The Beaufort County Public Library system is a partner in a new and unique summer program. The Lowcountry Cruiser stops at the St. Helena, Beaufort and Lobeco libraries Monday through Friday, hoping to encourage children to pick up some grub and grab a book too. Libraries in the Lowcountry see hundreds of kids a day for various summer programs and recreational reading.
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.
Richland Library's Business, Careers and Research Center is pleased to be collaborating with Chef Sarah Simmons, The Cafe at Richland Library, for an upcoming small business series, Build Your Business Savvy with Chef Sarah Simmons.
Register now for these upcoming events:
Palmetto Scribe will be held on Saturday, April 28th from 2-5pm. Meet 25 local authors in a casual, relaxed setting; ask questions and find out what's next on their list. Books will be available for purchase and signing at this event.
Public libraries may apply for grants to host public programs around the PBS series “The Great American Read,” an eight-part television and online series designed to spark a national conversation about reading and the books that have inspired, moved, and shaped us, the ALA Public Programs Office announced.
National Library Week is coming up on April 8-14, 2018! The Library History Round Table (of the American Library Association) News and Notes is celebrating this special time for libraries by publishing informal essays (even just a few hundred words) about histories of specific libraries.
Congratulations to Calhoun County Library director Kristen Simensen on being named one of Library Journal's 2018 Movers and Shakers. You can read about why Kristen was named a “Change Agent” among Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers at the
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) has chosen 20 libraries to receive its 2018 Summer Learning Resources Grant.
Charleston, SC’s first Poet Laureate, Marcus Amaker, will visit the Irmo Branch Library on May 11, 2018 and will read selections from his latest project, empath, starting at 7:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served at 6:00 p.m. along with music by a jazz vibraphone musician in our café style setting. empath is much more than a boo.
The Fairfield County Library is proud to announce the unveiling of a new website, logo, and staff email addresses. The website can be found at www.fairfieldcountylibrary.com.
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