The South Carolina State Library is proud to announce that award-winning authors/illustrators Rita Williams-Garcia and Sophie Blackall will be featured at StoryfestSC 2017-the stat

February is Black History Month, and the South Carolina State Library has created a page of resources available to cardholders, teachers, librarians, and the general public. Check out these great resources today! http://statelibrary.sc.libguides.com/black-history

Four South Carolinians have been chosen to receive the fiction and poetry prizes awarded annually by the S.C. Academy of Authors, founded in 1986 to identify, recognize and promote the state’s distinguished writers. 

Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson to offer her perspectives on "Great Migration" historical period

Be a part of a cohort of public libraries interested in implementing Project Outcome to drive change, influence decision making, and demonstrate the true impact of the library’s programs and services on the community. This important workshop will be held at the SC State Museum on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The South Carolina State Library invites you to download our Rare Book Collection Coloring Book! Like many other special collections libraries across the world, the SCSL is getting ready to participate in the New York Academy of Medicine’s Color Our Collections event February 5-9, 2018.

Katie and Pamela sit down with Leesa Aiken, SC State Library Director, to talk about the amazing year planned for 2017.  Listen as Ms.

Check out this month's More - the Newsletter for South Carolina Libraries. Back issues are available in our

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.

Want to know what you can do to help conserve South Carolina's natural world? Join us on January 31 at the South Carolina State Library as we learn about more about this topic with David Shelley, Education Coordinator at the Congaree National Park's Old-Growth Bottomland Forest Research and Education Center. The CongaRee-flections presentation will address several conservation education developments affecting both Congaree National Park and South Carolina more broadly.