By no means is this the New York Metropolitan library, but it serves it's purpose here in the…read moremetroplex of Simpsonville-Fountain Inn-Mauldin. Fairly small book selection. DVDs consist of milquetoast offerings. Tv shows are from the Black and White era, or they are PBS specials, which may as well be in the "Docile DVD Den". Surprisingly, there are a good bit of children's books and DVDs. Audio books are pedestrian as well. I enjoy coming here to use my laptop and TCB ("take care of business" to you Seinfeld illiterate). Bonus: there is a Bojangles across the street, so after using all your brain cells and working up an appetite, you can step across the street and get that Cajun filet biscuit you have been craving all week!

Nice tables for studying, but bring earplugs and hearing protection level headphones or white noise…read moreif you need quiet to concentrate. People frequently have full volume conversations and there is lots of yelling at or by kids. Note that the bathrooms are locked one hour before closing. It can be hard to muffle conversations and everything else is nice, so I rate it as a 2.

I always enjoy going to the library. You can find a place to sit, find a magazine and sit and…read moreread. The staff is always so helpful. I have a problem checking out my books but they are so helpful in checking out my materials. I never have had to look for them. Someone is always at the desk, ready to help me.

Noisy! Noisy with people shouting and arguing, children screaming ...staff do absolutely nothing…read morebut if an adult dare sit in the teen or children's section which has furniture other than hard wooden chairs, the security guard will rush up and threaten to throw you out. The library needs to be demolished and a homeless center built in its place.

Beautiful building and well staged. I don't come here often, but I have always found it to be…read morepretty quiet. I like to listen to books on CD's when I travel. There is a large selection of various types of books. The staff is always helpful and courteous.

It's a beautiful library with all the latest innovations and when the book return works it's a…read morebrilliant idea. It's just extremely frustrating when the library is closed and the book return is broken because there's absolutely no way at all to return a book which is the last thing we do before we fly overseas.

Not much to add to this library. I have now been to all branches of the GVL system and found that…read moreabout 8 of them, this one included, are designed and laid out exactly the same. I guess they must have built these all at the same time and by the same contractor. It's the only library with a guitar themed rag so I give it bonus points for that. Nice people too.

This library is fantastic. We stopped by because my oldest had a book to pick up since she lives…read morenearby. We frequent our library at home and were immediately struck by how much nicer this one is. They had a massive children's selection, a ton of new releases and so many nice areas to sit and read. Highly recommend!!!

It's been almost a decade exactly since my last review of Greenville, so I thought I would update…read moreit! I live in Metro Atlanta, and I have provided a life of traveling to my children by exploring all things within a 5-hour radius of our home. While there are many great small cities and towns that fit within those parameters (Asheville, Chattanooga, Nashville, Savannah, Charleston), GREENVILLE is perhaps one of our most favored. It really is easy to love this city, whether you're visiting with a family of small children or older children, or as a girl's weekend, bro trip or couple's romantic getaway... it's perfect for any group and equally as exciting for someone flying solo. [ THINGS TO DO ] As I said in my first review... You're first stop hands down should be Falls Park! Located right in the middle of Downtown Greenville, this is THEE BEST LOOKING city park I've ever seen. Truly a hidden gem! The waterfall, the historic buildings and monuments, the BEAUTIFULLY landscaped park, walking trails and awesome suspended pedestrian bridge make this a peaceful place to relax, read a book, stop for some ice cream or hit the trails. Now that our children are older and one has turned 21, we find ourselves checking out bars and breweries. We had a good time @ Yee-Haw on our last visit and finished the night spectacularly @ GROUP THERAPY Pub & Playground! Words cannot express just how much fun that place is on the right night with the right group! We weren't sure what life would look like with our boys once they became adults, but I can say this place gave us a night to remember! Loved the atmosphere and karaoke singers! Renting bikes and riding Swamp Rabbit Trail should also be on any outdoorsy person's list! [ PLACES TO EAT ] Restaurants are plentiful and using the Yelp search feature for "best restaurants" in Greenville will net you a treasure trove of options. Places I would recommend for a good meal are: Jamaican Mi I'rie, Barley's Pizza, Grill Marks, Fork & Plough and Bacon Brothers. Places still on our list to try are Green Fetish, Swordfish Cocktail Club, Aryana Afghan Cuisine, Sully's Steamers, Society Sandwich Bar, Belladina's Pizzeria and Trappe Door. [ KIDS SCAVENGER HUNT ] Lots for the kids to see and do, but a MUST is to play 'Mice on Main'. It's a scavenger hunt along Main Street to find little bronze mice. Kids read clues and search the streets to find them, which is a lot of fun. Mast General store has old school candy and other items with an old school General Store feel, and you can also pick-up clue sheets for the mice hunt here. [ USE GREENVILLE AS A BASE CAMP FOR HIKING ] Our main objective when visiting Greenville in the past was to hike one or several of the hundreds of nearby waterfalls. This area is called "The Land of Waterfalls" and for good reason. Many are within 1 hours drive of the city and I promise you they will not disappoint! Our favorite waterfalls are Triple Falls and High Falls in Dupont Forest, Rainbow Falls in Jones Gap, Reedy Cove Falls near Sunset and Catawba Falls near Asheville. [ WHERE TO STAY ] Hotels are plentiful, but our two favorite stays have been: SPRINGHILL SUITES DOWNTOWN - https://www.yelp.com/biz/springhill-suites-by-marriott-greenville-2?osq=springhill+suites+downtown and CAMBRIA HOTEL off Woodruff Road - https://www.yelp.com/biz/cambria-hotel-greenville-greenville Also worth mentioning is AC HOTEL, which we haven't visited yet but plan to - https://www.yelp.com/biz/ac-hotel-greenville-greenville?osq=AC+Hotel [ FINAL THOUGHTS ] I highly recommend Greenville as a great getaway for any METRO ATLANTA RESIDENT or short driving distance cities such as Chattanooga, Knoxville, Charlotte, and Charleston. You're gonna have a good time here, I can all but guarantee it! ENJOY!!! 2022 / 111

Beware when parking. There was a festival in town but the signs that said no parking from 1 to 10…read morePM were not put up until after we parked so then they gave us a citation. Bait and switch. We are from Michigan, so don't come at me saying that is always the case. If you don't have the signs up permanently, out of town guests couldn't possibly know.

This marker is located just off the interstate, where I had stopped for fuel. There is a Love's…read morehere and a 7-Eleven. It is next to a vacant lot so there's room to stop and read the marker which is in very good condition. On the front, "Previously housed in a log cabin 1/2 mi. E, White Plains School moved to this site by 1890. At least sixty pupils attended the one-room frame school, which served white families from the White Plains community. The first teacher at this location was Rev. David Ivey Spearman. Several additions were made to the school until 1916, when it was replaced by a white two-story frame building." And on the reverse, "White Plains High School was first accredited in 1925-26, when a brick building was added to the campus. The WPA funded a new gymnasium-auditorium in 1938. A potato-curing house and cannery were built around the same time. The school hosted performances, dinners, and meetings and was the educational and social center of the community. The high school closed in 1957 and elementary school in 1958." This is marker number 4-47 and it was erected in 2021. It is sponsored by the White Plains Baptist Church. [Review 2266 of 2024 - 1220 in South Carolina - 23283 overall]

This marker is on the main street leading in to downtown Greenville and points out the history of…read morethis amazing and beautiful home. It is on a corner so there is space to stop to read the marker and view the house. The front reads, "The Wilkins House was built in 1878 by Greenville builder Jacob Cagle for William Wilkins and his wife Harriett Cleveland Wilkins. The home, which originally fronted Augusta St., was designed in the Italianate style, but also incorporated Gothic and Moorish elements. The interior finishes, including complex millwork and Lincrusta wall coverings, matched the high style of the exterior. An 1898 article declared it "the finest home of any man in northern South Carolina."" And the reverse, "William Wilkins died in 1895 but Harriett lived here until her death in 1930. In 1933 the house was leased by the Wilkins family to R.D. Jones, who used it as both a residence and funeral home. When the home was threatened with demolition in 2014 a public fundraising campaign, along with the efforts of a new owner, combined to raise enough money to move the 750-ton building to its current site. At the time, it was believed to be the heaviest building ever moved in S.C." The marker was erected in 2017 by the City of Greenville. It is number 23-82. [Review 249 of 2025 - 1269 in South Carolina - 23813 overall]