The South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book will host a book talk and signing on Thursday, February 20, from noon to 1:00 p.m. at 1500 Senate St., Columbia.
Charleston author Mark R. Jones is an eighth generation South Carolinian and author of Doin' the Charleston: Black Roots of American Popular Music & the Jenkins Orphanage Legacy. The book covers what Jones calls, "the greatest untold story in South Carolina history" and is his contribution to preserving the gospel of jazz. From rags to ragtime, the Jenkins Orphanage created the soundtrack of the 20th century. Doin' the Charleston is published by East Atlantic Publishing and will be available for sale and signing after the book talk.
All Speaker @ the Center programs take place from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the South Carolina State Library located at 1500 Senate St., Columbia. Speaker @ the Center is FREE and open to the public. Bring your lunch and enjoy learning more about South Carolina. Please visit readsc.org/events for a list of additional book talks and signings.
The South Carolina Center for the Book is the South Carolina Affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book and is a cooperative project of the South Carolina State Library, the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science, and The Humanities CouncilSC.
