Oxford English Dictionary

Your Recipe for Success!

• Step #1
  Your Shopping List: Preparing to Invest
  Tuesday, September 15, 6:30p-8:30p
  Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A-C
  

  In the first of six weekly sessions, adjunct faculty of the Department of Finance at Clemson University teach how to create a budget, set investment goals and establish emergency funds. Learn how to choose investments wisely and practice good financial habits.

• Step #2
  Some Basic Ingredients: Key Investment Concepts and Bank Products
  Tuesday, September 22, 6:30p-8:30p
  Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A-C
  

  Learn basic terms and concepts like “rate of return” and “dollar cost averaging,” then explore how to establish, allocate, diversify and rebalance your financial portfolio. Different types of bank accounts and services will also be explained.

• Step #3
  A Few Favorite Recipes: US Treasury Securities and Common Types of Investments
  Tuesday, September 29, 6:30p-8:30p
  Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A-C
  

  Join a discussion of treasury debt, marketable securities and investment risk, followed by advice on buying, selling and using treasuries.

• Step #4
  Great Tools and Good Taste!: Retirement Savings Vehicles and Choosing the Right Investments
  Tuesday, October 6, 6:30p-8:30p
  Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A-C
  

  A brief introduction to individual, employer-sponsored and small business retirement plans, followed by general rules of investing for short-, medium- and long-term goals. Information about risk tolerance and portfolio management close the session.

• Step #5
  How Hot Is Your Pot?: Managing Investment Risk and Evaluating Performance
  Tuesday, October 13, 6:30p-8:30p
  Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A-C
  

  Session five opens with a discussion of risk assessment. Why do investors take risks and what types? Learn to minimize and protect your risks. Learn to read your statements and understand concepts like yield, return and capital gains and losses. Finish with tools for tracking your portfolio performance.

• Step #6
  Help and Safe Handling: Investment Professionals and Safeguarding
  Your Investments
  Tuesday, October 20, 6:30p-8:30p
  Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A-C
  

  Investment professionals can help…if you know the different types of investors, the strategy involved in choosing one and how to check backgrounds. They can work with and for you to safeguard investments. You may also learn how to keep good records, learn investor rights and protections, and how to spot fraud and file a complaint.

Through generous sponsorship, the Smart investing@your library® Program Series is open to the public at no cost. Don’t miss out on Your Recipe for Success! Space is limited and registration is required. Participants may register for single classes or the entire series beginning August 1. Call 527-9293 or email smerrill@greenvillelibrary.org to register.

Classic Sci-Fi Summer Film Series
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey
Sunday, August 9, 3:00p-5:00p
Hughes Main Library,
Meeting Rooms A-C

The series continues with some of the most important classic science fiction films of the 20th century. Join us for a screening of the 1968 Academy Award winner, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood. Call 527-9293.

Join a mother-daughter team as they teach their embroidery skills during this four-part series. Participants must bring a 4- to 5-inch embroidery hoop and $2 materials fee. Space is limited and registration is required. Call 834-3650 to register.

As old as fabric itself, embroidery is an intricate skill, full of history. The oldest surviving pieces of embroidery date back to Ancient Egypt, c. 1500 BC. Keep the tradition alive in the new millennium! Learn the techniques as they are passed down through generations. Create your own work in our new Embroidery: A Lost Art program this August at the Travelers Rest (Sargent) Branch. See listings for details.

Lifelong Learning Classes
Call Lifelong Learning of the Greenville County Schools at 355-6059 to register.

• Eek! It’s a Mouse! Basic Computer Class
  Monday, August 31, 9:30a-12:30p and 2:00p-5:00p
  Hughes Main Library, Computer Training Lab
  

  This three-hour course is designed for the “technologically terrified.” Learn the basics of Windows, how to operate a mouse, use toolbars, size windows and play cards. Class is free, but space is limited and registration is required.

• Windows XP Class
  Tuesday-Friday, September 1-4, 9:30a-12:30p
  Hughes Main Library, Computer Training Lab
  

  This 12-hour course is for those with little experience. It includes an introduction to the Desktop and Windows Explorer. You will also learn how to manage folders, plus how to find, save and sort documents. Cost: $70 for library card holders and seniors, $90 for the general public.

• Microsoft Word Class
  Tuesday-Friday, September 1-4, 2:00p-5:00p
  Hughes Main Library, Computer Training Lab
  

  Learn to create, save and format documents in this 12-hour course. Learn how to create tabs, bullet items, copy and paste text, and more! Cost: $70 for library card holders and seniors, $90 for the general public.

Survival Spanish Level 1

Lacking simple Spanish skills? Learn basic Spanish vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation.

• Tuesdays, September 8-October 13, 6:00p-8:00p, Pelham Road (Symmes) Branch
• Wednesdays, September 9-October 14, 6:00p-8:00p, Augusta Road (Ramsey Family) Branch
• Mondays, September 14-October 19, 6:00p-8:00p, Mauldin (W. Jack Greer) Branch

Classic Sci-Fi Summer Film Series
Silent Running
Sunday, September 13, 3:00p-5:00p
Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A-C

This film series features some of the most important classic science fiction films of the 20th century. Join us for a screening of the 1971 classic Silent Running starring Bruce Dern. Call 527-9293.

An Introduction to Birding
Tuesday, September 15, 7:00p-8:15p
Greer (Jean M. Smith) Branch

A representative from the Greenville County Bird Club will discuss the fascinating hobby of bird-watching. Call 877-8722.

Smart Investing: Your Recipe for Success!
Your Shopping List: Preparing to Invest
Tuesday, September 15, 6:30p-8:30p
Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A-C

In the first of six weekly sessions, adjunct faculty of the Department of Finance at Clemson University teach how to create a budget, set investment goals and establish emergency funds. Learn how to choose investments wisely and practice good financial habits. Space is limited. Registration is required and begins August 1. Call 527-9293 to register.

Reading in Color: Exploring the Works of African-American Authors

Join our new regular book discussion group at the Augusta Road (Ramsey Family) Branch: Reading in Color. Each month a work from an African American author will be selected for discussion. Feel free to browse our new African American booklist at: www.greenvillelibrary.org → reader favorites
for more reading suggestions. Visit our online calendar or call 277-0161 for the next discussion date and book choice.

AIR – The Search for One Clean Breath

Celebrate Green Reads and Greenville County’s Share the Air campaign with this award-winning film about the history of air. The film explores how countries, new technologies and communities are contributing toward cleaner air with an exciting blend of spectacular scenery, dynamic animated sequences and historical re-creations. All ages welcome. Refreshments provided. Call 527-9293.

Stock up for your home library!

The Friends Shop at the Hughes Main Library will be having a special sale on hardcover fiction titles- priced at only 25 cents each! Proceeds from sales at the Friends Shop and Friends Book Sales are used to support programming for the Greenville County Library System. Come visit - we’re open from 10am to 4pm, Monday through Saturday.

And don’t forget: the next Friends Used Book Sale is scheduled for October 24, 25, and 26, 2009

Smart Investing: Your Recipe for Success!
Some Basic Ingredients: Key Investment Concepts and Bank Products
Tuesday, September 22, 6:30p-8:30p
Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A-C

Learn terms and concepts like "rate of return" and "dollar cost averaging," then explore how to establish, allocate, diversify and rebalance your financial portfolio. Different types of bank accounts and services will also be explained. Space is limited. Registration is required and begins August 1. Call 527-9293.

Hispanic Heritage Festival
Saturday, September 26, 1:00p-5:00p
Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A-C

Greenville County Library System and Hispanic American Women’s Association present an afternoon full of fun, facts and folkways from around the Spanish-speaking world! All ages welcome. Call 527-9293.

Parade of Nations: Countries represented by their traditional dress, Bilingual story times especially for young children in adjacent rooms, Sample food from each culture, Browse international exhibits, Music/dance performance by Ballet Folklorico Internacional de Greenville and the Carolina Ballet Theatre, Door prize awarded, Teens, take away a surprise gift from the library!

Be Ready: Disaster Preparedness Project
Thursday, September 24, 7:00p-8:00p
Mauldin (W. Jack Greer) Branch

Learn more about the types of disasters that could occur in the Upstate and the steps you can take to be better prepared. Participants will receive a free emergency backpack to begin assembling their supplies! Shared sponsors are Duke Energy and the American Red Cross. Call 527-9293.

Smart Investing: Your Recipe for Success!
A Few Favorite Recipes: US Treasury Securities and Common Types of Investments
Tuesday, September 29, 6:30p-8:30p
Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A-C

Join a discussion of treasury debt, marketable securities and investment risk, followed by advice on buying, selling and using treasuries. Space is limited. Registration is required and begins August 1. Call 527-9293 to register.

South Carolina Upstate Poets read selections from Fruit of the Banyan Tree and other work. Open mic! Refreshments provided. Call 527-9293.

Welcome to Your Public Library!

Your local public library just got a lot more inviting! With the help of the American Dreams @ Your Library grant, the Greenville County Library System has produced a short film, Welcome to Your Public Library. The initiative, funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and administered by the American Library Association, has helped offer increased literacy services to adult learners of the English Language. Visit www.greenvillelibrary.org to learn more. Preview the film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPzJoQb9D4A

Interested in learning more about obscure Greenville history and other significant events in the Upstate?
Search our Featured Database: The South Carolina Room.

• Innews
  Explore records of significant South Carolina and upstate Greenville News articles, obituaries and marriages from 1991-present day.
• Obituary Index
  Search for obituary information from 1917-1993; combine this database with Innews and search from 1917-present day.
• South Carolina Digital Library
  This is the central source of information from schools, museums, archives and libraries in South Carolina. As a collaborative effort made by many institutions statewide, this project provides free digitalized documents, including photos, manuscripts, maps, and much more!

Bookends: Mother-Daughter
Book Discussion Group
Tuesday, August 25, 6:30p-7:30p
Hughes Main Library, Story Room

In Patricia Wrede’s Dealing with Dragons, Cimorine is a “princess by birth and an adventurer by choice.” She’s bored with castle life so she does what any normal twelve-year-old would – she runs away to live with dragons! Join us for snacks, games and a discussion of this fantasy tale. For girls in grades 6-8 with an adult female caregiver. Call 242-5000 x2248 to register.

In Between: Crafts for Tweens
Cake Decorating
Wednesday, September 9, 3:45p-4:45p
Hughes Main Library, Story Room

Learn basic cake decorating techniques on your own miniature cake. $1.00 materials fee includes cake and icing. Other supplies provided. Open to all 4th-7th graders. Registration is limited and begins August 12. Call 242-5000 x2248 or email jbabb@greenvillelibrary.org.

Science Station: Engineering
Monday, September 14, 2:00p-3:30p
Hughes Main Library, Meeting Room A

Learn the principles behind engineering and make rubber band race cars. Open to 6th-8th grade home schooled students. Registration is limited and begins August 10. Call 242-5000 x2248 or email jbabb@greenvillelibrary.org.

Join us in a discussion of Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. At the end of Miranda's sophomore year in high school, her journal reflects the busy life of a typical teenager: conversations with friends, fights with mom and fervent hopes for a driver's license. But after a meteor hits, pushing the moon off its axis and causing worldwide natural disasters, all the things Miranda used to take for granted begin to disappear. Open to all 9th-12th graders. Registration begins August 17. Call 242-5000 x2248 or email jbabb@greenvillelibrary.org.

Reasonable efforts will be made to provide adaptations or accommodations, based on individual needs, for qualified individuals with disabilities, in any program or service offered by the library system, provided that reasonable advanced notification has been received. Call 527-9240 or email adacoordinator@greenvillelibrary.org for more information.

“Parents are their child’s first teachers, and the home is the child’s first school. One of the most important things parents can do to help their children succeed in school is to read to them early and often.”

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month! If your child is 5 or older and doesn’t have a library card, use this opportunity to get one and read some books together.

*Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy

Research Race

We offer the following program for groups of 10 or more. Programs must be scheduled at lease two weeks in advance. Call the library location where you would like the program.Test your students’ research and teamwork skills as they pit computers vs. almanacs vs. books to determine the fastest, most reliable way to find information. The Teen Librarian will provide the almanacs and the questions - you provide the books, computers, and students. Contact Jessica Babb at 242-5000 x2247 or jbabb@greenvillelibrary.org for more information. 1.5 hours (grades 6-12)

Comic Kids: Graphic Novel Discussion
Thursday, August 6, 3:00p-4:00p
Simpsonville (Hendricks) Branch

PROGRAM CANCELLED

Summer Lollipops
Friday, August 7, 7:00p-7:30p
Hughes Main LIbrary, Meeting Rooms A-C

The Greenville County Library System and Greenville Symphony Orchestra present a special children's concert featuring percussionist Sherwood Mobley for a musical interpretation of the bilingual story Drum, Chavi, Drum by Mayra L. Dole. Call 527-9293 for more information.

Tours

We offer the following tour options for groups of 10 or more. Tours must be scheduled at lease two weeks in advance. Call 242-5000 x2248

• Dr. Seuss tour – Children and teachers will like this tour. You will see. You will like that it is free. They will like the matching games. They will like learning area names. Available at all library locations. 30 min. (K5-2nd grade)
• Safari tour - Children go on a grand safari as they trek through the Children’s Area with their guide, learning about different types of library materials and the African animals they see along the way. Hughes Main Library. 30 min. (K5-2nd grade)
• Behind the Scenes tour - Students will get a glimpse of how library materials are processed, visit the computer room and explore the SC Room archives at the Hughes Main Library. 75 min. (5th grade and up)
• Research and Reference tour - Students will tour the library, then go to the Computer Lab to learn how to access the quality resources and services offered, including databases and web portals. They will also learn how to determine the reliability and authenticity of a site and how to create citations. Teachers may select a topic. Limited to groups of 10 or more. Call 242-5000 x2247. Hughes Main Library. 1.5 hours (5th grade and up)

We offer the following program options for groups of 10 or more. Programs must be scheduled at lease two weeks in advance. Call the library location where you would like the program.

• Dewey Decimal - Children learn about the Dewey Decimal System. 45 min. Hughes Main Library only (3rd-5th grade)
• Story Time - Book a private 30-minute story time. You may request a theme.Bringing the Library to You- We will visit schools or classrooms to provide storytelling, book presentations or a general introduction to the library. Call 242-5000 x2248 at least two weeks in advance.

Fancy Nancy Ice Cream Social
Friday, August 14, 11:00a, 3:30p and 7:00p
Hughes Main Library, Meeting Room A

PROGRAM FULL

Hoedown Throwdown
Saturday, August 15, 10:00a-11:30a
Taylors (Burdette) Branch

Do you want to learn the latest dance craze sweeping the nation? Join us for a fun-filled morning as Dianne’s School of Dance teaches us the steps to the Hoedown Throwdown, as seen in Hannah Montana: The Movie. Door prize drawing for participants. Ages 8 and up. Call 268-5955 to register.

Ever After Stories
Thursday, September 3, 7:00p-7:30p
Hughes Main Library, Story Room

Join us as we travel to China through folk and fairy tales. This month’s tales are The Dragon Prince and Henry and the Kite Dragon. Learn about the Chinese puzzles “tangrams” and make one of your own. For ages 7 and up.

Grandbaby Books
Saturday, September 5, 10:00a-10:30a
Hughes Main Library, Story Room

Bring your grandchildren (or children) for stories, singing and dancing. Apple pickin’ time is here! Join in the fun with stories and songs about apples.

Explore Your World: India
Tuesday, September 15, 4:00p-4:30p
Hughes Main Library, Story Room

Join us as we take an imaginary trip to India! We’ll read an Indian folktale, hear Indian music, play games and learn how to do yoga! For ages 5-11; ages 5-8 with an adult caregiver. Call 242-5000 x 2248 to register.

TV Turnoff Week
September 20-26

Celebrate TV Turnoff Week by unplugging all your televisions. Try picking up a book instead!

The 39 Clues Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, September 26, 2:00p-3:00p
Greer (Jean M. Smith) Branch

Work alone or in pairs on this scavenger hunt based on the locations and events in The Sword Thief and Beyond the Grave, books three and four of the popular The 39 Clues series. Prizes will be awarded. For ages 9-14. Call 877-8722 to register.

Bilingual Story Time
Cuentos Bilingües
Hughes Main Library, Story Room

A 45-minute Spanish/English story time for all ages. Cuento bilingües que durarán 45 minutos en español e inglés para todos las edades. 7:00p-7:45p

• September 4
  Back to School/De regreso a clases
• September 11
  Puppets, Puppets Everywhere/Noche de títeres
• September 18
  How many?/¿Cuántos son?
• September 25
  I am Latino: Hispanic Heritage/Yo soy latino: herencia hispana

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