Free Fall/Winter Research Webinars to be Offered

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Register today for our webinars that highlight South Carolina county level statistical information on education, health, and employment.

• Thursday, Nov 20, 11:00 a.m. – noon, South Carolina State Government Bit by Bit: Education Statistics. This webinar will delve into South Carolina state agency websites to find statistics at the district and school levels for poverty, dropouts, achievement scores, libraries, and much more. Register.

• Tuesday, December 16, 11:00 a.m. – noon, South Carolina State Government Bit by Bit: Health Statistics. This webinar will demonstrate how to find information on incidence of disease, number of professionals, birth and death statistics, health status, access to healthcare and hospital statistics at county and state levels. Register.

• Wednesday, January 21, 11:00 a.m. – noon, South Carolina State Government Bit by Bit: Labor Market Statistics. Salary expectations, market saturation, industry directory, employment statistics for counties and metropolitan areas. We will also use Bureau of the Census and Department of Labor Statistics resources for this information. Register.

Please visit the South Carolina State Library’s events and training calendar at statelibrary.sc.gov for additional classes. For more information, please contact Elaine Sandberg, Information Services Librarian at esandberg@statelibrary.sc.gov or 803-734-8625.

Upcoming Event

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Jennifer Bartell Boykin, Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC

April 25, 2024, 6:00 PM
Join the South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book for our next Speaker at the Center Author Talk, featuring Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC, Jennifer Bartell Boykin. She will discuss her debut book of poetry, Traveling Mercy, and her upcoming release, Only Believe (The Word Works), a winner of the 2023 Hilary Tham Capital Collection.