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The ABCs of Black history1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm
After the Rain.128 p. ;
Baby-sitters little sister. 3, Karen%27s worst day144 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Before the ruins : a novel274 pages ; 25 cm
Cardboard box engineering : cool, inventive projects for tinkerers, makers & future scientists175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Channel kindness : stories of kindness and community284 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Detransition, baby : a novel340 pages ; 25 cm
The four windspages ; cm
Harry and the guinea pig1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
The life I%27m in321 pages ; 22 cm
The other mother308 pages ; 22 cm
Outlawed : a novel261 pages ; 25 cm
Outside, inside1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Real talk about sex and consent : what every teen needs to know185 pages ; 20 cm
The revolution according to Raymundo Mata350 pages ; 22 cm
A swim in a pond in the rain : in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and lifexii, 410 pages ; 25 cm

Latest Movies

A to Z : the first alphabet : how writing changed the world
BoBoiBoy : the movie
The craft. Legacy
The dark and the wicked
Death in paradise. Season nine
Death of me
Digimon adventure. Last evolution Kizuna.
A family Christmas gift
Honest thief
Hua Mulan
I am Paul Walker
Islands of wonder
Jiujitsu
Kajillionaire
The last shift
Love and monsters
A Valentine%27s match
The war with Grandpa
Wonders of the Arctic
Yellowstone. Season 3

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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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Kennedy Room at SCPL Headquarters Library

Kennedy Room of Local History

Daniel Morgan Monument - Downtown Spartanburg - 1920's era image

Historical Digital Collections

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

Sign up for the monthly SCPL Email Newsletter for info on upcoming special events & programs at the Libraries.

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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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Todd Stephens
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Upcoming Events for Adults

Books for Adults

Aftershocks : a memoirxiii, 299 pages ; 22 cm
Beginners : the joy and transformative power of lifelong Learning299 pages ; 23 cm
Black Buckxi, 388 pages ; 22 cm
A certain hunger : a novel254 pages ; 23 cm
The charmed wife275 pages ; 24 cm
The dangers of smoking in bed : stories187 pages ; 22 cm
The ex talkpages cm
Exercised : why something we never evolved to do is healthy and rewardingxix, 440 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Hades, Argentina294 pages ; 24 cm
The house on Vesper Sands : a novelpages cm.
A lie someone told you about yourself228 pages ; 19 cm
Life among the terranautsviii, 260 pages ; 25 cm
Picnic in the ruins : a novel328 pages ; 23 cm
Rest and be thankful138 pages ; 23 cm
Summerwaterpages ; cm
Take it back294 pages ; 25 cm
The thirty names of night : a novel291 pages ; 24 cm
Unsolaced : along the way to all that ispages cm

Black Film Matters

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Black girl = La noire de ...
Black is-- black ain%27t
Boyz n the hood
Clemency
Cooley High
Daughters of the dust
Dead presidents
Eve%27s bayou
Fruitvale Station
Get out
Hollywood shuffle
I am somebody : three films by Madeline Anderson.
If Beale street could talk
Killer of sheep the Charles Burnett collection ; My brother%27s wedding.
Love & basketball
Love jones
Luce
Pariah
Premature
Queen & Slim
Selma
The spook who sat by the door
Super fly
Sweet Sweetback%27s baad asssss song
Timbuktu
To sleep with anger
The watermelon woman
When the levees broke : a requiem in four acts
Whose streets?

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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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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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Adults Newsletter

Upcoming events & programs for adults at the Headquarters Library.

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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.

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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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Video Release Calendar

Library release dates for upcoming Movies & TV Series.

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Local Music Collection

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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

The awakening of Malcolm X : a novel323 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Be dazzled325 pages ; 22 cm.
Black Canary : breaking silence293 pages ; 22 cm.
Court of swans328 pages ; 22 cm
A Cuban girl%27s guide to tea and tomorrow308 pages ; 22 cm
A curse of roses329 pages ; 22 cm
Happily ever afters378 pages ; 22 cm.
Here the whole time273 pages ; 22 cm
Influence361 pages : 22 cm
Juliet takes a breath : [graphic]1 volume : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm
Just our luck262 pages ; 21 cm
Lore466 pages ; 22 cm.
Rent a boyfriend390 pages ; 22 cm
Soulswift465 pages : map ; 22 cm
Undecided : navigating life and learning after high school288 pages : charts ; 19 cm
When you look like us356 pages ; 22 cm

Teen & Staff Favorites of 2020

All the stars and teeth373 pages : map ; 22 cm
All your twisted secrets396 pages : 22 cm.
Anna K : a love story382 pages ; 25 cm
As the shadow rises : an age of darkness novel488 pages : maps ; 24 cm
The ballad of songbirds and snakes517 pages ; 22 cm.
Bone Crier%27s moonxi, 453, 12 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Camp374 pages ; 22 cm
The cousins325 pages : geneological table ; 22 cm
Dancing at the pity party : a dead mom graphic memoir208 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
Dragon hoops445 pages : color illustrations, 23 cm
Grown : a novel371 pages ; 22 cm
The hand on the wall369 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Heartstoppervolumes : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm.
Imagine me450 pages ; 22 cm.
The inheritance games376 pages ; 22 cm
Instant karma390 pages ; 25 cm
Love & olives506 pages ; 22 cm
Midnight sun662 pages ; 24 cm
Not so pure and simple389 pages ; 22 cm
One of us is next375 pages ; 22 cm
The Queen%27s assassin374 pages : map ; 22 cm
The shadow of Kyoshi341 pages ; 22 cm
Sisters of sword and song458 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Stamped : racism, antiracism, and youxvi, 294 pages ; 22 cm
Stay gold362 pages ; 22 cm
Thorn495 pages ; 22 cm
We are not from here348 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
We are totally normal282 pages ; 22 cm
Yes no maybe so436 pages ; 22 cm

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Freegal

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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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Teen News Flash newsletters

Virtual Programs

SCPL Teens on Facebook

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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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

Books for Kids

Alex%27s good fortune32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Amy Wu and the patchwork dragon1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Big rig rescue!1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
C is for country1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Eyes that kiss in the corners1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 29 cm
Follow your dreams, little one1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm
I am smart, I am blessed, I can do anything!1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 25 cm
I Dream of Popo
Love from giraffes can%27t dance1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 cm
Lubaya%27s quiet roar1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
My baby loves Valentine%27s Day1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
My creepy valentine1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
My friend1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Off to See the Sea.32 p.
A place to land1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Sing a song : how Lift Every Voice and Sing inspired generations1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
A sled for Gabo1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 24 cm
Snow friends1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Stella%27s stellar hair1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Tiny T. Rex and the perfect valentine1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 cm

Books for Tweens

Banana Fox 1 Banana Fox and the Secret Sour Society.80 pages ;6.00 w. ;9.00 h.
Black brother, black brother239 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Farah rocks new beginningspages cm
In a flash390 pages : map ; 22 cm
Just like that387 pages : 22 cm
The lion of Mars259 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Peacemaker156 pages : map ; 22 cm
Root magic336 pages ; 22 cm
The scrumptious life of Azaleah Lanepages cm
The sea in winter250, 5 pages ; 22 cm
The season of Styx Malone297 pages ; 22 cm
Shaking up the house239 pages ; 22 cm
Something to say293 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
The story of Civil War hero Robert Smalls80 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
The talk : conversations about race, love & truth148 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Trouble with Good Ideas.288 p.
Unplugged324 pages ; 22 cm
Ways to make sunshine177 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
When life gives you mangos193 pages ; 21 cm
The world between blinks297, 5 pages ; 22 cm

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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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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

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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Virtual Programs

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.

For Organizations Serving Kids

Kids - Basics Bag Request

Basics Bag Request

Every month, swing by the Library to stock your bag with activities that will empower your child to explore...

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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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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


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