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Ace of spades422 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm
An ambush of widows339 pages ; 24 cm
The bench1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Better together441 pages ; 25 cm
The bone code354 pages ; 24 cm
Curse of the Specter Queen340 pages ; 22 cm.
Fallen : [a novel of suspense]311 pages ; 25 cm.
Falling290 pages ; 25 cm
False witness.400 p. ;
The final girl support group342 pages : illustrations ; 24 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
From Little Tokyo, with love421 pages ; 22 cm
Goosebumps. Secrets of the swamp1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
An Irish hostage318 pages ; 24 cm.
IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER.
It%27s better this way : a novel301 pages ; 25 cm
Like father, like son294 pages ; 21 cm.
Lucas at the Paralympics29 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Nine lives : a novel254 pages ; 24 cm
Off the record311 pages ; 22 cm
Razorblade tears319 pages ; 25 cm
The secret garden : a graphic novel177 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Something happened in our park : standing together after gun violence1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Such a quiet place : a novel337 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
The therapistpages cm
The turnout : a novelpages cm
What is God like1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Women%27s March : A Novel of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession.384 p.
You%27re so dead382 pages ; 22 cm

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Dolly Parton : 50 years at the Opry1 videodisc (approximately 75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Hemingway3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
How it feels to be free1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
I hate Suzie. Season one.
Jazz on a summer%27s day
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My little sister
Nobody
Pumas : legends of the ice mountains1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
R-Type Final 2.
The reason I jump
Returnal
Scare me
The show 21.
Some kind of heaven
Star trek, lower decks. Season 1.
Steven Universe. The complete collection
Umbrella academy. Season one.
The unholy
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Voyagers
The walking dead, world beyond. Season one.
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Books for Adults

All the little hopespages cm
The book of accidents : a novelpages cm
Capture the crown449 pages : map ; 21 cm.
CELESTIA.
The Cellist.496 p. ;
China room243 pages ; 22 cm
Dear Miss Metropolitan419 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Dog eat dog298 pages ; 25 cm.
Everyone in this room will someday be dead : a novel243 pages ; 22 cm
Factory summers152 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
The forest of vanishing stars376 pages ; 24 cm
The freedom racepages cm
The Hollywood spy349 pages ; 25 cm.
I%27M IN LOVE WITH THE VILLAINESS 1.
Incense and sensibility : a novel382, 10 pages ; 21 cm
Island of thieves.368 p.
Island queen : a novel575 pages : illustration, map ; 24 cm
Lost and found family : a novel386 pages ; 21 cm
Nobody, somebody, anybody : a novel292 pages ; 22 cm
Not a happy familypages cm
Radar Girls.400 p.
ROBERT LUDLUM%27S THE BOURNE TREACHERY.
Seek you : a journey through American loneliness352 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
She who became the sunpages cm
Shoulder season324 pages ; 25 cm
Sleeping bear : a thriller391 pages : 23 cm
The stranger behind you : a novel311, 14 pages ; 21 cm
The stranger in the mirror : a novel318 pages ; 24 cm
The sweetness of water363 pages ; 25 cm
Tender is the bite263 pages ; 22 cm

Summer Eats

Black smoke : African Americans and the United States of barbecue301 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
The brisket chronicles : how to barbecue, braise, smoke, and cure the world%27s most epic cut of meat278 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
The complete salad cookbook : a fresh guide to 200+ vibrant dishes using greens, vegetables, grains, proteins, and more410 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
The complete summer cookbook : beat the heat with 500 recipes that make the most of summer%27s bountyix, 454 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Cooking for good times : super delicious, super simple277 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Feast by firelight : simple recipes for camping, cabins, and the great outdoors201 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Fire & wine : 75 smoke-infused recipes from the grill with perfect wine pairings231 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Flavors of the Southeast Asian grill : classic recipes for seafood and meats cooked over charcoal211 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Good housekeeping super salads : 70 fresh and simple recipes.127 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
The Honeysuckle cookbook : 100 healthy, feel-good recipes to live deliciously239 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Live fire BBQ and beyond : recipes for outdoor cooking with your kamado, pizza oven, fire pit, rotisserie, and more128 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Local dirt : seasonal recipes for eating close to homexiv, 302 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Lush life : food & drinks from the garden295 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Martha Stewart%27s grilling : 125+ recipes for gatherings large and small255 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
The modern cook%27s year : more than 250 vibrant vegetarian recipes to see you through the seasons474 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Modern country cooking : kitchen skills and seasonal recipes from Salt Water Farmxiii, 249 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Operation BBQ : 200+ smokin%27 recipes from competition grand champions352 pages : color photographs ; 23 cm
The outdoor kitchen : live-fire cooking from the grill245 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
The perfect scoop : 200 recipes for ice creams, sorbets, gelatos, granitas, and sweet accompaniments265 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Rodney Scott%27s world of BBQ : every day is a good day223 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Rose%27s ice cream blissxxxvii, 279 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
The Salt & Straw ice cream cookbook239 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Serial griller : grillmaster secrets for flame-cooked perfection309 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Seriously good salads : creative flavor combinations for nutritious, satisfying meals192 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Show up for salad : 100 more recipes for salads, dressings, and all the fixins you don%27t have to be vegan to love304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
The side dish bible : 1001 perfect recipes for every vegetable, rice, grain, and bean dish you%27ll ever needxi, 564 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Simple fruit : seasonal recipes for baking, poaching, sauteing, and roastingxi, 194 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Sweet spot : an ice cream binge across America309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Weber%27s ultimate grilling : a step-by-step guide to barbecue genius351 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Whole hog BBQ : the gospel of Carolina barbecue, with recipes from Skylight Inn & Sam Jones BBQ199 pages : color photographs ; 27 cm
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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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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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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

14 ways to die384 pages ; 21 cm
Aetherbound244 pages ; 22 cm
The box in the woods383 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
BTS : one127 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Captain Marvel vs. Rogue1 volume : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm
The darkness outside us397 pages ; 22 cm.
Donuts and other proclamations of love306 pages ; 22 cm
An emotion of great delight248 pages ; 22 cm
Every body shines : sixteen stories about living fabulously fat406 pages ; 22 cm
Gamora and Nebula : sisters in arms394 pages ; 22 cm
Grace and glory503 pages ; 22 cm.
Hani and Ishu%27s guide to fake dating345 pages ; 22 cm
Heartbreakers and fakers343 pages ; 22 cm
The in between289 pages ; 21 cm
Instructions for dancing285 pages ; 22 cm
Jay%27s Gay Agenda350 pages ; 22 cm.
Jelly296 pages ; 22 cm
The lucky list296 pages ; 22 cm
May the best man win380 pages ; 22 cm
One great lie375 pages ; 22 cm
The passing playbook300 pages ; 22 cm
Pumpkin326 pages ; 22 cm
Simone breaks all the rules309 pages ; 22 cm
Sister of the Bollywood bride298 pages ; 21 cm
Sunny Song will never be famous334 pages ; 21 cm
The (un)popular vote409 pages ; 22 cm
We are inevitable266 pages ; 22 cm
When you and I collide439 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Teen Author Talk spotlight: Sandhya Menon & Jeff Zentner

10 things I hate about Pinky354 pages ; 21 cm
Dear heartbreak : YA authors and teens on the dark side of lovexv, 281 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
From Twinkle, with love330 pages ; 22cm
Goodbye days : a novel404 pages ; 22 cm
Hope nation : YA authors share personal moments of inspiration290 pages ; 22 cm
Hungry hearts : 13 tales of food & love353 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Of curses and kisses361 pages : illustration ; 22 cm.
Of princes and promises310 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Rayne & Delilah%27s Midnite Matinee390 pages : 22 cm
The serpent king : a novel372 pages ; 22 cm
There%27s something about Sweetie384 pages ; 22 cm
When Dimple met Rishi380 pages ; 22 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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SCPL Teens on Facebook

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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

ABC cats : an alpha-cat book1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm
All ketchup, no mustard!64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
All we need1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Best day ever!1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
The boy and the sea1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 22 x 28 cm
Constellation of the deep1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
The crayons%27 book of feelings1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Dogs at work : good dogs. real jobs.1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Dozens of dachshunds : a counting, woofing, wagging book1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Friends do not eat friends1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations; 23 cm.
Geraldine Pu and her lunchbox, too!64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Glow1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 17 cm
How to wear a sari1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
I is for immigrants1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
Jacob%27s school play : starring he, she, and they1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Jenny Mei is sad1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Juan has the jitters!1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 22 cm
Little Ghoul goes to school1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Noah%27s seal1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Q & U call it quits1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Rosa%27s big pizza experiment1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm.
Shhh! The baby%27s asleep1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
True colors
Vrooom, vrooom!1 volume unpaged : color illustrations ; 16 cm
We move together1 volumed (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 27 cm.
We want a dog1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
What happened to you?1 volume : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Zuri Ray tries ballet1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

New Chapter Books

Ahmed Aziz%27s epic year310 pages ; 22 cm
Almost flying340 pages ; 22 cm
Alone404 pages ; 22 cm
Athena : goddess of wisdom and war91 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Blades of freedom : [A tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase]127 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), maps ; 20 cm
Both can be true357 pages ; 22 cm
Chibi-Usagi : attack of the heebie chibis113, 18 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Cosmic pizza party127 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Curse of the forgotten city321 pages ; 22 cm.
The double life of Danny Day310 pages : map; 22 cm
Even and Odd278 pages ; 22 cm
The fifth quarter234 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Generation misfits345 pages ; 22 cm
A glasshouse of stars246 pages ; 22 cm
Hollow chest337 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
It all begins with jelly beans244 pages ; 22 cm
Jukebox208 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
The legend of auntie Po290 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Monster friends265 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Much ado about baseball312 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
My own world234 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Pizazz200 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Rez dogs185 pages ; 22 cm
Samira surfs411 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Sunshine193 pages ; 21 cm
The Titanic191 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
To tell you the truth263 pages ; 22 cm
Trouble with Tattle-Tails87 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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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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Jessica Lopez
Director of Children's Services
151 S. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306
(864)596-3500 x.1263


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