Aiken County Public Library

06/02/2026

06/01/2026

MOVIES TO CELEBRATE AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY! Fridays

June 5 – HAMILTON (Rated PG-13, 2020) 3:00 – 5:40pm - The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Captured live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original Broadway cast.

Bring your own chair cushions and snacks! Check our website for additions to our movie line up! www.abbe-lib.org

06/01/2026

Didgeridoo Down Under is performing Protect the Planet for kids today at New Ellenton Branch Library at 2:30. Learn all about dinosaurs from the beginning of time!

05/31/2026

COLORING FOR GROWN UPS – June 4th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm. Bring your coloring pencils and felt pens. Sign up at the reference desk or call 803-642-2020, ext. 3. Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. SW Aiken, SC 29801

05/30/2026

POP-UP FREE SEED LIBRARY EVENT –Thursday, June 11, 1:00 – 3:00pm. In partnership with the library, The Aiken Soil and Water Conservation District will host a Pop-Up Seed Event to distribute free vegetable, herb and flower seeds to residents. Packets will be limited to 3 per patron. Aiken County Public Library - 314 Chesterfield St. SW Aiken, SC 29801.

05/30/2026

Sign up for summer reading! Pick up a paper log from any Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell-Edgefield Library or track your reading online with the beanstack app: https://abbe.beanstack.org

Kids and teens who read at least 450 minutes will win a bag while supplies last and be entered into a gift card drawing.

Adults can participate too! They will be entered into the gift card drawing if they read at least 450 minutes by August 5th.

Audiobooks, being read to, and reading to someone counts towards the goal!

05/29/2026

CROCHET & KNITTING GROUP – Meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month! Thursday, June 11, 6-7:30pm. Work on your current project in a welcoming environment, chat with other yarn crafters, and get peer support and inspiration! This is not an instructional program, but all skill levels are welcome. Bring your own supplies. Aiken County Public Library - 314 Chesterfield St. SW Aiken, SC 29801

05/28/2026

Come watch - AVATAR: FIRE & ASH – Friday, May 29, 2:00 – 5:20pm at the Aiken County Public Library. 314 Chesterfield St. SW Aiken, SC. This movie is over 3 hours long. Bring seat cushions and snacks. Jake and Neytiri's family grapples with grief, encountering a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges.

05/27/2026

Check out our circulation position open on the county webpage! Please apply online through the county webpage. Do not bring applications to the library!

Under regular supervision, performs a variety of specialized clerical duties in support of efficient and effective Library operations.  Provides professional and courteous customer service at all times. Performs related work as required. Reports to the Administrative Assistant.

05/26/2026

The morning library event with Dr. Maxine Bryant of Griotspeaks has been cancelled, however the evening program at the Center For African American Culture is still on!
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