The Library System will be CLOSED for Independence Day - Saturday, July 4, 2009.

Green Reads: Adult Summer Reading
June 1-August 31, 2009
All Library Locations

We're going green! The Greenville County Library System is proud to launch its first adult summer reading program beginning June 1. This year's theme, Green Reads, will focus on the environment and efforts to conserve nature.

Be Creative @ Your Library
May 29-August 1, 2009

Join Be Creative @ Your Library
Children ages 12 and younger are invited to participate in the Greenville County Library System (GCLS) summer reading program: Be Creative @ Your Library. Receive a reading log and bookmark when you join. Prizes are not recommended for children under 5 years of age.

Open to rising 6th-12th graders. Register for the program and pick up your reading log at the library location you visit the most. The last day to enter titles in the log and collect prizes is Saturday, August 1.

Classic Sci-Fi Film Series
Second Sunday of the Month June-September 2009
Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms

Coming this summer: experience some of the most important classic science fiction films of the 20th century! Join us on June 14 for our first film: Fahrenheit 451 starring Julie Christie and Oskar Werner. Continue with the series and screen Forbidden Planet on July 12, 2001: A Space Odyssey on August 9, and Silent Running on September 13.

An Afternoon with Jane
Saturday, July 18,1:00p-4:00p
Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A-C

Join us for our second annual celebration of Jane Austen. Come enjoy tea and refreshments, chat with fellow Austenites and listen to Furman English professor, Dr. Stanley Crowe, as he discusses Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The 1940 film adaptation featuring Greer Garson as Elizabeth Bennet will be shown immediately following the discussion. Registration is required. Call 242-5000 x2247.

Eric Litwin - Special Event

Mr. Eric is a guitar-strumming, banjo-picking, story-telling, five-time-national-award-winning, song writing, fun, folksy guy! He'll perform his new book Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, in a must-see performance. Must be a registered Summer Reader to attend. Your reading log is your ticket in.

Visit Eric's website and read "Pete the Cat - I Love My White Shoes"

The Happy Circus by Becky’s Box of Puppets

Run away to the circus with Becky’s Box of Puppets. All sorts of magic and mischief will occur under this “little Big Top.” Even young children will enjoy this unusual puppet show. Must be a registered Summer Reader to attend. Your reading log is your ticket in.

Summer of Service
June 22-September 11, 2009

This is an extraordinary moment in time. As Americans, we have a unique opportunity to come together and solve our nation’s most vexing problems. In this spirit, President Obama is announcing a nationwide service initiative, the beginning of a sustained, collaborative and focused effort to meet community needs and make service a way of life for all Americans.

Your local public library just got a lot more inviting! With the help of a national grant, the Greenville County Library System has produced a short film, Welcome to Your Public Library, introducing the international community to a world of information. The initiative, funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and administered by the American Library Association, has helped 34 public libraries in 17 states offer increased literacy services to adult learners of the English language. Read the Library Journal article or view the film here.

Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party!
Friday, August 7 7:00p-8:30p
Greer (Jean M. Smith) Branch

Celebrate your successful completion of all 3 levels of the Express Yourself @ Your Library summer reading program by having the whole library to yourself! Surf the net, play Nintendo® Wii, learn a craft or hang out and talk with your friends. Registration is required, space is limited. Call 877-8722 by August 3 to register. Your summer reading log is your ticket in so bring it with you.