Friends of the Aiken County Library — Bob Leiter, Glenda McNichols, and Judy Mittino — deconstructed a large wall hanging comprised of 18 canvases, each 16”x16”.
These canvases were painted in 1993 by local Aiken artists representing children’s book characters painted into Aiken locations. Once Bob had separated the canvases, Glenda and Judy painted all their edges in bright colors and then hung them all on the wall behind the children’s computers on the first floor. These works of art are fun, timeless, and exude the joy of books and good stories.
Please take time to visit them when you’re in the library!!
The Friends funded blinds for 104 library windows for $26,100.
Aiken County Public Library’s first ever comic and pop culture convention
Saturday, November 2, 2024, 12:00 – 5:00 pm
An all ages comic & pop culture convention celebrating graphic novels, manga, comic books, & pop culture.
Featuring:
- Author India Hill-Brown
- Marvel Artist Jerry DeCaire
- The USS Star League – the CSRA’s local chapter of Starfleet (the international Star Trek Fan Association, Inc.)
- Aiken Saber Academy
- The 501st Legion
- The Real SC Ghostbusters
- Props and Heroes
- The Book Tavern
- Local Authors and Artists
- Cosplay
- Food trucks
- Fan art, & More!
$4390 was funded by the Friends of the Library. $3000 of this project was funded by SC Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
We plan to put on A*Con every other year.
