Events

Specially marked pumpkins have been hidden all over the library. Find them all and win a prize!

Celebrate R.L. Stine's brilliance with our 2nd Annual Writing and Illustration Contest!  Patrons will submit their stories and illustrations to the Children's Desk no later than October 31.  Winners will receive a prize basket and all participants...

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Create a scary, silly, or serious face on a paper pumpkin at the library!  Enjoy creating expressions of feelings and decorating your paper pumpkin at our craft table. 

Use your engineering skills and our Magnetic Tiles to build a haunted house in the library! Can you figure out how to include trap doors and secret passageways?

Flex your spatial skills as you figure out how to use the seven shapes to recreate the Halloween themed images!  Can you make a bat, spider and cat?

This DIY program is inspired by the Pet Rock trend started by Gary Dahl in 1975 in which rocks were marketed as “zero commitment” pets. Teens can adopt their own pet rock and decorate it with the materials provided.

Meet us on the library's front lawn for an outdoor storytime! Expect 15 minutes of active movement and singing but bring your blanket or lawn chair if you prefer to sit. 

A storytime for our wee ones with song and movement!  Ages birth to 1 year.

Baxter-Patrick James Island Library - Learn the parts of the computer, the difference between hardware and software, what an operating system is, and how files are stored. Practice using the mouse and keyboard, too! No previous computer experienc...

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McClellanville

Family Storytime

Join us for stories and more!