The book drop at the Headquarters Library will be closed this weekend for construction. For the library's catalog or to place holds, please visit our website spartanburglibraries.org/

Spartanburg City Council will honor trailblazing fashion designer Kitty Black Perkins by designating Beacon Street as an honorary roadway on October 27 at 11 a.m. To provide clarity, this photo was enhanced using imaging tools.

Join Kitty Black Perkins for a discussion of how to repurpose these old fabric items. Bring your own fabrics and get suggestions for how to upcycle those worn or stained linens and clothing pieces. 📍Headquarters Library | Harley Room 📅Tuesday, October 27 | 3pm - 4pm

🖌️Join us at the Landrum Library as we learn how to paint "what we see" in watercolors when we're out in nature, and how to engage with our environment in a safe and mindful way. 📍Landrum Library 📅Tuesday, October 27 | 6pm - 7pm

Unleash your superpower and inner creativity while customizing your own hero costume with Kitty Black Perkins. 📍Headquarters Library | Barrett Room 📅Friday, October 23 🕰️10am - 11:30 am | 3:30pm - 5pm ✅Materials available to the first 50 participants ages 6-12.

Join the Kennedy Room for a frightfully fun frolic with Spartanburg's best-known ghost stories. Learn valuable skills with free local history tools to discover local legends, family history, and more. 📍Chesnee Library 📅Saturday, October 24 | 1pm - 3pm

📺Check us out on Your Carolina yesterday discussing the one-year anniversary of the Kitty Black Perkins Maker Lab and The Planetarium at the Headquarters Library. wspa.com/your-carolina/plane… #SCPL #Spartanburg #Libraries #PublicLibraries

Join us at the Pacolet Library every 4th Saturday of the month from 10:30 am - 11:30 am for a fun, hands-on Playdough Club! Children will squish, roll, and create while exploring textures and shapes in a relaxed, playful environment. This activity best suited for ages 6 & under.

🐣Join us for Raising Backyard Chickens and learn the basics of starting your own flock. A local chicken keeper will share tips on coop setup, feeding, daily care and what every beginner should know before bringing chickens home. 📍Pacolet Library 📅October 24 | 2pm - 3pm

🎶🥪 Music Sandwiched In 🎶🥪 In partnership with the Spartanburg Philharmonic, SCPL is proud to present Music Sandwiched In! Bring your own lunch or purchase a limited boxed lunch from Jason's Deli. 📍Headquarters Library | Wed, Oct 21 🎵 music begins at 12:15 pm

The excursion through Grim Hollow continues. Grim Hollow is a role-playing game using D&D mechanics. This program has been limited to a party of 6, age 18+ and will meet in the Friends Conference Room at the Headquarters Library on October 21 at 6pm.

Join us for an afternoon with Silas House, who will be in conversation with Hub City Press author Halle Hill. Silas and Halle will discuss Silas's new novel, "The Tulip Poplars." 📍Headquarters Library 📅Saturday, October 24 | 3pm ✅Registration is required.

Tomorrow October 17 marks the one-year anniversary of the grand opening of the Planetarium Learning Center. For information about shows in The Planetarium or programs in the Kitty Black Perkins Maker Lab, please visit the link below. spartanburglibraries.org/

Paint a ceramic trinket dish that’s in the shape of a pumpkin. This activity is most suitable for the 6-12 age group. Space is available to the first 22 participants. 📍Landrum Library 📅Tuesday, October 20 ⏰3:30pm - 4:30 pm

🦇Join us at the Landrum Library on October 20 starting at 6pm and learn about the diverse bat species found in the Carolinas and simple ways people can help protect these beneficial nighttime pollinators and natural pest controllers.

Meeple Meetup: An Afternoon of Games Learn to play modern board games from SCPL’s collection or bring your own games. We’ll have snacks, drinks, and a prize drawing. Join us for this drop-in event. 📍Headquarters Library 📅Saturday, October 17 | 11:30 am - 4:30 pm

Join Bluegrass Spartanburg in partnership with SCPL for an acoustic jam. Participants who love bluegrass, but don’t want to play, are free to come and enjoy the music. 📍Headquarters Library | Barrett Room 📅Monday, October 19 | 6pm ✨Open to all ages.

Unleash your superpower and inner creativity while customizing your own hero costume with Kitty Black Perkins. 📍Headquarters Library | Barrett Room 📅Friday, October 23 🕰️10am - 11:30 am | 3:30pm - 5pm ✅Materials available to the first 50 participants ages 6-12.

Beginning Thursday, October 15, you’ll need both your library card number AND PIN to sign in to Libby and Kanopy. ✨Not sure what your PIN is? Your PIN is the same one you use to log in to your library account.

Join the Book Tygers book discussion group in reading Grady Hendrix's The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. 📍Middle Tyger Library 📅October 16 | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm ✨For information about library events, please visit the events page on the SCPL website.