All SC Residents

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the latest addition to its digitized collections.

Did you know your South Carolina State Library card gives you access to ProQuest's Ebook Central? You can access a wealth of information right from your computer or mobile device! Use Ebook Central to quickly and easily find relevant ebooks and chapters; read online; search within the ebook; and highlight, take notes and bookmark pages in your online copy, stored on your bookshelf for you.

Spring will soon be arriving so this month we are featuring the Clemson Extension Agribusiness publication, Starting an Agricultural Business in South Carolina?: 7 Steps to Getting Started.

The South Carolina State Library’s digital collections contain rare primary research materials such as Our Heroes: Patriotic Poems on Men, Women and Sayings of the Negro Race.

The South Carolina Digital State Documents Depository provides access to state agencies' publications.

When our state was forced into a shutdown because of the COVID pandemic, South Carolina's public libraries' work did not stop. Libraries quickly transitioned to meet the immediate and emerging needs of their communities. I am dedicating this space to their creative, thoughtful work.

We celebrate World Read Aloud Day 2021 by offering you tips for reading aloud at home. From reading to your favorite people and pets to reading in a different language, watch the video here (or below) and see how these suggestions can help you encourage the young people in your life to make their voices heard.