There will be a Commercial Solid Waste Info Session to discuss ways to improve solid waste services in the Uptown District on Tuesday, June 28 at 5 pm at SML! 💚

The Friends of SML's 31st Annual Used Book Sale is a month away! The sale will be held at the Greenville Convention Center March 3 - 6, 2022. There will be thousands of great items to choose from! For more info, visit sheppardlibrary.org!

🏳️‍🌈June is LQBTQIA+ Pride Month🏳️‍🌈 Check out this list of LGBTQ+ YA Books to Read All Year Long: epicreads.com/blog/lgbtq-ya-… (some of the titles shown in the rainbow are not by/about LBTQIA authors but were used bc of the colors.) #HappyPrideMonth ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Check out our new genealogy resource, #HeritageHub. Discover obituary information spanning more than 200 years with content from all 50 states. Learn more in this brief video: ow.ly/cPdQ50DiWJN, or start searching here: tinyurl.com/28yvdd6e. #NewsBank

Can't get enough of us? We have extended library hours at SML on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays! 🥳 New hours: Mon. & Wed.: 9 am-7pm Tues., Thurs., & Fri.: 9 am-5 pm Sat.: 9 am-2 pm All branch library hours will remain the same.

Updates to our safety measures & computer access are effective immediately❗️ Numbers of patrons allowed in at one time increase as follows: Main Library: 30; Children’s Library: 10; Branches: 15; except 4 in Bethel. Carver computer sessions increase to one hour per day🖥🖨

SML is excited to offer excellent free Wi-Fi in the parking lots of all five SML locations: the Main Library in Uptown Greenville, the East Branch Library, the George Washington Carver Library, the Winterville Library, and the Margaret Little Blount Library in Bethel! 💻📱

Our digital library is now live with OverDrive!! 🥳👏 Go to sheppardnc.overdrive.com or download the Libby App and use your Library Card to access ebooks and audiobooks! Thank you for your patience with us during this transition!

We are happy to have been of service to the community for the last 90 years and thank you all for celebrating reading with us. We look foward to the years to come! Check out this video with some images of SML from the past! ❤️

❗️Update❗️ Beginning Tuesday, September 8 SML will be going into Phase 2.5 of Reopening along with the state of North Carolina. For more details, visit sheppardlibrary.org. Thank you for your patience and understanding! Happy Reading! 💚

Have you completed your #2020census? Federal funding for public libraries will be determined by the 2020 U.S. Census results? ALA reported that “more than $1 billion in federal funding for libraries will be allocated to states based on the 2020 Census.” 2020Census.gov

In observance of Labor Day, SML will be closed Monday, September 7. Don’t miss out on reading while we’re closed! Check out our digital resources to read from anywhere: sheppardlibrary.org/home/dig…. Happy Labor Day!

WNCT’s Victoria Holmes interviewed Library Director Greg Needham yesterday. They discussed how our library is holding up and adapting during these unprecedented times. Check it out here: wnct.com/…/online-originals-libraries-are-in-d…/

Mark your calendars for this Virtual Genealogy Workshop with Diane Richard August 31 at 2 pm. To register go to: bit.ly/3h3yHRS!

Due to inclement weather from Tropical Storm Isaias, Sheppard Memorial Library will open at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, August 4. Please check back for updates and stay safe!💚