SC Humanities is pleased to announce a special South Carolina tour of Water/Ways, an exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution that dives into water-an essential component of life on our planet, environmentally, culturally, and historically. Developed as part of the Museum on Main Street (MOMS) program, this exhibit is designed especially for small cultural organizations and rural audiences that lack regular access to traveling exhibitions due to space and cost limitations. 

Join us from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 17, for a free author talk and book signing: Southern Perspectives on the Queer Movement: Committed to Home by Sheila Morris. These collected essays by South Carolinians explore their gay identities and activism from the emergence of the HIV-AIDS pandemic to the realization of marriage equality in the state thirty years later. Each of the volume’s nineteen essays addresses an aspect of gay life, from hesitant coming-out stories in earlier decades to the creation of grassroots organizations.

The South Carolina State Library will be closed for the Christmas holiday December 24-26, 2018, and for the New Years holiday on January 1, 2019. Image: 'Men and boy make snow balls in front of the State House,' 1930. Accessed via the SC Digital Library at SCMemory.org and from the Richland Library Digital Collection.

Williams brings his new book, Unforgettable, to life through a new exhibit, Unforgettable: Celebrating A Time Of Life, Hope And Bravery.

The South Carolina Digital State Documents Depository provides access to publications produced by state agencies and state-supported academic institutions. These publications provide citizens with crucial information about state government, including statistics, annual accountability reports, and data on a wide variety of topics related to the state.