Are you a survivor of Hurricane Matthew with a disability living in South Carolina? If so, The University of South Carolina needs your input regarding your experiences during the Hurricane Matthew and the subsequent flooding. The information collected will not be identifiable and will be used to enhance South Carolina’s emergency response services for persons with disabilities during and after a crisis.

Did you know that October 14 is National Dessert Day? The SC State Library's digital collections has a number of state government documents that contain recipes! This one is from the SC Department of Agriculture's "Fall Recipes" publication from 2011. You can find similar documents at the State Library's digital collections online.

The Ghosts of the USC Horseshoe: Facts and Fiction tour aims to find the true history behind popular ghost stories

Join the South Carolina State Library on our Ghosts of the USC Horseshoe: Facts and Fiction tour as we explore the University of South Carolina campus with author Tally Johnson and USC Archivist Elizabeth West!

The South Carolina State Library is seeking artwork and literature depicting last year’s historic floods for a display commemorating the disaster of October 2015. The library will accept submissions of prose, poetry, photographs, and digital art from the general public this month for #SCStronger, a special library gallery. The display will honor those who responded to the flood event and examine the impact it had on the state.

You may submit up to five (5) works per person by noon on Friday, October 28. 

The Academy holds two annual competitions for writers. The Poetry Awards and Fiction Awards offer $1,500 to eligible state residents and $1,000 to students at SC institutions of higher learning. Judges are professional writers selected from out of state.

Join us on October 12 from noon-1pm for Speaker @ the Center featuring Adam King, Archaeology in South Carolina: Exploring the Hidden Heritage of the Palmetto State by USC Press. All Speaker @ the Center programs take place from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia.

The South Carolina State Library will be closed Wednesday, October 5 through Friday, October 7. Please visit the SC Emergency Management Division's list of closings for more information. Additional information may be available on the SCEMD Twitter and Facebook page. 

Join us this time as we talk with Dr. David Lankes, the new Director of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina. Katie, Pamela, and Dr. Lankes discuss libraries, where they are, what's happening now, and what we have to look forward to in the future. Dr. Lankes also shares some of his adventures from trips to memorable libraries around the globe.

The four-volume history includes personal stories, historic photographs

Jennie Redmond, Dorchester County Library (DCL) Executive Director, knows the importance of local history and understands just how hard it is to preserve for future generations.

So when Redmond got the opportunity to add historian James A. Way's four-volume work Dorchester: Our Homes - Our People - Our Story to the South Carolina Digital Library this year, she was ready to help preserve the town's past.

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to offer three popular grants research and proposal writing classes: