Be Creative!

The Children's program theme this year is "Be Creative". Children are encouraged to read or listen to their favorite stories to win prizes. There will be opportunities to showcase creativity through various activities and interactive performances with storytellers, magicians, and musicians all summer long! The summer reading program activities will be held at the Hampton Memorial Library and all library branches starting at 10:30am.

Click here for the June calendar of the Children's reading program.

Summer Reading Program Activities

Mountain Marionettes-This puppetry troupe from North Carolina puts on a show sure to delight both children and adults!

Mad Science-Ever wonder how things work or why things happen? See demonstrations by Mad Science of Clemson. It's not magic, it's science!

American Girls-Step back in time with this historical enrichment program featuring Addy.

Zelnik the Magician-Combining puppetry, magic, storytelling, and music, Zelnik engages, entertains, and inspires children to read!

Nick Hallman-This renowned and award winning local musician will play some tunes sure to get your toes tapping!

Tim Sonefelt-A high caliber sense of humor and award wining magic make this show fun for everyone!

 

 

Expressions, our teen program, will have its very own Summer Reading Program just for teens and ‘tweens! The theme for this year is “Express Yourself”, and there will be plenty of opportunities for expression! The following events will be held at the Hampton Memorial Library in Easley.

Tuesday, June 2 - Local Comic Book Author, Gregbo Watson
Tuesday, June 9 - Spotlight Dance Company's Hip Hop Dance Team
Tuesday, June 16 - Make sock puppets and perform a play
Tuesday, June 23 - Art lesson with local artist Jackie St. Dennis
Tuesday, June 30 - Foothills Playhouse Evening of Improv

All events begin at 3pm at the Hampton Memorial Library, Easley. If you can’t make it right at 3pm, just join in when you get here! Look for more cool ways to express yourself coming in July. And don’t forget, teens can keep track of what they read all summer long in order to earn prizes! For more information, contact the library at 850-7077 or email us at reference@pickens.lib.sc.us.

 

Master the Art of Reading

Summer Reading isn’t just for the kids!  Adults can win prizes too, just by reading!  Each time you check out, enter to win our weekly drawing.  Show those kids how it’s done! Starting June 1st, each time adult patrons check out they may enter to win the weekly drawing for the the week's prize.

Weekly Prizes

June 8 - Red Nature Bag
June 15 - Travel Checkers
June 22 - Book Light
June 29 - Canvas Beach Bag
July 6-van Gogh Paint Your Own Masterpiece
July 13 - Silver Pen
July 20 - Brain Puzzles Book
July 27 - Colored Pencil Sets

 

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
We will continue the theme of love and forgiveness and explore titles from the other two sister series of our completed American Library Association Grant with the Fetzer Institute. Call or stop by to sign-up!

Fourth Tuesday at 7:00 pm
Tuesday, June 23
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

Central-Clemson
Fourth Monday at 7:00 pm
Monday, June 22-To be announced

Liberty Branch
Second Monday at 11:00 am and 6:00 pm
Monday, June 8
Good Grief by Lolly Winston

Village Branch, Pickens
Third Tuesday at 10:00 am
Monday, June 16
The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter

Book Banter-Village Branch, Pickens
First Monday at 11:00 am
Monday, June 1
Bring whatever you're reading to this open discussion of fiction!

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.

The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews.
Suddenly unemployed due to a smear campaign by her former boss, Dempsey Jo Killebrew decides to flip a recently inherited home in Guthrie, Ga.  The house of course needs much more than a fresh coat of paint, so the formerly glamorous Dempsey steps into her dead uncle's overalls to roust out an ornery cousin and her dog who are squatting there.  However, the FBI and a pesky reporter come asking questions.

Return to Sullivans Island by Dorothea Benton Frank.
After graduating from college in Boston, Beth returns to spend a year house-sitting in Island Gamble while her mother visits Paris. Sequel to the book that started it all!

Guardian of Lies by Steve Martini.
Paul Madriani's encounter with Katia Solaz leads to a race to avoid not only personal disaster but also a national one. The naive Katia and Madriani, who meet in a grocery store, provide a welcome human element amid the busy action involving Gitmo prisoners, Mexican drug cartels and a plot to bring the war home.

Black Hills by Nora Roberts.
Childhood sweethearts Cooper and Lil are reunited when he leaves New York to assist his aging grandparents on their South Dakota ranch, but Coop must come to her aid when the killing of a hiker is linked to vandalism at Lil's wildlife refuge.

The Devil's Punchbowl by Greg Iles.
Penn Cage returns in this Natchez novel centering around a deep river pit reputed to be the hiding spot for Jean Lafitte's hidden treasure and a dumping ground for numerous murder victims.

The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly.
LA reporter Jack McEvoy investigates the confession of a teenage drug dealer and realizes that he may be innocent, he finds himself up against a killer unknown to the police with an unusual knowledge of McEvoy's enemies.

Heartless by Diana Palmer.
Jason refuses to see Gracie as anything more than a younger step-sibling until challenged by Gracie's abduction, an interfering woman, and Jason's brush with death.

Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton.
Anita Blake returns! After attempting to warn authorities that a vampire killer is on the loose in Las Vegas, only she discovers that ten officers and an executioner have already been brought down, leading her to team up with federal marshal Edward forcing them to confront their past.

Matters of the Heart by Danielle Steel.
Soho photographer Hope Dunne is sent to London to capture writer Finn O'Neill.  Attracted by his boyish charm, she accepts his invitation to his Irish estate, where gaps in his history and confusing lies raise Hope's suspicions.

The Bourne Deception by Eric Van Lustbader.
A follow-up to The Bourne Sanction finds Jason Bourne  injured in an ambush possibly orchestrated by the Arkadin, in which Bourne fakes his death and assumes a new identity

Knock Out by Catherine Coulter.
Seven-year-old Autumn Backman is telepathic.  Not with everyone, just a select few with whom she shares a special kinship. When she "witnesses" her grandmother burying a pile of dead bodies in the middle of the night, it sets off a storm that can only be calmed by FBI agent Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock.

The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner.
In the wake of a wife and mother's disappearance from her suburban home, an ensuing police investigation focuses on the missing woman's husband, whose suspicious behavior reveals cracks in their seemingly idyllic family life.

Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich.
When Lula witnesses celebrity chef Stanley Chipotle literally lose his head, she and Stephanie must find the killer before Lula becomes the next victim. Meanwhile Ranger wants Stephanie's help to discover a corporate leak.

Swimsuit by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
Investigating the disappearance of a supermodel during a Hawaii photo shoot, reporter Ben Hawkins hopes to help the victim and gather material for his next best-seller but receives a shocking visit that compels him to make a dangerous deal.  From the authors of the Women's Murder Club Series.

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.

Gran Torino Rated: R
A Korean war veteran and retired automaker finds himself defending his Hmong immigrant neighbors against a local gang, and sets out to reform their teenage son, who tried to steal his prized Gran Torino.

Revolutionary Road Rated: R
A young suburban couple with two children find their marriage falling apart as they feel trapped by the conformity of their lives.

New in Town Rated: PG
After she is sent to small-town Minnesota to oversee the restructuring of a manufacturing plant, a high-powered consultant from Miami finds her priorities changing.

Confessions of a Shopaholic Rated: PG
Sophie Kinsella's beloved bestseller gets the silver screen treatment with this comedy that transports the novel's action from London to another world shopping capital: New York City. Isla Fisher stars as Rebecca Bloomwood, a friendly fashionista whose star as a journalist is ascending--but not as fast as her credit card debt.

Inkheart Rated: PG
For 12 years, bookbinder Mo and his daughter, Meggie, have been traveling the world, poking around secondhand bookstores. Meggie correctly assumes that her father is looking for her mother, Resa, who disappeared without a trace. What Meggie doesn’t know is that Mo is a Silvertongue, and when he reads a story aloud, the details and characters come to vivid life.

 

Free Movies! Open to All! Bring Your Own Snacks!

Fridays and Saturday the Pickens County Library System will host free family films. Films are start at 3:30pm on Friday (shown at the Hampton Memorial Library, Easley) and 11:00am on Saturday. Call the library for additional movie information.