Press Releases

The 2018 South Carolina Library Association & Southeastern Library Association Joint Conference will be held at the Hilton Greenville, October 31-November 2. This year’s conference t

Join us from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, 2018, for this month's author talk and book signing: Uncompromising Activist: Richard Greener, First Black Graduate of Harvard College by Dr. Katherine Chaddock.

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

The League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area announced the launch of the nonpartisan election resource VOTE411.org on May 22nd 10:00 a.m. at the Richland County Library.

The Richland Library Friends and Foundation continues to award the Ethel Bolden Minority Scholarship which was established in 2010 in honor and recognition of Mrs. Ethel Bolden’s years of service to the Richland County community and its libraries.

The South Carolina Center for the Book is pleased to announce the nine winners in this year’s Letters About Literature contest.  These outstanding students will be honored at the South Carolina State Library in Columbia at an award ceremony on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.  Contest judges and South Carolina State Library Foundation members will be on hand to welcome at

Libraries are essential to Family Literacy. In South Carolina, libraries bridge the gap for those who may not have access to resources for a variety of reasons.

Join us for our quarterly exchange of ideas on Friday July 20, 2018 from 10am to noon! We'll hear from Sam Tyson, Social Media Manager at the Charleston County Public Library, who will discuss how he manages the library's social media outlets. We'll also hear from Kim McLeod, Public Information Coordinator for SCEMD, about the 2018 Government Social Media Conference & Expo (GSMCON). We also