Join library staff for a fun, family-friendly storytime at Chick-fil-A! Enjoy stories, songs, and early literacy activities in a cozy, community setting—perfect for little ones and their caregivers. Come for the stories, stay for the smiles (and maybe some nuggets)! Ages: 0-11
Children’s Story Room Ages: 0-18+ All ages are welcome at this heartwarming storytime with a special guest! In partnership with the Greenwood Humane Society, each session features an adoptable, kid-friendly dog who joins us for stories, songs, and tail-wagging fun. Whether you’re a toddler, teen, or grown-up, come enjoy some quality time with a lovable […]
Designed just for our littlest learners! Tiny Tots Storytime features short stories, songs, rhymes, and simple movement activities to support early language development and bonding. This fun and gentle program is a great way to introduce babies and toddlers to the joy of books in a playful, welcoming environment. Ages: 0-3
Practice reading with a friendly, judgment-free listener—Ozzie the certified therapy dog! Ozzie visits with his trainer, Marsha Horshok, to help kids build confidence and improve reading skills in a relaxed and supportive environment. Perfect for emerging and reluctant readers alike, this one-on-one experience makes reading fun and encouraging! Ages: 6-11
Let’s laugh, grow, and build together and see what neat things you can make. This is for 0-4 year olds and their caregivers to come relax and have some building fun!
Join us for a squishable good time at the library. Whether you are 4 or 104 come squish, roll and play with play-doh and let your imagination run wild! Ages: 5-18+
Join us for fun-filled story sessions designed especially for little learners! Through engaging stories, songs, and activities, Little Readers Storytime helps spark a love of reading and encourages early literacy skills. Perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners ready to explore the magic of books in a playful and welcoming library setting. Ages: 3-6
Get ready to explore, invent, and have fun! Creativity Lab is a hands-on program filled with crafts, science experiments, and exciting activities designed to spark imagination and curiosity. Perfect for kids from ages 6-9 who love to create and discover something new each month!
Ware Shoals has games and crafts once a month for teens. Come on and join the fun! September: Murdle: A Board Game October: Macrame Wire Pumpkin Craft November: Comic Book Card Game December: Miniature Snow Globe Craft Ages: 13-18
Our first fall read will be If The Creek Don’t Rise by Leah Weiss. He’s gonna be sorry he ever messed with me and Loretta Lynn. Sadie Blue has been a wife for fifteen days. That’s long enough to know she should have never hitched herself to Roy Tupkin, even with the baby. Sadie is […]
Designed just for our littlest learners! Tiny Tots Storytime features short stories, songs, rhymes, and simple movement activities to support early language development and bonding. This fun and gentle program is a great way to introduce babies and toddlers to the joy of books in a playful, welcoming environment. Ages: 0-3
Ages 8-18 American Veterans Auditorium Spend some time having fun and creating with Legos. We’ll give you topic that you can use to create an object out of LEGO bricks. This event is for children and teens in 2nd – 12 Grade. You can drop by and join Lego Club anytime between 3:30 – 5:00 to accommodate […]
Ages: 9-18 Beginners welcome! This group is to help tweens and teens get started learning the basics of crochet, get help as they move into intermmediate patterns, and just have fun with people how enjoy the same craft. We have donated yarn you can practice on and patterns that you can work. You can also […]
Paint a reusable fall-themed tote bag to carry all of your library finds in. Participants will receive a pre-sketched tote bag to paint outside of the lines with a fall theme. Registration is required and opens September 2. Please do not sign up any children or teenagers or bring them with you to this event. […]
Come play, explore, and learn! Preschool Playtime offers a variety of hands-on games, creative play ideas, and fun educational toys—including Play-Doh, blocks, and more. This open play program is perfect for little ones to build social skills, imagination, and motor development in a relaxed, caregiver-supervised setting. Drop in and join the fun! Ages: 0-5
Tweens unite and come make a special seasonal craft over at Ninety Six! September: Leaf Sprite October: Pumpkin Pastel Art November: Balloon Rocket Ages: 9-12
Join us as we discuss Ariel Lawhon’s novel, The Frozen River, inspired by true historical events in the life of 18th century midwife Martha Ballard. When a man’s body is pulled from Maine’s frigid Kennebec River in the winter of 1789, local healer and midwife Martha Ballard is summoned to the scene to determine how […]
Join us at Ninety Six each month for a special seasonal craft! September: Scarecrow Art October: Bat or Owl Paper Doll November: Spaghetti Pumpkins December: Pom-Pom Picture Ornament Ages: 0-11
Designed just for our littlest learners! Tiny Tots Storytime features short stories, songs, rhymes, and simple movement activities to support early language development and bonding. This fun and gentle program is a great way to introduce babies and toddlers to the joy of books in a playful, welcoming environment. Ages: 0-3
Let’s have a day with fun, laughter and connection. This group is for both caregivers and their loved ones with dementia in any form. You are all welcome to join us for a fun morning and do some water painting, everyone will get to use water and a paintbrush to paint a picture and just […]
William Kirby, Food Systems and Safety Agent with the Clemson Cooperative Extension, will do a presentation and demonstration on making jams and preserves. This program will be held in the American Veterans Auditorium. Registration is required and opens September 4.
Let’s have fun with Ms. Shannon at Ninety Six. We have games, crafts, or experiments each month. September: Apple-Cano: Let’s get ready for an explosive mix of science and fruit. You will each get to make your very own apple cano. We will be using baking soda, vinegar, and food coloring to see if we […]
Jazz singer Maggie Worsdale pays tribute to Patsy Cline who put the Nashville sound on the map and who paved the way for future country singers. This tribute is not an imitation of Patsy Cline. Maggie’s performance is presented in a jazz/country style. Maggie sings Cline’s songs and shares little known stories about her life […]
Join us for fun-filled story sessions designed especially for little learners! Through engaging stories, songs, and activities, Little Readers Storytime helps spark a love of reading and encourages early literacy skills. Perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners ready to explore the magic of books in a playful and welcoming library setting. Ages: 3-6
Come join the Zen Zone, a monthly get together for just teens and explore the art of zentangle. Each month you can create a small piece or you can work each month on one bigger Zentangle piece. Bring your imagination and friends or meet some new ones and chill. Ages: 13-18
Join us for a new Tween program at Ware Shoals. Each month we’ll have a game or craft for ages 9-12. September: Happy Little Dinosaurs Card Game October: Glow in the Dark Slime November: Faux Leather Woven Gratitude Baskets December: Disco Ball Snowman Ornaments
Designed just for our littlest learners! Tiny Tots Storytime features short stories, songs, rhymes, and simple movement activities to support early language development and bonding. This fun and gentle program is a great way to introduce babies and toddlers to the joy of books in a playful, welcoming environment. Ages: 0-3
Join us in the American Veterans Auditorium as we discuss The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor. The novel tells the story of a group of children and escorts evacuated from England to Canada during World War II, who survive a U-boat attack that sinks their ship, the SS Carlisle. The novel focuses on the experiences […]
Calling all adults for a special seasonal craft at Ninety Six! September: Marbled Leaf Shaving Cream Art October: Spiroglyphic Pictures December: Diamond Painting Holiday Ornaments Ages: 18+
Roll the dice and join the fun at Board Game Jr.! Kids ages 6–11 can choose from a variety of classic and new board games—play an old favorite or try something new with a staff-picked game. It’s a great way to build strategy skills, teamwork, and have a blast with friends!
Ages: 9-18 Beginners welcome! This group is to help tweens and teens get started learning the basics of crochet, get help as they move into intermmediate patterns, and just have fun with people how enjoy the same craft. We have donated yarn you can practice on and patterns that you can work. You can also […]
Ages: 10-12 Love to read? Join us for a book club for Tweens only. The Library provides each tween a copy of the book to read and we will discuss the book together! This is also a time to socialize, give book suggestions, and eat snacks! Once you have registered, you can come by the […]
Ages: 13-17 Love to read? Join us for a book club for Teens only. The Library provides each teen a copy of the book to read and we will discuss the book together! This is also a time to socialize, give book suggestions, and eat snacks! Once you have registered, you can come by the […]
Join us in the American Veterans Auditorium as we discuss The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean. This 2024 thriller follows Detective Chelsey Calhoun, whose life is thrown into disarray when Ellie Black, who disappeared two years prior, is found alive in the Washington state woods. The novel explores themes of trauma, identity, and […]
Come play, explore, and learn! Preschool Playtime offers a variety of hands-on games, creative play ideas, and fun educational toys—including Play-Doh, blocks, and more. This open play program is perfect for little ones to build social skills, imagination, and motor development in a relaxed, caregiver-supervised setting. Drop in and join the fun! Ages: 0-5
Designed just for our littlest learners! Tiny Tots Storytime features short stories, songs, rhymes, and simple movement activities to support early language development and bonding. This fun and gentle program is a great way to introduce babies and toddlers to the joy of books in a playful, welcoming environment. Ages: 0-3
Practice reading with a friendly, judgment-free listener—Ozzie the certified therapy dog! Ozzie visits with his trainer, Marsha Horshok, to help kids build confidence and improve reading skills in a relaxed and supportive environment. Perfect for emerging and reluctant readers alike, this one-on-one experience makes reading fun and encouraging! Ages: 6-11