2010 Summer Reading Program
Free Fun For Everyone!

The flowers are blooming, the sparrows are squabbling, and summer is on its way! Readers of all ages are invited to participate in our 2010 Summer Reading Programs.

Young readers and listeners can "Make a Splash" with their summer reading by earning prizes for their time and effort. Children are encouraged to obtain a reading log from any of our branches to keep track of all of the stories they read or listen to. And all summer long, we'll have interactive performances and activities guaranteed to "Make a Splash!" New this year are evening summer programs for families on Tuesdays at 6pm in Easley.
Children's Summer Reading Program Calendar

Teens too are invited to "Make Waves" each week reading for free books and other giveaways. Easley will be hosting weekly events for teens each Tuesday.
Teen Summer Reading Program Schedule

Why let kids have all the fun?  Adults can win prizes too! Show those kids how it's done as you "Dive Into Summer Reading".  Each time you check out books, enter to win a prize!

Summer Reading Program Calendars are available at all locations. Grab one today! For more information, call or stop by your local branch.

 

DVDs Coming Soon

To request a particular DVD, click on the corresponding "Request Item" button. A login page will appear where you will enter your library barcode and personal pin number. Then, login to request the DVD.

The Last Song
Rated: PG

Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song follows Ronnie and her estranged father as he tries to restore the loving relationship they once had. But reconnecting with his rebellious daughter isn't easy, so he chooses the one thing they still have in common -- music.

The Ghost Writer
Rated: PG-13

When a gifted ghostwriter is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever.

Furry Vengeance
Rated: PG

Dan just moved his wife and son to the woods to take a new job with a supposedly eco-friendly housing development. But the fur, and Dan's temper, is sure to fly when the local critters learn of the bleak plans for their forest home and stop at nothing to halt construction.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Rated: PG

Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid's life - middle school! That won't be easy, considering he's surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties!

Death at a Funeral
Rated: R

Death at a Funeral is a hilarious day in the life of an American family that has come together to put a beloved husband and father to rest. As mourners gather at the family home, shocking revelations, festering resentments, ugly threats, blackmail and a misdirected corpse unleash lethal and riotous mayhem.

The Back-Up Plan
Rated: PG-13

After years of dating, Zoe has decided waiting for the right one is taking too long. Determined to become a mother, she commits to a plan, makes an appointment and decides to go it alone. That same day, Zoe meets Stan - a man with real possibilities. Trying to nurture a budding relationship and hide the early signs of pregnancy becomes a comedy of errors for Zoe and creates confusing signals for Stan. When Zoe nervously reveals the reason for her unpredictable behavior, Stan commits fully and says he's in. Never before has love seen a courtship where a wild night of sex involves three in a bed - Stan, Zoe and the ever-present massive pregnancy pillow. Or, where 'date night' consists of being the 'focal point' at a near-stranger's water birth which does for kiddie pools what ""Jaws"" did for swimming in the ocean. The real pregnancy test comes when both of them realize they really don't know each other outside of hormonal chaos and birth preparations. With the nine month clock ticking, both begin to experience cold feet. Anyone can fall in love, get married and have a baby but doing it backwards in hyper-drive could be proof positive that they were made for each other.

Baptist Easley Health Care Presentations

Join us every month for a different topic, a tasty lunch and the wisdom of a featured physician from the Baptist Easley medical staff! The events and lunch are free of charge, but registration is required 48 hours in advance. Please call 442-7621 to register. All events begin at 12:30pm at the Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library in Easley.

 

Books Coming Soon

To request a particular book, click on the corresponding "Request Item" button. A login page will appear where you will enter your library barcode and personal pin number. Then, login to request the book.

Scarlet Nights by Jude Deveraux.
When a undercover cop informs her that her fiance is actually a con man, Sara is forced to pretend she is still committed to the relationship in order to survive and help the investigation.

Tough Customer by Sandra Brown.
Entreated by his former lover, Dodge, to help protect her daughter from a depraved man who has been stalking her, staff investigator Derek Mitchell teams up with a small-town sheriff and enlists methods from his own shady past to find answers.

Cure by Robin Cook.
Returning to work when her son's neuroblastoma goes into remission, New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery faces the case of her career involving the suspected poisoning murder of a CIA agent and possible links a powerful pharmaceutical company and start-up stem-cell research labs.

Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong.
Using the powers she inherited from her dark witch mother and notorious wizard father to solve crimes, beautiful spell-casting investigator Savannah Levine is recruited to track down a supernatural killer.

Death's Excellent Vacation
edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner.
Presents a collection of twelve original tales featuring supernatural beings going on vacation, including an all-new Sookie Stackhouse story.

People of the Longhouse
by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear.
Captured as slaves when their village is attacked, Odion and his little sister are pursued by their tribe's war chief and oher rescuers who are unaware that an evil witch-woman is responsible for the abductions.

No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
A latest entry in the series of shape-shifter Dev Peltier and Dark-Hunter Samia, who fall in love in spite of Samia's painful history as a betrayed Amazon warrior and the presence of old and new enemies in New Orleans.

Silent Scream by Lynda LaPlante.
Just as her boss is trying to block her promotion, Anna Travis gets a case that could make or break her career--the murder of a British film star, who lived a sad and sordid life of excess and was about to write a memoir detailing every dirty detail.

 

 

Find the Book Discussion for You!

Ever wanted to run away and join the circus? Enjoy debating how far one should go to try and save a child? Rather stay close to home with a good mystery? Just want to tell someone about the great book you read over the holidays? If you answered yes to any of these, the Pickens County Library System has the book discussion group for you! If you have a particular selection you would like to see us offer in the coming months, just email us.

Easley
Fourth Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, July 27
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Central-Clemson Book Club
First Wednesday at 7:00 pm
Wednesday, July 7
No meeting this month

Liberty Book Club
Second Monday at 11:00 am
Monday, July 12
No meeting this month

Pickens Book Club
Third Tuesdays at 10:00 am
Tuesday, July 20
Winter Garden by Kristen Hannah

Book Banter-Village Branch, Pickens
First Monday at 11:00 am
Monday, July 5
No meeting this month