The Bluffton Library is open once again! While serving the public during covid shutdowns and a massive renovation has had its challenges, we appreciate the support of patrons in keeping the Library an active and engaged place. We now return to normal Library life – with in-person programs starting up once again as well.
Read about The Friends of the Bluffton Library here, and the many ways you can help in our endeavor to aid the Library in its service to the Bluffton community:
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Here are some images of the new space – please come visit and check out some books and visit the FOBL Bookstore and buy some books!





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What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Dec 5th ~ Dec 10th!
See the list below of upcoming events scheduled for next week: Bluffton events are in BOLD – click on links for more information: ©2022 FRIENDS OF THE BLUFFTON LIBRARY
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What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Nov 28th ~ Dec 4th!
Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! See the list below of upcoming events scheduled for next week: Bluffton events are in BOLD – click on links for more information: ©2022 FRIENDS OF THE BLUFFTON LIBRARY
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Happy Thanksgiving!
c2022 Friends of the Bluffton Library
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What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Nov 21st ~ Nov 26th!
Although it’s a shortened week, we have several events scheduled for next week: Bluffton events are in BOLD – click on links for more information: ©2022 FRIENDS OF THE BLUFFTON LIBRARY
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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: …plus a week full of events happening at each of our locations! – Bluffton events are in BOLD – click on links for more information: Story Walk at…
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Interview with Dr. Eric Crawford on WHHITV
Dr. Crawford was interviewed yesterday on WHHITV about his book Gullah Spirituals – please come to the Bluffton Library tomorrow by 10:00 am to hear the rest of his story: https://www.whhitv.com/clips/g-gjA2QmYP0/ c2022 Friends of the Bluffton Library
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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 Crawford In 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…
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What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Nov 7th ~ Nov 12th!
Here’s what the week looks like: Bluffton events are in BOLD – click on links for more information: ©2022 FRIENDS OF THE BLUFFTON LIBRARY
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Jane Austen at the Bluffton Library ~ Nov 5th, 2-4 pm
Please join the Jane Austen Society of North-America – South Carolina Region and the Friends of the Bluffton Library as we welcome Kristen Miller Zohn for a talk on “Gender and the Decorative Arts in Jane Austen”: When: Saturday, November 5, 2022, 2:00 – 4:00 pmWhat: Talk on “Gender and the Decorative Arts in Jane Austen’s Novels”…
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What’s Happening at Beaufort Libraries: Oct 31st ~ Nov 5th!
We have a BIG week ahead next week with new operating hours beginning Monday, October 31st [see below]. All three Friends groups and Public Library Foundation are in a busy season with your annual membership/donation drives and hosting special events in the next few weeks. Here’s what the week looks like: Bluffton events are in BOLD –…