Gilbert-Summit Branch Library

06/16/2026

⚾📚 Mark your calendars for Library Night with !

Choose either June 18 or July 18 when redeeming your Summer Reading game tickets to join us for an on-field reading parade before the game. Library staff will also be at the ballpark to celebrate a summer of reading with you.

We can't wait to see you there!

06/16/2026

June Staff Pick: The Anthropologists by Ayşegül Savaş

“I often find I’m drawn to quiet books that explore our day to day and give focus to the familiar. With The Anthropologists, Turkish writer Ayşegül Savaş delivers meditative prose on the line between life and art in short cinematic scenes reminiscent of New Wave films. It’s a slim novel, but there’s something cozy about the days filled with cafes, apartment hunting, conversations and dinner parties that allows you to slow down and revel in the beauty of the language. Savaş is clear and minimalist in her word choice, though no nuance is lost or awe diminished. Through Facetimes with ailing grandparents and hosting family for weekend visits in the city, she explores the tension between where you came from and who you are becoming. Who are you when you build your life away from family? Which rituals stay, which customs remain? Which rules, which traditions make a life? ‘With enough focus, I could probably predict our lives as well, the types of people we would resemble. There was something inevitable in choosing, in looking ahead: there were only so many options.”

— Rachael | Administration

06/14/2026

📆 View our upcoming programs for the week at https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/calendar?cid=22860&t=w&d=2026-06-14&cal=22860&inc=0

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟲
Create It: Zines | 2 PM
Community: Herbal Hour | 4 PM

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟳
Little Learners | 10:30 AM
Lego Club | 3 PM

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟴
Preschool Storytime | 11:30 AM
Summer Reading: Colonial Fair | 2 PM

06/07/2026

🦖 View our upcoming programs for the week at https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/calendar?cid=22860&t=w&d=2026-06-07&cal=22860&inc=0

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟵
Summer Reading: Jurassic Resin Lab | 2 PM

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟬
Little Learners | 10:30 AM
Lego Club | 3 PM

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟭
Preschool Storytime | 11:30 AM
Full STEAM Ahead: Dino-Mania | 2 PM
Lake Murray: Beneath the Surface | 4 PM

06/05/2026

06/01/2026

Step inside one of South Carolina’s most chilling true crime cases. 🔎

Join attorney, prosecutor and author Dick Harpootlian for a behind-the-scenes look at Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South, his firsthand account of prosecuting notorious serial killer Donald 'P*e Wee' Gaskins.

Hear the real story from the courtroom, ask questions and get your copy signed after the talk.

📅 Thursday, June 11, 6–7:30 PM at Lexington Main Library (ages 18+)

05/31/2026

📆 View our upcoming programs for the week at https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/calendar?cid=22860&t=w&d=2026-05-31&cal=22860&inc=0

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮
Pajama Storytime | 5:30 PM

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟯
Lego Club | 3 PM

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟰
Historically Speaking: Lexington County & the Revolutionary War | 4 PM

05/28/2026

05/26/2026

☀️📚 Summer Reading 2026: Unearth a Story

🦖 Who is Summer Reading for? Everyone! There are amazing programs, activities and prizes for all ages.
🦕 How do I sign up? Register with the Beanstack Tracker App or at your local branch.
🦖 When does it start? Tuesday, May 26. You can start picking up prizes Monday, June 15.
🦕 When does it end? Friday, July 31.
🦖 Where can I learn more? lexcolibrary.com/summerreading