Library Love:

Check it Out!

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August 2022 Issue
by Kelly Hunter


Do you want to join a knitting club? Learn to play chess? Find an anime club for your teen? Join a book club? Write a better journal? Make a craft? Enjoy an art exhibit? Use a computer? Learn to deal with legal matters? Listen to music? Play chess? All of this and so much more is possible at your public library!

I’ll bet you thought libraries were just for books. Well, think again! Books are the main event, but the learning doesn’t stop there. Public libraries offer a variety of programs, from classes to clubs to storytelling to book talks for both children and adults. Some even show movies! Even if you just need a place to get out of the heat for a while, your public library is there for you, no purchase necessary!

Your library card (if you don’t have one, go get it) is the key to unlocking all sorts of online content, too. You can watch movies, read magazines and newspapers and do some serious research, all from the comfort of your home computer. It’s not all about staying inside, though. You can even check out a pass to South Carolina’s State Parks.

Back to those all-important books: Your public library has an ever-changing and unique collection of good, old-fashioned, bound paper, but it also houses tons of audio books and offers access to thousands of e-books. While we’re on the subject of access, did you know that your local library can offer you far more than its own collection? Through interlibrary loan, you can request and borrow just about any book from libraries across the state, and even the nation. Just ask your friendly librarian to show you how!

If this all sounds pretty terrific, and you want to do your part to support your public library, you’re in luck! Your local library is always looking for volunteers. If you are ready to take it a step further, join a “Friends of the Library” group. Most of our local libraries have one. Just visit your library’s website to learn more!



Beaufort County is served by Beaufort County Library,
beaufortcountylibrary.org, with five locations and a Bookmobile
(visit the website for a Bookmobile schedule):

Beaufort Branch

311 Scott Street, Beaufort, SC
843-255-6456
Open: Mon - Thurs: 9 am to 6 pm
Fri - Sat: 9 am to 5 pm
Curbside service available.

Bluffton Branch

120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton, SC
843-255-6497
Open: Mon - Thurs: 9 am to 6 pm
Fri - Sat: 9 am to 5 pm
Curbside service available.

Hilton Head Branch
11 Beach City Road,Hilton Head Island, SC
843-255-6526
Open: Mon - Thurs: 9 am to 6 pm
Fri - Sat: 9 am to 5 pm
Curbside service available.

Lobeco Branch

1862 Trask Parkway (Hwy 17), Lobeco, SC
843-255-6479
Open: Mon - Thurs: 10 am to 6 pm
Fri - Sat: 10 am to 5 pm
Curbside service available.

St. Helena Branch
6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road, St. Helena Island, SC
843-255-6540
Open: Mon - Thurs: 10 am to 6 pm
Fri - Sat: 10 am to 5 pm
Curbside service available.



Our area is also served by the Allendale Hampton Jasper Regional Library,
www.ahjlibrary.org, which has locations in three counties across the region.
The libraries of note to our readership are:

Hardeeville Library

30 Main Street, Hardeeville, SC
843-784-3426
Open: Mon - Thurs: 10:30 am to 5:30 pm
Fri: 10 am to 5 pm
2nd & 4th Saturdays 11 am to 2 pm

Estill Public Library

100 Peeples Avenue, Estill, SC
803-625-4560
Open: Mon - Fri: 10 am to 5 pm
Sat: 10 am to 2 pm
Curbside service available.

Pratt Memorial Library

451A Wilson Street, Ridgeland, SC | 843-726-7744
Open: Mon - Thurs: 10:30 am to 5:30 pm
Fri - Sat: 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
1st & 3rd Saturdays 11 am to 2 pm

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