Welcome to the Hurd/St. Andrews Regional Library Blog! Hurd/ St. Andrews is one of sixteen branches of the Charleston County Public Library, located at 1735 North Woodmere Blvd Charleston, South Carolina. Here you will find the latest information about our library services, events and programming. For further information, please contact us at 843-766-2546. Enjoy your visit with us!
St. Andrews Celebrates Get Caught Reading MonthAll month long
“Get Caught Reading” and be entered in a drawing for a Kindle Fire. Each week a day will be announced via social media when you can get caught reading. Get caught reading in the Hurd/ St. Andrews Regional Library, you will receive an entry form. At the end of the month one winner will be chosen to win a free Kindle.
Fire Tablet, 7" Display, Wi-Fi, 8 GB
Display
7" touchscreen, 1024 x 600 resolution at 171 ppi, SD video playback, with IPS (in-plane switching) technology and advanced polarizing filter
Size
7.5" x 4.5" x 0.4" (191 x 115 x 10.6 mm)
Weight
11.0 ounces (313 grams) Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process
CPU & RAM
Quad-Core 1.3 GHz with 1 GB of RAM
Storage
8 GB (4.5 GB available to user) or 16 GB (11.6 GB available to user) of internal storage. Add microSD card for up to 128 GB of additional storage for even more movies, TV shows, music, photos, personal videos, and apps. Some apps may require that they are installed on internal storage.
Battery Life
Up to 7 hours of reading, surfing the web, watching video, and listening to music. Battery life will vary based on device settings, usage, and other factors such as web browsing and downloading content. Actual results may vary.
Charge Time
Fully charges in under 6 hours using the micro-USB power adapter included in the box, or slightly longer with other micro-USB power adapters that you may already have.
Wi-Fi Connectivity
Single-antenna Wi-Fi. Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use the 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n standard with support for WEP, WPA, and WPA2 security using password authentication; does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.
4G Connectivity
N/A
Ports
USB 2.0 (micro-B connector) to connect to a PC/Macintosh computer, or to charge your device with the included power adapter; microSD slot for external storage
VGA front-facing camera. 2 MP rear-facing HD camera
Location Services
Location-based services via Wi-Fi
Available Colors
Black, Magenta, Blue, Tangerine
Additional Features
External volume controls, built-in Bluetooth with support for A2DP compatible stereo headphones, speakers, microphone, and LE accessories support
Accessibility Features
VoiceView and Screen Magnifier enable access to the vast majority of Fire tablet features. VoiceView features IVONA's award-winning natural language text-to-speech voice. Fire OS 5 also includes system wide closed caption settings, adjustable font sizes up to 50% larger, and a variety of book reading text adjustments such as adjustable colors and text spacing. Also includes adjustable font sizes/color, and built-in Oxford dictionary.
System Requirements
Fire is ready to use right out of the box—no setup, no software to install, no computer required to download content
St. Andrews TeenSpot Tweets for Treats All Month Long
Find a birdie and tweet about your favorite book for a treat.
St. Andrews TeenSpot Presents “Creed”
Monday, May 2 at 3:30 p.m.
The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. Rated PG-13; 137 mins.
Teen Google: Create Your Own Video Game Wednesday, May 4, 11, 18, and 25 at 3:30 p.m.
Design and program your own video games using code and computer science. Learn important gaming concepts while building racing games, mazes, and other fun games.
Free Comic Book Day and Trivia Contest
May 7 All Day
Join us we celebrate Free Comic Book Day. If you can unscramble the comic day words correctly, you can be entered into win a gift card worth $20 from Barnes and Noble. Winner will be notified on Tuesday, May 6.
St. Andrews TeenSpot Theater Presents “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2”
Monday, May 9 at 3:30 p.m.
As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance.PG-13; 137 mins.
St. Andrews TeenSpot Theater Presents “The 33”
Monday, May 16 at 3:30 p.m.
Based on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days. Rated PG-13; 127 mins.
St. Andrews TeenSpot Theater Presents “Goosebumps”
Monday, May 23 at 3:30 p.m.
A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R. L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware. Rated PG; 103 mins.
GED Basics at STA Saturday, May 21 at 2:00 p.m.
To promote community access to knowledge about the GED, Vanetia Fahie of La_Femme will be hosting a GED information session at Hurd/ St. Andrews Library. This session is designed to present essential details about the GED test and a Q/A segment devoted to addressing attendees’ questions.
Young Ladies Shine Time Saturday, May 28 at 1:00 p.m.
Young ladies in grades 5-12 are invited to come out and celebrate their uniqueness and purpose while being encouraged, enlightened and empowered. Self- worth, peer pressure, and health concerns are a few of the topics that will be addressed and discussed.
If you have any questions about any of the upcoming events,
Guess the names of
people pictured on the display board. A random drawing for a gift basket from
the entry forms with the most correct answers will take place June 1st.
Caw Caw Interpretive
Center
Thursday, May 5 at 1
p.m.
Park Manager, Thomas
Thornton shares all that this “Lowcountry Jewel” has to offer.
Book-a-Librarian
Thursday, May 5, 12, 19, and 26 at 1-3
p.m.
Receive one-on-one
instruction on how to use ebooks and audiobooks.
Create a Vision Board
Wednesday, May 18 at 11
a.m.
Where do you see
yourself tomorrow, next year, or five to ten years from today? Get help
planning a vision board for your future. All materials will be provided. The
class is limited. Please call 843-766-2546 to register.
Black and White Theater
Friday, May 20 at 11
a.m.
The Birds. A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.Rated PG-13;
120 minutes.
If you have any questions about any of the upcoming events, feel free to contact the
