National Hobby Month

What’s your hobby? Hiking, fishing, traveling, gardening, writing? January is National Hobby Month. Set a resolution to start a new hobby, or revive a hobby you loved.

Every January, National Hobby Month inspires thousands of Americans to celebrate their cherished pastimes and explore new interests. Whether it’s outdoor adventures like hiking and biking or creative endeavors like painting and cooking, hobbies bring joy to many.

This month, take the opportunity to step outside your usual routine and discover something new from our selection of books on our shelves in the lobby and in our catalog.

 

Cover of Hiking South Carolina: A Guide to the State's Greatest Hikes

Hiking South Carolina: A Guide to the State's Greatest Hikes

Joshua Kinser

Hiking South Carolina covers the best hiking throughout the entire state.

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Cover of Waterfall Hikes of Upstate South Carolina

Waterfall Hikes of Upstate South Carolina

Thomas King

A waterfall is a perfect destination for a day hike. This guide lists 125 of them in the mountains of upstate South Carolina. Each entry includes complete driving and hiking directions, trail length and estimated hiking time, difficulty rating, and a detailed description of the waterfall itself.

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Cover of Best Dog Hikes South Carolina

Best Dog Hikes South Carolina

Melissa Watson

This guidebook reveals a collection of sixty of the best dog-friendly hiking trails in South Carolina.

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Cover of Shark Tooth Hunting on the Carolina Coast

Shark Tooth Hunting on the Carolina Coast

Ashley Oliphant

This is a basic guide on how to find and identify fossil shark teeth from the coast of the Carolinas.

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Cover of Exploring the Southern Appalachian Grassy Balds: A Hiking Guide

Exploring the Southern Appalachian Grassy Balds: A Hiking Guide

Amy Duernberger

"Treeless wonders" of the Southern Appalachians, grassy balds have long baffled scientists and enchanted outdoor enthusiasts. This book tells the story of these unique ecosystems and offers enthusiasts a guide to nineteen representative hiking trails across three states.

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Cover of Trout Streams of Southern Appalachia: Fly-Casting in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee

Trout Streams of Southern Appalachia: Fly-Casting in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee

Jimmy Jacobs

This gives locations, access points, fly patterns and hatches for the best trout streams in the South.

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Cover of Coastal Fishing in the Carolinas: From Surf, Pier, and Jetty

Coastal Fishing in the Carolinas: From Surf, Pier, and Jetty

Robert J. Goldstein

Whether you enjoy angling from surf, pier, groin, bridge, or jetty, this book will equip you with the fishing know-how to land that prize catch! Every aspect of your fishing trip is explored, from selecting rod and tackle to determining the right times and the right locales for the best catch of the day.

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Cover of Ultimate Freshwater Fishing

Ultimate Freshwater Fishing

John Bailey

A guide to understanding how to catch freshwater fish explains how fish behave and the ways in which this information can help fishermen obtain a successful catch, with step-by-step photographs that show how to use fishing tackle.

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The Southern Surfcaster: Saltwater Strategies for the Carolina Beaches & Beyond

The Southern Surfcaster: Saltwater Strategies for the Carolina Beaches & Beyond

S. Cameron Wright

The Southern Surfcaster will increase your knowledge of fishing and help you develop into a more confident salt-water fisherman. Explore creative techniques and the latest strategies that have transformed the sport over the last decade.

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Cover of The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables: All the Know-How and Encouragement You Need to Grow and Fall in Love With! Your Brand-New Food Garden

The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables: All the Know-How and Encouragement You Need to Grow and Fall in Love With! Your Brand-New Food Garden

Jessica Sowards

Plan and Plant Your First Garden; Grow the Best Varieties; Care for Your Plants Organically; and Harvest Lots of Homegrown Veggies.

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Cover of Some Like It Hot: Flowers That Thrive in Hot Humid Weather

Some Like It Hot: Flowers That Thrive in Hot Humid Weather

P.J. Gartin

The ultimate guide for Southern gardeners who dream of colorful, continuously blooming annuals and perennials in peaceful garden settings.

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Cover of The Columbia Garden Club's Gardening Notes for South Carolina: A Garden Book for Zones 7-B, 8-A.

The Columbia Garden Club's Gardening Notes for South Carolina: A Garden Book for Zones 7-B, 8-A.

The Columbia Garden Club

A handbook for beginners and intermediate gardeners and includes expert guidance on planting and maintaining gardens in the unique conditions present in South Carolina.

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Cover of Grow Great Vegetables in South Carolina

Grow Great Vegetables in South Carolina

Ira Wallace

This ultimate local guide to growing vegetables and other edibles provides you with insider advice on climate zones, average frost dates, and growing season details across South Carolina.

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Cover of Climate Change Gardening for the South: Planet-Friendly Solutions for Thriving Gardens.

Climate Change Gardening for the South: Planet-Friendly Solutions for Thriving Gardens

Barbara J. Sullivan

In this guide, master gardener Barbara J. Sullivan offers all gardeners an essential, easy-to-use resource for adapting to the new realities of increasing weather extremes, shifting hardiness zones, and seasonal unpredictability.

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Cover of Tiny Victory Gardens: Growing Food Without a Yard

Tiny Victory Gardens: Growing Food Without a Yard

Acadia Tucker

Climate activist and farmer Acadia Tucker fell in love with container gardening after glimpsing its potential to produce food.  By applying select growing practices, and managing for square inches rather than square feet, she has come up with instructions for growing a small-scale farm on your patio, your stoop, or in your dining room.

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Upcoming Event

Photo of historian Chad Gibbs in front of the College of Charleston

Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge: A Historical Perspective

January 15, 2025, 11:00 AM

Join renowned historian Chad S.A. Gibbs for an illuminating webinar that explores one of the most critical and intense battles of World War II. 

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