Join us this summer for a weekly storytime that is fun for all ages!

Teen programs are for rising 6th-12th graders only! Pick up your challenge card at the library starting June 11 and mark each box when you complete the challenge. Get a prize at library when you finish five! (The first 60 participants to finish five challenges will also get pool party tickets.) For every additional five challenges [...]

Meet Baileyboo the Labrador Retriever therapy dog! Baileyboo loves to hear kids read and will be available on Friday mornings all summer so you can practice your reading while school is out. To sign up, call (828) 749-2117 or email Jen at jdickenson@polklibrary.org.

Free popcorn! Columbus Library: Fridays at 1pm June 1: Greatest Showman June 8: Sweeney Todd June 15: Chicago June 22: Annie June 29: La La Land July 6: Singin’ in the Rain July 13: Pitch Perfect July 20: Mamma Mia! July 27: West Side Story August 3: Into the Woods August 10: Bye Bye Birdie [...]

Do you know how to play chess? Players of all ages and experience ranges are invited to join the Foothills Chess Club on Monday afternoons at the Columbus Library. Learn the basics and then challenge yourself by playing with someone new.

Columbus Library: 1st Fridays @ 4pm Saluda Library: 2nd Mondays @ 2pm All materials are provided. Space is limited; registration is suggested. Sign up with Amelia at (828) 894-8721 ext 226 or ahill@polklibrary.org. Upcoming classes: June – Pebble Art July – Music & Art Journaling August – Rock Garden Markers