Programs at Lanier Library are a tradition that started in 1890 when Mrs. Knott shared her opinions about annexing Canada. The tradition continues with speakers and topics ranging from authors to poets, historians to sculptors, crafts workshops to
wine tasting, butterflies to elephants in the Felburn Nature and Wildlife Series, and more. Most are free to the public and some are possible thanks to support from the Kirby Endowment Fund at the Polk County Community Foundation.
Upcoming programs
Hurricane Helene littered local rivers with shattered homes and windows, family keepsakes, appliances, lawn mowers, paint cans, jugs of pesticide, cars, and more. The odds and ends of daily lives were churned and battered and often buried in sediment.
The clean up and restoration continues.
Erica Shanks is the Green Riverkeeper & Watershed Outreach Coordinator at Mountain True, a non-profit organization restoring rivers and river banks with the work of employees and volunteers and community involvement. On Wednesday 8/19, 1 PM, Erica will talk about the objectives and scope of the task, the funding challenges, the workers and why and how they do it, their safety equipment, and what they may feel when pulling something of probable sentimental value from the mud. She says, personally, it’s tough to wrap her head around the idea of families having endured such a “loss of place.”
*Audience size for Lanier Library programs has been steadily increasing. Comfortable capacity is 50. Reserve your seat using the link below.
When you step into the Pullman Sleeper near the Landrum Train Depot you enter the 70 feet where passengers in ten sleeping berths once clattered from Charleston to Cincinatti with stops in-between. You’ll find only one berth now to imagine stretching out and rocking to sleep. The rest is devoted to tracing Landrum history from pre-colonial days to the coming of the rails. You can also send a message to yourself from a replica telegraph.
Carol Browning, Landrum Rail & History Museum Board, will share how the railroad impacted the overall dynamics and economics of Landrum and Tryon and, on a smaller historical scale, why this particular railcar was named Pacolet River and who killed a sheriff on opening day of the route. There will also be the story of how the museum came to be and the railcar got from a collector in Nashville to 211 North Trade Avenue.
*Audience size for Lanier Library programs has been steadily increasing. Comfortable capacity is 50. Reserve your seat for the program at 72 Chestnut Street using the link below.
Future Programs
THURSDAY, 10/1, 10AM-2PM
World Postcard Day,
Participate & Celebrate Together
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WEDNESDAY, 10/21, 1PM
Ghostwriting with Beth Brand
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WEDNESDAY, 11/18, 1PM
Understanding AI with
Brandon Schweitzer
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THURSDAY, 12/10
Greenery Workshop