Hardeeville Library Celebrates Multilingual Cultural Development Grant

AHJ Regional Library Directgor Carolyn Fortson, Hardeeville Branch Manager Darlene Thomas-Burroughs and State Library Dirctor of Finalnce and Grants Wendy Coplen, Inclusive Services Consultant Caroline Smith, and Alexandra Sanders.

We joined the Hardeeville Library in Jasper County in celebrating new, inclusive additions to its collection. Last weekend State Library Director of Finance and Grants Wendy Coplen, Inclusive Services Consultant Caroline Smith, and Grants Administrator Alexandra Sanders visited the library to see materials purchased using a multilingual collection development grant. The grants, awarded last fall, help support people who speak a language other than English at home by offering new library materials in their first languages. Allendale/Hampton/Jasper Regional Library Director Carolyn Fortson and Hardeeville Branch Manager Darlene Thomas-Burroughs said, “This is YOUR library.” They recognize that the library belongs to everyone in the community and said citizens should utilize the many services and resources. The $2000 grants are part of the American Rescue Plan Act and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the South Carolina State Library.

Upcoming Event

Author photo of Patricia Brandon and the cover of Rise of the Pale Moon.

Author Patricia Brandon and "Rise of the Pale Moon"

February 11, 2026, 5:30 PM

Join us at the next installment of the Speaker at the Center with Author Patricia Brandon where she will discuss her historical fiction novel, "Rise of the Pale Moon." Set against the backdrop of the Revolutionary War era in coastal South Carolina, Rise of the Pale Moon weaves a compelling tale of three young women from distinct backgrounds: an indentured servant from London, a chattel slave raised on the Montague Hall plantation, and a Catawba Indian captured by the Cherokee and traded into slavery.