories about immigration and finding home314 pages ; 22 cm
Cozy1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
Daylight406 pages ; 24 cm
Fortune and glory : tantalizing twenty-seven306 pages ; 25 centimeters.
Hush374 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
The Ickabogxiv, 274 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
The law of innocence423 pages ; 25 cm
Of salt and shore352 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Rhythm of war
Together, apart : stories268 pages ; 21 cm
Truly, madly, deeply : a novel358 pages ; 23 cm

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OverDrive eBooks & audiobooks

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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RBdigital

RBdigital offers eMagazines & streaming TV channels, including Acorn TV and Qello live concerts. Enjoy 3 borrows a month, each borrow allows for 7 days of access to any one channel.

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Friends & Volunteers

The Friends of the Library is a nonprofit group whose primary purpose is to support the Spartanburg County Public Libraries.

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SCPL Email Newsletter

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Community Services

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

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SPARK Space

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

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Upcoming Events for Adults

Books for Adults

Alright, Alright, Alright : The Oral History of Richard Linklater%27s Dazed and Confused.464 p.
The arrest : a novel307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
The cold millions : a novel342 pages : map ; ; 24 cm
Dolly Parton, songteller : my life in lyricspages cm
Finna : poemsxii, 114 pages ; 21 cm
Little cruelties343 pages ; 24 cm
The living is easy : a novelxiii, 329 pages ; 21 cm
Memorial : a novel303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Metazoa : animal life and the birth of the mindx, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Prefecture D : four novellas274 pages ; 19 cm
A promised landxvi, 751 pages : 32 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm
We keep the dead close : a murder at Harvard and a half century of silence499 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Keep Your Kitchen Lively with These New Titles

Dessert person : recipes and guidance for baking with confidence367 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
East : 120 vegan and vegetarian recipes from Bangalore to Beijing303 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Eat a peach : a memoirxi, 290 pages ; 24cm.
The French laundry, Per Sepages cm
The full plate : flavor-filled, easy recipes for families with no time and a lot to do235 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Matty Matheson : home style cookery365 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Modern comfort food : a Barefoot Contessa cookbook256 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Ottolenghi flavor317 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Rebel chef : in search of what matters244 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
The rise : Black cooks and the soul of American foodxx, 316 pages ; color illustrations ; 26 cm
Snacking cakes : simple treats for anytime cravings191 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Vegetable kingdom : the abundant world of vegan recipes249 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

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Kanopy

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Adults Newsletter

Upcoming events & programs for adults at the Headquarters Library.

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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.

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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
(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

Among the beasts & briars338 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Blazewrath games357 pages ; 22 cm
Daughters of jubilation344 pages ; 22 cm
I hope you%27re listening359 pages ; 22 cm
Instant karma390 pages ; 25 cm
IRONHEART : meant to fly.
Kingdom of the Wicked372 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
The magic fish229 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Poisoned307 pages ; 22 cm
The Ravens394 pages ; 22 cm
Rural voices : 15 authors challenge assumptions about small-town America300 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Something happened to Ali Greenleaf328 pages ; 22 cm

Keep It Short

Black enough : stories of being young & black in Americaxiv, 400 pages ; 22 cm
Color outside the lines : stories about loveviii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Come on in : 15 stories about immigration and finding home314 pages ; 22 cm
Foreshadow : stories to celebrate the magic of reading and writing YAxiii, 333 pages ; 23 cm
Fresh ink187 pages ; 22 cm
It%27s a whole spiel : love, latkes, and other Jewish stories316 pages ; 22 cm
Out Now : Queer We Go Again!401 pages ; 23 cm
Rural voices : 15 authors challenge assumptions about small-town America300 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Short stuff : a young adult LGBTQ+ anthology187 pages ; 21 cm
Take the mic : fictional stories of everyday resistance245 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Three sides of a heart : stories about love triangles434 pages ; 22 cm
Vampires never get old : tales with fresh bite264 pages ; 24 cm

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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 Advisory Group

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Volunteens

Earn volunteer credit.

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Teen Department Intern

Learn more about our internship for teens.

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Virtual Programs

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Like @scplteens for the latest.

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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

Books for Kids

The blue table1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Can bears ski?1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
The couch potato1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Counting our blessings1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Ginger and Chrysanthemum1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
The heart of mi familia1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
In the half room1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Run, Mo, run!32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Starcrossed1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
A story for Small Bear1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
When we are kind1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
The world made a rainbow1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Books for Tweens

Ana on the edge380 pages ; 21 cm
Anya and the nightingale408 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
The boy, the wolf, and the starspages cm
Cinders & sparrows358 pages : illustration ; 21 cm.
Flying over water246 pages ; 22 cm
The last mirror on the left266 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Measuring up205 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Serena says265 pages ; 22 cm
SUPER SIDEKICKS
The unexplainable disappearance of Mars Patel282 pages ; 22 cm
When life gives you mangos193 pages ; 21 cm
Willa the wisp85 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.

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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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Small Talk Spartanburg County

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

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Kids Depot Newsletter

Upcoming events for Kids & Tweens at the Headquarters Library.

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

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Child Dialing Phone

Dial a Story: (864) 596-3530

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

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Early Literacy & School Readiness Resources

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

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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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