Calling All Aspiring Writers: Enter PalmettoPride’s Children’s Book Contest

PalmettoPride your anti-litter and beautification organization, is hosting a children’s book contest! This contest will launch on September 5 and will be open to all ages with an original story idea focusing on the behavioral change of those who litter.

PalmettoPride’s mission is to eradicate litter and promote beautification in South Carolina using four key methods: education, enforcement, awareness and pick up. Changing the behavior of those that litter begins with education.

Lander University’s Larry A. Jackson Library Celebrates 50 Years in GPO’s Federal Depository Library Program

Lander University’s Larry A. Jackson Library celebrates 50 years in the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s (GPO’s) Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The FDLP ensures the public has free access to Federal documents in participating libraries across the Nation. The libraries, in partnership with GPO, work in support of Keeping America Informed.

State Library to Offer Regional Early Childhood Literacy Workshops for Public Library Staff Members

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to offer three regional workshops this coming December on early childhood literacy. The workshop is titled, "Sing Talk And Read Play On and Write for Easier Reading™--Putting Every Child Ready to Read® 2 Parent Workshops into Practice." Ready, set, go!  Come away feeling confident offering early literacy workshops for parents and caregivers, based on the modules offered in the second edition of Every Child Ready to Read.

State Library Offers FREE Access to LearningExpress Library

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to provide FREE statewide access to LearningExpress Library through Discus - South Carolina's Virtual Library! LearningExpress Library is for elementary school students through adults and provides a comprehensive collection of test-preparation tools, skill-building materials, and other career and life skills resources.

Come One, Come All!!! 2017 SCLA Conference - Registration Is Open - Deadline Extended To September 15

The South Carolina Library Association invites all library professionals, paraprofessionals, students, vendors, and friends to our 2017 Annual Conference!

This year’s conference theme is "Libraries Make It Happen!" The focus is on the power of libraries to change lives. This is your opportunity to discover new ideas, cutting edge techniques, and hear stories of how you and your library can create opportunities for exploration, innovation, and transformation in the communities you serve from state and national colleagues.