FOBL Silent Auction! Feb 2-4, 2023 ~ Part I

You can see other Silent Auction items in Part II here: https://friendsoftheblufftonlibrary.com/2023/01/26/fobl-silent-auction-feb-2-4-2023-part-ii/ The FOBL Mega Book Sale & Silent Auction will run from Feb 2 through Feb 4th: Thursday, Feb 2: 4:00-6:30pm    FOBL only – early accessFriday, Feb 3: 9:30am-5:00pmSaturday, Feb 4: 9:30am-3:00pm The Silent Auction will end by Saturday at 1:00 pm - please come … Continue reading FOBL Silent Auction! Feb 2-4, 2023 ~ Part I

What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Jan 16th ~ Jan 21st!

January is in full swing at our libraries! Next week promises to be exciting with these events on the calendar: Bluffton events are in BOLD – click on links for more information: Monday, January 16th Closed in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day See this article about King and the Penn Center and various … Continue reading What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Jan 16th ~ Jan 21st!

What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Jan 9th ~ Jan 14th!

Library events are ramping up again with these scheduled for next week: Bluffton events are in BOLD – click on links for more information: Monday, January 9th Technology Drop-In at St. Helena, 10am Homeschool Hangout at Lobeco, 11am Storytime at HHI, 11am Time for Tea at Beaufort, 3pm (Registration required) D&D Club (Dungeons & Dragons) at Beaufort, 4pm Live … Continue reading What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Jan 9th ~ Jan 14th!

Bluffton Library ~ Mega Book Sale & Silent Auction! Feb 2 – 4, 2023

Mark Your Calendars!! Friends of the Bluffton Library Mega Book Sale & Silent Auction! February 2-4, 2023 Thursday, Feb 2: 4:00 - 6:30 pm    FOBL only – early accessFriday, Feb 3: 9:30 am - 5:00 pmSaturday, Feb 4: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Silent auction details forthcoming: it will run from Feb 2 to Feb 4 … Continue reading Bluffton Library ~ Mega Book Sale & Silent Auction! Feb 2 – 4, 2023

What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Dec 31st, 2022 – Jan 7th, 2023!

When the Beaufort County Libraries open on Tuesday, it will be the start of the brand New Year 2023! Here are library happenings, with Bluffton events in BOLD – click on links for more information: - Saturday, December 31 Noon Years Eve at Bluffton, 11am- Noon Monday, January 2nd CLOSED Tuesday, January 3rd    hoopla Book Club at … Continue reading What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Dec 31st, 2022 – Jan 7th, 2023!

What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Dec 12th ~ Dec 17th!

See the list below of upcoming events scheduled for next week: Bluffton events are in BOLD – click on links for more information: Next Tuesday through Saturday, Beaufort Branch’s annual model train display returns! Monday, December 12th Storytime at St. Helena, 11am Storytime at HHI, 11am Homeschool Hangout at Lobeco, 1pm Tuesday, December 13th     Beaufort Railroader’s Model Train … Continue reading What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Dec 12th ~ Dec 17th!

What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Dec 5th ~ Dec 10th!

Beaufort County Bookmobile in the Bluffton Holiday Parade! See the list below of upcoming events scheduled for next week: Bluffton events are in BOLD – click on links for more information: Monday, December 5th Storytime at St. Helena, 11am Storytime at HHI, 11am Time for Tea at Beaufort, 3pm (Registration required) D&D Club (Dungeons & Dragons) at … Continue reading What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Dec 5th ~ Dec 10th!

What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Nov 14th ~ Nov 19th!

Last week ended with an unexpected weather closure (Thursday), a national holiday (Friday), and a celebratory Saturday (Bluffton’s 20th anniversary!) This week begins with an equally exciting outlook: 24th Anniversary at HHI, TODAY at 12pm the official launch of Bluffton’s StoryWalk featuring our first story Hello, Friend, Hola, Amigo written by Andrés Salguero and illustrated by Sara Palacios and a County Council meeting tonight including … Continue reading What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Nov 14th ~ Nov 19th!

Author Talk & Book Signing! “Gullah Spirituals” by Eric Crawford ~ Nov 12th at the Bluffton Library

Gullah Spirituals: The Sound of Freedom and Protest in the South Carolina Sea Islands, with Dr. Eric Sean CrawfordIn this book talk, Gullah Spirituals musicologist Eric Crawford traces Gullah Geechee songs from their beginnings in West and Central Africa to their height as songs for social change and Black identity in the twentieth-century American South. … Continue reading Author Talk & Book Signing! “Gullah Spirituals” by Eric Crawford ~ Nov 12th at the Bluffton Library