Local Author Collection
Authors who live in Greenville County may have their self-published or professionally published books added to this collection located on the second floor of the Hughes Main Library. Authors, submit your work for inclusion in this collection by bringing a copy to any Library System location. Upon donation, please let a staff person know that you are donating a copy to the Local Author Collection. Your work will then be cataloged and will be able to be checked out by Greenville County Library System patrons.
Available at: Hughes Main Library, 2nd Floor. Donation drop off at any library system location.
Databases
Information on great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
Reviews, recommendations, read-alikes, author bios and interviews, resources for book clubs, and more.
Online literacy resource pairing classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks.
Bibliographic records, subjects guide, full-text reviews, and publisher information for a wide variety of publications.
For middle school students through adults. A guide to understanding the most studied plays.
For middle school students through adults. A guide to understanding novels from various cultures and time periods.
For middle school students through adults. A guide to understanding the most studied poems.
For middle school students through adults. A guide to understanding the most studied short stories.
Full text literary analysis and criticism including plot summaries, synopses, author biographies and interviews, and book reviews.
Scholarly and popular commentary from centuries of literary analysis, including broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books, and periodicals.
Resource for helping readers find books they will want to read next, for both fiction and nonfiction.
For grades K–8. Resource for helping to match young readers with books.
Receive emails Mon–Fri with chapters from a popular book to help you determine if it's a book you want to finish. Includes a wide range of genres and interests and both fiction and nonfiction.
Meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words from across the English-speaking world. Updated quarterly.
Access to Oxford English Dictionary will end on August 31st.
Bilingual dictionaries for Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, including a pronunciation feature and other language learning and usage tools.
Access to Oxford Language Dictionaries will end on August 31st.
Full text of hundreds of thousands of poems and short stories as well as author biographies, poem analyses, and essays about the poetic form.
Access to Poetry & Short Story Reference Center will end on August 31st.
For pre-K through 8th grade. Search for books by author, topic, grade, series, or time period.
A comprehensive resource for libraries and readers, offering engaging materials on children’s and young adult literature. Explore author interviews, book trailers, read-alongs, and discussion guides to enrich reading experiences. (Formerly BookConnections.org.)
A robust platform for educators and students, providing essential resources for integrating children’s and young adult books into the classroom. Includes lesson plans, diverse book recommendations, homework support, and multimedia tools designed to enhance teaching and learning.
Collection of over 500 fiction and nonfiction animated, talking story, and chapter books. Includes French and Spanish books, National Geographic videos, puzzles, games, and songs.
For middle school students through adults. Tools on how to write and research effectively, grammar and punctuation, writing specific types of documents, and more.