All SC Residents

If the rain is getting you down and your children can’t get out and trick or treat house to house, stop by the South Carolina State Library at 1500 Senate Street October 31, 2019, between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

October is Blindness Awareness Month. Talking Book Services provides reading material in digital audio and braille formats for blind and otherwise print disabled.

The South Carolina Digital State Documents Depository provides access to publications produced by state agencies and state-supported academic institutions.

Join the Friends of South Carolina Libraries for a Fall Regional Meeting at the Greenwood County Library - Main Branch on Wednesday, October 23rd. Check in and coffee begins at 9:30 am with the program starting at 10:00 am. Free and open to all library Friends members and library enthusiasts.

The South Carolina State Library has come a long way from its roots in the early 20th Century as a single office tucked inside the South Carolina Statehouse. As of 1969, it’s now a 5-story building two blocks down from the Statehouse at 1500 Senate St., celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

It is with great sadness that we share news of Michael G. Simmons's death. Mr. Simmons served on the State Library Board from June 2011 until he passed away on September 22, 2019. State Library Director Leesa Aiken described Mr.