Friends of the Aiken County Public Library

09/02/2026

A friend of books is a friend of every library. 📚
We will always love you, Dolly! ❤

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides free books to young children across South Carolina. Here’s how residents can join and support the program. (Full story below.)

08/31/2026

What do the Friends of the Aiken County Public Library do? In addition to funding more than half of the library’s programs, we help fund many capital needs, including the library’s recent renovation. 📘🖌💙Join us! https://aikenlibraryfriends.org

08/21/2026

This kid rocks! 🤘

Come check out Bobby Gautreaux's personal rock, fossil and gem collection on display at the Aiken County Public Library until September 12! https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/local/local-middle-school-student-displays-rock-collection-at-aiken-library/article_5e2354c6-307f-4b8f-ac5c-1b12103fb332.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=nextdoor.com&utm_campaign=nextdoor_news&fbclid=IwY2xjawT1S1xwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMWpMcTJEQTBhWWtYZ3B3alBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEercO_VzPuy_YqnjWTYinsgLK6ZDe9PEeKCr5q-zoH2pj5ee6GjU5cE8hoGt8_aem_VAdResLp0EnrEmWDvPufmw

Local middle school student Robert "Bobby" Gautreaux has curated a display at the Aiken County Public Library that showcases a portion of his personal rock, fossil and gem collection. Among the collection one will find pyrite, turquoise, amethyst, hematite, quartz clusters, quartz points, rose quart...

08/20/2026

Flower Power! 🌸🌼🌺 Happening right now at the Aiken County Public Library! Pop over between now and 3:00 for the Pop-Up Free Seed Library and its colorful selection of vegetable, herb, and flower seeds. 🌶️🥬🥕🥒

08/18/2026

Calling all Tetris and Pat Conroy fans! 🎮📚 Yep, you read that right!

Our amazing library staff has updated its wishlist with Tetris Tumble XL for the Teen Room and help making the "Let’s Talk About It – Pat Conroy Connoisseur Series" accessible to more participants.

Your gift could help more Conroy fans take a field trip to Beaufort and experience firsthand the places that inspired one of South Carolina’s most beloved authors. 📚🌊

Got a little magic to spare? ✨ You can grant a wish here:
https://aikenlibraryfriends.org/wish-list/

08/14/2026

Friends who knit together, stick together! 🧶

Check out last night’s Crochet & Knitting group and their lovely creations.

Want to get in the loop? This friendly peer support group meets the second Thursday of every month from 6:00 to 7:30. Come hook, hobnob, and hang!

08/07/2026

Life really is better with besties! 💚📚

We're grateful to the Aiken Standard for highlighting the impact the Friends of the Aiken Library have on our library and community. And let's be honest - you can never have too many friends. If you'd like to become one of the library's BFFs, we'd love to welcome you!

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08/03/2026

Think you know the Revolutionary War? There might be more to the story. The Aiken County Public Library is welcoming American history buffs, South Carolina history enthusiasts, and Revolutionary War aficionados to the Revolutionary Perspectives Speaker Series: Revolutionary War Stories in South Carolina this Friday, August 7 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

A lecture that aims to uncover the often over looked stories of Native American involvement during the Revolutionary War in South Carolina will be held at the Aiken County Public Library.

08/02/2026

It's National Friendship Day! Looking for a friend who's quiet, reliable, captivating, and full of knowledge? Become a Friend of the Aiken County Public Library! 📚https://aikenlibraryfriends.org

04/25/2026

Check. Check. The Art of Words Poets' Open Mic Night, held every Thursday evening, is one of the many creative outlets proudly supported by The Friends of the Aiken Library. 🎤

Hosted by Tamell “Big” Bailey and Cathy Benedetto, the Art of Words Poets’ Open Mic program carried an added emotional weight as it honored the life and work of poet John Jakob.