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.

Join us Saturday, December 12 for a family-friendly event, "Beneath the Trees with Molly Ledford and Billy Kelly." You can expect plenty of music and fun from the lead singer of Lunch Money - Ledford - and her special guest - Kelly -  who will be performing selections from their debut album Trees, which recently received a Best Children's Album nomination for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.

Mike Hyde has been named the York County Library’s Employee of the Year for 2015. The building superintendent for all five libraries and the bookmobile in the York County system, Mike’s personal commitment to quality is obvious in everything he does. He consistently “goes the extra mile,” even coming in to work on days off to check the libraries during inclement weather. His abilities and contributions are an important key to the success of the library.

The Charleston County Public Library Board of Trustees announced today it would conduct a national search for a new director who will lead efforts to build five new libraries and renovate 13 other libraries.

Did you know you can access digitized images of the Belle W. Baruch Collection from the Hobcaw Barony online?  In a December 20, 1907 penny postcard with divided back, Belle Baruch writes from New York City to her sister at Hobcaw, “Dear sister, lots of kisses from sister Belle.” It would have been a rare exception for the Bernard Baruch family not to be together at Hobcaw Barony for the Christmas season; however, the entire family may have been at Hobcaw by Christmas Day in 1907. For more images, please visit the Georgetown County Digital Library's Belle W.

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.

Join us on Wednesday, December 9 from noon to 1:00 p.m. for Speaker @ the Center, featuring author Angela Williams. Hush Now, Baby (Texas Review Press) is the story of how a little white girl climbed out of an uneasy childhood in the segregated South…on the backbone of a black woman who loved her unabashedly. A host of African-American women permeated Southern families. One of those stalwart women was Eva Aiken, a central figure in the author’s life from her birth…until Eva staged a sit-in at the girl’s wedding.

"Found Anew: Poetry and Prose Inspired by the South Caroliniana Library Digital Collections" is an anthology of new poetry and prose from writers with strong ties to the Palmetto State that creatively engages with historical photographs found in the digital collections of the University of South Carolina's South Caroliniana Library.

The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is accepting applications for the 2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards. The deadline to apply is February 2, 2016, 5:00 PM PST.

Twelve award-winning programs will each receive $10,000 and an invitation to accept their award from the PCAH Honorary Chairman, First Lady Michelle Obama, at a ceremony at the White House.

The Beaufort County Library System is pleased to announce dozens of events, book clubs, film showings, and other programs to celebrate The Big Read in January and February. The Library will focus on Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. The Library is asking all residents of Beaufort County to read the book between now and the end of the year, and attend at least one program at the branches in early next year.