Events Calendar
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Join author Deb Richardson-Moore for a launch party!
Join author Deb Richardson-Moore for a launch party at Cafe & Then Some (101 College St # 1A, Greenville, SC 29601) on Tuesday, March 5th from 5-7:30pm to celebrate the launch of her new book, Through Any Window.
This event is free and open to the public, or you can purchase a $20.13 ticket that includes a copy of Through Any Window. Additional books can be ordered on our website or purchased at the event while supplies last.
If you’re unable to attend, signed copies of the author’s book can be purchased on our website.
Book tickets can be purchased online through Tuesday, March 5th at 2:30pm. Refunds can be requested up until the ticket cutoff. At-the-door tickets and books will be available as space allows.
Riley Masterson has moved to the vibrant city of Greenbrier, SC, anxious to escape the chaos her life has become. Questioned in a murder in Alabama, she has spent eighteen months under suspicion by a sheriff’s office unable to make an arrest.
But things in gentrifying Greenbrier are not as they seem. Her cousin has an ulterior motive for inviting Riley into her home, and pieces of Riley’s past shadow her.
As she struggles to forge a new life, forces are gathering in the tension-plagued neighborhood where glitzy new homes rise alongside crumbling mill houses, and everyone, it seems, is peering into neighbors’ windows. When murder inevitably explodes, someone unexpected is caught in the crossfire.
Detectives are left to ponder: Are the murders personal or the result of rich and poor living in such close proximity? And will Riley take the blame as someone so meticulously planned?
About the Author:
Deb Richardson-Moore is the author of five fiction titles and a memoir, The Weight of Mercy, about her early years as a pastor at the Triune Mercy Center in Greenville, S.C. A former reporter for The Greenville News, Deb is a popular speaker at book clubs, universities and colleges. She has won numerous awards for her philanthropy and community involvement, including the 2014 Women Making History Award from the Greenville Cultural Exchange Center and the 2016 Public & Community Service Award from the Atlantic Institute. A graduate of Wake Forest University, Deb and her husband live in South Carolina.
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Bestselling author Katherine Reay returns with “The Berlin Letters,” an unforgettable tale of the Cold War and a CIA code breaker who risks everything to free her father from an East German prison. When Luisa Voekler discovers a secret cache of letters written by the father, she has long presumed dead, she learns the truth about her grandfather’s work, her father’s identity, and why she has never progressed in her career. With little more than a rudimentary plan and hope, she journeys to Berlin and risks everything to free her father and get him out of East Berlin alive. Author of 11 books, Katherine Reay will visit Spartanburg the day after the release of “The Berlin Letters” to speak about her latest novel, the art of writing historical fiction, and how she develops new stories without getting repetitive. Reay will sign books after the event. Free copies of “The Berlin Letters” will be given to the first 70 patrons to enter the Barrett Room, and Hub City Bookshop will be on hand to sell copies of Reay’s books. |
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Join us for the monthly DEF CON 864 group meeting online and in-person.
- In-person at Hughes Main Library meeting room A
- Online details are posted in our Discord.
- Discord invite is on our website at dc864.org.
All meetings are free and open to the public.
We have a very open format, so join in and let us know what your interests are that you’d like to see from this group.
We leave an hour to going over member projects and interests. Have a Raspberry Pi project or build a custom drone? Bring it in and show us how you did it. Creating your own set of scripts for system reconnaissance? We’d love to see it.
Join the Hurricanes as we honor servicemen and women from all branches of the military and thank them for their service and commitment to our country. Presented by Navy Federal Credit Union.
Join the Hurricanes as we honor servicemen and women from all branches of the military and thank them for their service and commitment to our country. Presented by Navy Federal Credit Union.
| Friends Members Only • Join Today! Fri, Mar 15 • 2p–5p Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A–C Open to the Public Sat, Mar 16 • 10a–3p Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A–C |
Friends Membership Benefits
- A 10% discount on all your purchases at the Friends Shop located in the Hughes Main Library.
- Advance notice of all book sales along with membership discounts at certain sales.
- Greenville County Library System’s publications, Library Now and Event Guide, mailed to your home or office.
Please note: Your Friends membership is a 12 month membership beginning on the day that you join.
Friends of the Library Used Book Sale
Open to the Public
Sat, Mar 16 • 10a–3p
Hughes Main Library, Meeting Rooms A–C
Friends Members Only • Join Today!
Fri, Mar 15 • 2p–5p
Join Hub City Writers Project’s annual fundraiser, Delicious Reads, on March 17, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. Attendees have the chance to meet 18 authors of recently published books. Attendees will be seated with six other guests, plus an author. They will have seven minutes to chat, ask questions, and learn about the author’s book(s). After seven minutes the authors will rotate to a new table, with author visiting seven tables.
Tickets are $50 for non-members and $45 for members. A limited number of tables are available for $315, perfect for book clubs!
Participating authors: Elizabeth Cox, Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr, Elizabeth Engelhardt, Rea Frey, Anna Gazmarian, Scott Gould, Gregg Hecimovich, Lindsay Lynch, Claire Jiménez, Cecilia Márquez, Jill McCorkle, Andrew C McKevitt, Rhonda McKnight, Ray McManus, Vanessa Miller, W Scott Poole, Selima Sultana, and Susan Beckham Zurenda.
Now Celebrating 16 Years of Connecting IT Professionals!
Tech After Five connects the tech community. We invite IT Professionals, Startups, Entrepreneurs and their community of support to come together and make meaningful professional connections.
You may be looking for work or looking to hire. You might be looking for customers or prospects. You may need co-founders, partners or mentors. We’ve got you covered.
Tech After Five is not like other networking events. We work particularly hard to make sure we get the right people in the room and then make sure it’s easy for you to find each other. Sign up using the right ticket type for you. We will then follow up with custom emails that let you know who you can expect to meet. We will print custom badges for the event that make it easy for you to find the people you are looking for.
We know that networking can be hard. We try to make it as easy as possible for you to meet the right people. We know that when smart people come together we can make things happen. We hope you will join us and become part of our community.
oin Asheville author Roxy Blue for an in-store signing at Fiction Addiction on Saturday, March 23rd from 2-4pm to celebrate her new book, Fiona’s Fury.
This event is free and open to the public, or you can purchase a $18.01 ticket that includes a copy of Fiona’s Fury. Additional books can be ordered on our website or purchased at the event while supplies last.
If you’re unable to attend, signed copies of the author’s book can be purchased on our website.
Tickets can be purchased online through Friday, March 22nd at 2pm. Refunds can be requested up until the ticket cutoff. At-the-door tickets and books will be available as space allows.
Fiona Turner, CEO of Fiona’s Flowers floral shop, believes she’s in control of her life and on top of the world, until her meticulously created castles of sand begin to crumble, leaving her to choose between the man she loves and everything else she has.
Fiona hasn’t the time nor inclination to bother with men until she finally meets the face on the other end of the phone. Having remained friends, she never suspected her ex husband, Quade, would morph into a terrifying, controlling, law-bending monster. When Fiona exhibits the first signs of wanting to move on in life, he threatens to take everything from her.
A long weekend at a conference answers all of Fiona’s questions about floral supplier, Bo Thompson, except how she can possibly have him. She’ll never know what she’s missing unless she risks everything for love.
About the Author:
Raised in the South and transplanted to a midwestern New Age community, Roxy Blue writes about the types of down-to-earth characters that dispel the notion of romance being rubbish. After thirteen years as an exotic dancer, she developed a rare autoimmune arthritis that gave her an excuse to settle down and focus on writing. She now lives in Asheville, NC, with the kind of hunk she likes to read about, and their two ridiculous cats.
Refund Policy:
- You may request a full refund prior to the ticket cutoff.
Join The People’s Tap on the evening of March 27th for their Silent Book Club!
Arrive at 6:30pm to settle in, grab a beverage, find the perfect spot, and begin your literary journey. Silent reading is from 7-8pm. Option to stay after to keep reading or to socialize with fellow book lovers.
Whether you’re a fan of fiction, non-fiction, or anything in between, all books are welcome as you come together to embrace the simple pleasure of reading.
For the reader who enjoys notes on the human condition, the beauty that the world has to offer, and the importance of perspectives.
We will discuss markets, software, strategies, and any topics of interest to traders.
“Tallamy lays out all you need to know to participate in one of the great conservation projects of our time. Read it and get started!” —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction
Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. Another of Tallamy’s books, The Nature of Oaks, looked at the same issues in connection with one keystone species increasingly more imperiled in our urban canopies: the oak, a powerhouse of the plant kingdom that supports more life forms and interactions than any other tree genus in North America. In Nature’s Best Hope, Tallamy takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation, showing how homeowners everywhere can turn their yards into conservation corridors that provide wildlife habitats. Arboretum environmental educator Libby Oswalt leads this drop-in reading circle in person at the Arboretum over two sessions. Bring your questions, comments and take-away wisdom from this insightful read and let’s discuss your plans for putting Tallamy’s recommendations to work in your own landscapes and communities!
Libby Oswalt loves all plants but is especially passionate about native plants! She graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Environmental Horticulture and has since gained years of experience working in the nursery industry with a particular interest in native trees, shrubs, and perennials. She currently works as a Youth Environmental Educator at the North Carolina Arboretum where she enjoys teaching students about the many wonders of Appalachian biodiversity. She enjoys spending her free time exploring the woods, gardening, and spreading awareness of the importance of native plants in our landscapes.
Registration and Participation in In-Person Classes through the Arboretum
— Registration for this class will close two days before the class start date.
— Make sure you enter your email address correctly when registering.
— Registrants will be sent a reminder email the day prior to class with the meeting location, current Safety Guidelines, and additional details.
— Access to more information will be available upon registration via your account’s Supplemental Content section (if applicable to your class). To learn how to view this information, please use this helpful guide.
Please add [email protected] to your contacts to ensure our emails do not end up in your spam folder.
Join us for the monthly DEF CON 864 group meeting online and in-person.
- In-person at Hughes Main Library meeting room A
- Online details are posted in our Discord.
- Discord invite is on our website at dc864.org.
All meetings are free and open to the public.
We have a very open format, so join in and let us know what your interests are that you’d like to see from this group.
We leave an hour to going over member projects and interests. Have a Raspberry Pi project or build a custom drone? Bring it in and show us how you did it. Creating your own set of scripts for system reconnaissance? We’d love to see it.
The Boozy Book Fair is Back!
There was nothing like the elementary school book fair – the smell of new books in the air, the rush of racing your friends to find the next installment of your favorite series, and, if you were lucky, the crinkle of money from Mom in your pocket.
Life felt so much easier back then, didn’t it? Don’t you find yourself wishing from time to time that you could just go back?
This April, you can – but we’re doing it grown-up style.
Don’t miss our Boozy Book Fair at The Southern Growl (155 N Buncombe Rd, Greer, SC 29651) on Sunday, April 7th from 1-3pm!
Book categories will include:
–Romantic Reads
-Geeks and Gamers
-Gothic and Ghastly
-Read the Rainbow
-Truth ‘R Us
-Criminally Good Reads
…and much much more!
This event is FREE and open to the public, so bring your friends! Be sure to RSVP so we have the booze + books ready – we can’t wait to see you there.
Welcome to Bookworms & Bites: Children’s Storytime! Join us at Hub City Bookshop & Press for a fun-filled event where our talented storytellers will captivate young minds with exciting tales and adventures.
It’s a perfect opportunity for children to discover the joy of reading and to give that wonder of books to another child by purchasing a book to donate to our Prepared to Thrive Book Drive.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic event and chance to give back!
All books donationed will benefit Spartanburg School District 6 and 7 schools.
Tech After Five connects the tech community. We invite IT Professionals, Startups, Entrepreneurs and their community of support to come together and make meaningful professional connections.
You may be looking for work or looking to hire. You might be looking for customers or prospects. You may need co-founders, partners or mentors. We’ve got you covered.
Tech After Five is not like other networking events. We work particularly hard to make sure we get the right people in the room and then make sure it’s easy for you to find each other. Sign up using the right ticket type for you. We will then follow up with custom emails that let you know who you can expect to meet. We will print custom badges for the event that make it easy for you to find the people you are looking for.
We know that networking can be hard. We try to make it as easy as possible for you to meet the right people. We know that when smart people come together we can make things happen. We hope you will join us and become part of our community.
“Tallamy lays out all you need to know to participate in one of the great conservation projects of our time. Read it and get started!” —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction
Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. Another of Tallamy’s books, The Nature of Oaks, looked at the same issues in connection with one keystone species increasingly more imperiled in our urban canopies: the oak, a powerhouse of the plant kingdom that supports more life forms and interactions than any other tree genus in North America. In Nature’s Best Hope, Tallamy takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation, showing how homeowners everywhere can turn their yards into conservation corridors that provide wildlife habitats. Arboretum environmental educator Libby Oswalt leads this drop-in reading circle in person at the Arboretum over two sessions. Bring your questions, comments and take-away wisdom from this insightful read and let’s discuss your plans for putting Tallamy’s recommendations to work in your own landscapes and communities!
Libby Oswalt loves all plants but is especially passionate about native plants! She graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Environmental Horticulture and has since gained years of experience working in the nursery industry with a particular interest in native trees, shrubs, and perennials. She currently works as a Youth Environmental Educator at the North Carolina Arboretum where she enjoys teaching students about the many wonders of Appalachian biodiversity. She enjoys spending her free time exploring the woods, gardening, and spreading awareness of the importance of native plants in our landscapes.
Registration and Participation in In-Person Classes through the Arboretum
— Registration for this class will close two days before the class start date.
— Make sure you enter your email address correctly when registering.
— Registrants will be sent a reminder email the day prior to class with the meeting location, current Safety Guidelines, and additional details.
— Access to more information will be available upon registration via your account’s Supplemental Content section (if applicable to your class). To learn how to view this information, please use this helpful guide.
Please add [email protected] to your contacts to ensure our emails do not end up in your spam folder.
Crime junkies and podcast enthusiasts, join us at Hub City Bookshop on April 18th at 6:00 PM for a reading and signing of Swamp Kings.
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Have you been looking to learn more about technology but don’t know where to start? Whether you are looking to learn how to operate your mouse, kick up your typing speed, learn how to browse the internet, set up an email account or if you think you need just a bit more help with library resources come to this open lab. A library staff member will give you a crash course in improving your technology skills while also introducing you to some of the great library resources that can help you move forward. |
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