Okay, it’s only mid-October, but honestly, it’s time to get cracking on those holiday shopping lists! October really is the new December and we can help you get through it with flying colors. Watch for our catalogs and recommendations, or ask us at the store. We’re happy to help you choose the right lasting gift for all the special folks on your list!
Young Readers Rock!
Thanks to all who participated in the Spann Spirit Week! With your help, we were able to raise $275 for the Spann Elementary School PTA. We wish them continued success through their Read-A-Thon this week.
While we’re on the subject of young readers… have y’all heard of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library? From birth to five years, a child’s exposure to reading cultivates lifelong learning habits. However, not every child or every family has access to age-appropriate books. Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton created her Imagination Library to bridge that gap.
The Imagination Library, aided by local affiliates like our local Timrod Library, identifies children in communities and mails age-appropriate books directly to individual children each month. A child enrolled in the program at birth will have a personal library of sixty books by their fifth birthday!
As an Imagination Library Affiliate, the Timrod Library pays for shipping costs for books sent to children in our community. Only $150 covers the shipping for a child to receive a book every month for five years, just $30 each year. The books are provided by Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Main Street Reads has proudly contributed $150 to this worthy cause and we look forward to Timrod Library achieving its goal of providing this service 250 eligible future readers in our own community. You can make a lifelong impact on a child’s life with a donation of any amount… Learn how HERE!
And all donations are 100% tax-deductible, making this a lovely gift to donate in someone’s name. Think about pairing this with a book and/or gift certificate (we can help you choose) and offer up a holiday gift this year that keeps on giving in great ways!
MONDAY: Main Street Writes
October 18 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
For the inner writer in all of us, our regular Monday evening writers group meets each week via Zoom so we can all stay in touch, share words and news, and inspire each other. See you soon — and Write ON! Find out more »
TUESDAY: October Living Large Bookclub:
Grady Hendrix and The Final Girl Support Group!
October 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Once you meet Grady Hendrix LIVE at Main Street Reads (October 2nd – don’t miss it!) you’ll want to be at our Living Large Bookclub discussing The Final Girl Support Group. Best of all, Grady will be back in NYC but will JOIN US from 6:30 – 7:15 to answer all your burning book questions! Our Living Large bestsellers bookclub is open to all – refreshments served. Join us LIVE or if you prefer by Zoom using the following link:…Find out more »
WEDNESDAY: Stories on the Square
October 20 @ 9:30 am – 10:00 am
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Join us every WEDNESDAY morning at 9:30 a.m. for “Stories on the Square, our outdoor storytime adventure – kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and student discounts to ALL attendees! Find out more »
Third THURSDAY: Booksigning – A Perfect Bind
October 21 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
On the third Thursday of each month Historic Downtown Summerville transforms into a special marketplace featuring local entertainment, craft vendors and artisans, to complement the extended hours of shops and restaurants. This month, while Spooktacular events heat up around town, we’ll be featuring author Dorothy St. James with a hot new release: A Perfect Bind. Be there to grab a signed copy and meet this wonderful author! We’ll have plenty of copies of her popular Chocolate Shop mysteries on hand…Find out more »
SATURDAY Booksigning: Jewel Sweeney’s Azalea Cafe!
October 23 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Join us Saturday afternoon and meet local author Jewel Sweeney and grab a copy of her new release, Azalea Cafe! Everything was lining up in a way that Liz never would have dreamed of. Her café in Summerville, South Carolina was growing and expanding into catering. Her family supported her completely. The love of her life, Scott would be her husband in just a few short months. Life was joyous. But Liz’s picture-perfect world…Find out more »
Two Teacher Appreciation Nights at Main Street Reads!
October 24 @ 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Attention all educators: We invite you to join us for our inaugural Teacher’s Night Out at Main Street Reads. Choose one of TWO special evenings, either October 24th or November 7th and enjoy treats, special signings, publisher recommendations, huge discounts and more! All pre-K through 12 educators are invited. Whether you’re a teacher, a community organizer who gets kids involved in volunteering, a hard-working PTA volunteer, a part-time tutor, writing coach, or the principal: Join us for an evening that…Find out more »
Pulpwood Queens Bookclub October:
With or Without You
October 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Join us for a fun evening of book talk and free refreshments (all are welcome!) when we discuss With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt! We’ll meet live at Main Street Reads but those wishing to join us via Zoom can do so here: Find out more »
Trick or Treat Booksigning:
The Witches Three Count on Me
October 30 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
“A magical story that captures the fun and spirit of Halloween. I highly recommend it!” – Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times best-selling author of Turtle Summer and The Islanders Saturday, October 30th will feature Trick or Treat at the farmer’s market up the street from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. — and at Main Street Reads we’ll have Trick or Treat all weekend long, PLUS a special book-signing with Lynda Bouchard, featuring her new The Witches Three Count…Find out more »
Booksigning: Kathryn Smith’s New Hit:
Baptists & Bootleggers!
October 30 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Saturday afternoon, pull up a barstool and get better acquainted with Carry Nation, Al Capone, George Remus, F. Scott Fitzgerald and a host of other historical personalities as you learn of the South’s unique role in the years 1920-1933 when alcohol was banned by the federal government. This book takes you to major cities and small towns, all of which struggled between the Baptists and their teetotaling allies who preached temperance and the bootleggers who got rich providing what their customers couldn’t…Find out more »
Shop early to get your holiday gifts on time! The supply chain is even more disrupted this year due to COVID-related labor shortages in publisher warehouses, printing capacity limitations, and shipping issues. All of which means potential out-of-stock books and order delays. Find the perfect gift early this holiday season. October is the new December!