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African-American History

Covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, African-American History offers a fresh way to explore the full spectrum of African-American history and culture.

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Pronunciator

Personalized language learning. 163 languages to learn (including ASL and ESL). Simple to use, yet remarkably robust. Quality human voices, translations and video.

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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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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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Kennedy Room at SCPL Headquarters Library

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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

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Books for Adults

Apparently there were complaints : a memoirpages cm

The ballerinas : a novel304 p.

Beasts of a little land : a novelpages cm

Bright burning things : a novelpages cm

The Churchill sisters : the extraordinary lives of Winston and Clementine%27s daughterspages cm

Citizen Cash : the political life and times of Johnny Cash1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Cyber mage : a novelpages cm

Dark night : a mysterypages cm.

Find your unicorn space : reclaim your creative life in a too-busy worldpages cm

A history of wild places : a novel368 p. ; cm.

Innate magic373 pages ; 21 cm

Jane Austen%27s lost letters : a Josie Prescott antiques mysterypages cm.

A killer by design : murderers, mindhunters, and my quest to decipher the criminal mindpages cm

The liar%27s knotpages cm.

The love conpages cm

MARRY ME, MILLIE.

Murder under her skin352 pages ; 22 cm.

OBSERVATIONS BY GASLIGHT : stories from the world of sherlock holmes.

Proposing mischiefpages cm.

The queen%27s menpages cm.

Renewed for murder345 pages ; 22 cm.

REPLACEMENT WIFE.

Risen326 pages ; 18 cm.

Smile and look pretty.352 p. ;

THE SORORITY MURDER A Novel.

Tell me how to bepages cm

True crime storyxiv, 381 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

The untold story : an invisible library novelpages cm.

The women of pearl island344 pages ; 21 cm

Handling Grief During the Holidays

The aftergrief : finding your way along the long arc of lossxxix, 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Alone together : love, grief, and comfort in the time of COVID-19258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

The art of leaving : a memoirxii, 319 pages ; 22 cm

$Black widow : a sad-funny journey through grief for people who normally avoid books with words like \journey\ in the titleviii, 262 pages ; 22 cm$

The blessing of sorrow : turning grief into healing163 pages ; 23 cm

The cancer journals1 volume ; 20 cm.

Crossing the river : seven stories that saved my life : a memoirvi, 266 pages ; 22 cm

The crying bookvi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

The dark interval : letters on loss, grief, and transformationxxv, 98 pages ; 20 cm

Everything is fine : a memoir297 pages ; 24 cm

Finding meaning : the sixth stage of griefix, 256 pages ; 22 cm

The gravity of joy : a story of being lost and foundxviii, 234 pages ; 23 cm

Grief day by day: simple, everyday practices to help yourself survive and thrive / Alan D. Wolfelt.122 pages ; 22 cm

Grief works : stories of life, death, and survivingxx, 261 pages ; 23 cm

The heart and other monsters : a memior212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Home made : a story of grief, groceries, showing up--and what we make when we make dinnerxx, 376 pages ; 25 cm

I had a brother once : a poem, a memoir170 pages ; 22 cm

I had a miscarriage : a memoir, a movementxiii, 223 pages ; 21 cm

It%27s ok that you%27re not ok : meeting grief and loss in a culture that doesn%27t understandxix, 249 pages ; 21 cm

Leave out the tragic parts : a grandfather%27s search for a boy lost to addictionxix, 230 pages ; 21 cm

Lost companions : reflections on the death of petsxxi, 247 pages ; 22 cm

Opening to grief : finding your way from loss to peace123 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Passing : a memoir of love and death239 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

To love and let go : a memoir of love, loss, and gratitudeviii, 322 pages ; 22 cm

Together in a sudden strangeness : America%27s poets respond to the pandemicxviii, 184 pages ; 22 cm

Tragedy plus time : a tragi-comic memoirxi, 236 pages ; 22 cm

The unwinding of the miracle : a memoir of life, death, and everything that comes afterx, 315 pages ; 25 cm

When death takes something from you give it back : Carl%27s book133 pages ; 21 cm

The widower%27s notebook : a memoir260 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Your blue is not my blue : a missing person memoir293 pages ; 22 cm

Featured Learning Tools

Novelist Plus

Contains over 200,000 fiction and nonfiction titles, plus feature content including lists of award-winning books, Book Discussion Guides, Book Talks, Recommended Reads and more.

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PowerSearch by Gale

Search several available databases simultaneously.

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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.

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Local Music Collection

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Employment & Business

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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

America Chavez : made in the USA1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Chasing the truth : a young journalist%27s guide to investigative reporting259 pages ; 22 cm

City of shattered light412 pages ; 21 cm

Crossbones362 pages : map ; 22 cm.

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

Good girls die first362 pages ; 21 cm

Into the bloodred woods354 pages ; 22 cm

Jade fire gold449 pages ; 22 cm.

Killers of the flower moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBIxii, 322 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

The reckless kindx, 322 pages ; 22 cm

Rise up! : how you can join the fight against White supremacyxxvi, 230 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm

The shattered castle351 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Ski weekend : a novel275 pages ; 21 cm

Sway with me328 pages ; 22 cm

When we were them373 pages ; 22 cm

Year of the reaper324 pages ; 22 cm

Warm Up With Hot Reads

The burning332 pages ; 22 cm

The candle and the flame391 pages ; 22 cm

Divided fire358 pages ; 22 cm

Fire with fire424 pages ; 22 cm

Firekeeper%27s daughter494 pages ; 24 cm

Heart of flames628 pages ; 24 cm

Paper and fire357 pages ; 22 cm.

These feathered flames480 pages : illustration ; 22 cm

We are the fire404 pages : illustration ; 21 cm

We set the dark on fire364 pages ; 22 cm

When we caught fire374 pages ; 22 cm

With the fire on high389 pages ; 22 cm

Featured Learning Tools

MasterFILE Premier

MasterFILE Premier contains full text articles for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.

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Tutor.com

Connects students (and parents!) with expert tutors and career coaches in more than 80 subjects and test prep areas.

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Featured Downloadables

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

As babies dream1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Barn at night1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Daughter of the White Rose256 pages ; 22 cm

Magic like that32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

The mysteries of the universe224 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 29 cm

Only Margaret : a story about Margaret Wise Brown1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Sisters of the Neversea307 pages ; 22 cm

Snoozefest : the surprising science of sleep80 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

So you want to build a library1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

The street belongs to us215 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

There%27s no ham in hamburgers : facts and folklore about our favorite foods140 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Willa of Dark Hollow354 pages ; 22 cm

Wonderful Winter Reads

All right already! : a snowy story[32] unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Breadcrumbs312 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

The girl who speaks bear286 pages : map ; 22 cm

The lost Frost girl307 pages ; 22 cm

Making a friend1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm

Snow much fun!1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

The snowy day32 p. : ill. ; 21 x 24 cm. + 1 sound disc.

The thing about yetis1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street298 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

The very, very far north : a story for gentle readers and listeners265 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

When the snow fallspages cm

Winterhouse370 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Featured Learning Tools

Gale In Context: Elementary

Curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. Covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health and more.

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StudySC

Online content to support SC specific curriculum standards. Created by the South Carolina State Library, StudySC provides a student-friendly environment arranged by grade level & subject area.

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Featured Downloadables

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

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

Storytime at SCPL Wee Be Jammin

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.

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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