South Congaree-Pine Ridge Branch Library

06/17/2026

Magic meets mayhem at Monster Magic Show. 🦕

Get ready for a roaring good time with Professor Whizzpop. Hatch a baby dino, dodge monsters and enjoy laughs, magic and fossilized fun. (grades K–5)

South Congaree-Pine Ridge Branch Library: Monday, June 22 at 10:30 AM
Gaston Branch Library: Monday, June 22 at 2 PM
Irmo Branch Library: Tuesday, June 23 at 10:30 AM
Chapin Branch Library: Tuesday, June 23, at 2 PM
Cayce-West Columbia Branch Library: Wednesday, June 24 at 10:30 AM
Lexington Main Library: Wednesday, June 24 at 2 PM
Batesburg-Leesville Branch Library: Thursday, June 25 at 10:30 AM
Gilbert-Summit Branch Library: Thursday, June 25 at 2 PM
Pelion Branch Library: Friday, June 26 at 10:30 AM
Swansea Branch Library: Friday, June 26 at 2 PM

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=22864&t=w&d=2026-06-14&cal=22864&inc=0

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟱
Summer Reading: Colonial Fair | 10:30 AM

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟴
Summer Reading: Fossil Flow Yoga | 3 PM

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟵
Preschool Storytime | 10:30 AM

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬
Create It: Beachcomber Art | 11 AM

06/07/2026

📆 View our upcoming programs for the week at https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/calendar?cid=22864&t=w&d=2026-06-07&cal=22864&inc=0

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟵
Book Club: Shelf Indulgence | 11:30 AM
Handmade: Strings & Things | 1 PM
Summer Reading: The South Few See | 5:30 PM

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟭
Pajama Storytime | 5:30 PM

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟮
Preschool Storytime | 10:30 AM
Just Play: Jurassic Genius | 3:30 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+)

06/01/2026

05/31/2026

📆 View our upcoming programs for the week at https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/calendar?cid=22864&t=w&d=2026-05-31&cal=22864&inc=0

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮
Handmade: Felt Dinosaur Collages | 5:30 PM

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟰
Lake Murray: Beneath the Surface | 3 PM