Perfectly Preserved

One of the many ways the South Carolina State Library supports the community is through the preservation of the collections housed here.

A main part of the strategic plan is to protect and promote cultural heritage which can be done through the preservation of historic collections. SCSL librarians take special care to clean books, put fragile items in protective enclosures, maintain and display the Rare Book Collection, and provide education on handling and preservation procedures.

Preservation tools and a book in need of repair in our display case

Upcoming Event

Cover of Coast Lines: A Poetry Anthology

Speaker at the Center: Readings from "Coast Lines: A Poetry Anthology"

April 22, 2025, 2:00 PM


Join us at our next Speaker at the Center series to celebrate National Poetry Month with readings from the new poetry anthology, "Coast Lines," edited by Daniel Cross Turner and Libby Bernardin. Lovely inside and out, this anthology features over 140 works by 50 poets exploring the manifold beauty and diversity of the South Carolina coastal plain, accompanied by over 50 stunning photographs of the region’s distinctive ecologies and wildlife by photographer Philip Wilkinson. 

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