September is National Preparedness Month for 2014

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Do you know the slogan? “Be disaster aware. Take action to prepare” is also appropriate for South Carolinians, who have experienced some devastating hurricanes in September.  The South Carolina Emergency Management Division has a special page on preparing families.  Be sure to scroll down the page for the games!

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.