Staff members at the SC State Library have compiled a list of resources and helpful tips for dealing with recovering personal items following a flood.  You can download the full document here.

Join us for a regional South Carolina workshop for public and academic library staff members. Registration is open for Pathway to Normalcy: Partnering with Emergency Planners to Build Greater Community Resilience. Is your library prepared for an emergency or disaster? This summit is designed to give you the basic tools to create a disaster readiness culture within your institution.

The fourth annual class of the National Student Poets Program (NSPP)—the nation’s highest honor for youth poets—has been announced by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The teen poets’ first reading of their original work was hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama in the White House as part of an appointment ceremony.

Over the weekend of October 3–4, Hurricane Joaquin brought record-setting rainfall and catastrophic flooding to the Southeast, leaving South Carolina in a state of disaster. In the central and eastern part of the state, rivers overran their banks, washing out roads and bridges, breaching dams, and destroying property. To the south, high tides pushed water inland over sea walls. President Barack Obama declared the state a disaster zone, and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local efforts.

Observed every year on October 15, Blind Americans Equality Day is an opportunity to recognize the accomplishments of people who are blind or have low vision, while renewing a national commitment to providing all citizens who have disabilities with the opportunity to fulfill their full potential.

Richland Library plans to assist customers with FEMA applications during its normal hours of operation.  Initially, the FEMA assistance will be available at Richland Library Main (1431 Assembly Street). The plan is for other Richland Library locations, in the most impacted areas, to offer this assistance in the coming weeks.  

‪#‎SCFLOOD‬ The South Carolina State Library will be closed on Friday, October 9, 2015 due to inclement weather. We anticipate reopening on Monday, October 12th. For more information on closings and delays, visit http://www.scemd.org/closings.

South Carolina libraries would love to hear from you during this challenging time. Please send any positive messages to those affected by the #SCFlood to the South Carolina State Library--or you may post online--and we will pass them on across the state.

South Carolina State Library
1500 Senate St.
Columbia, SC 29201

#SCFLOOD The South Carolina State Library will be closed on Thursday, October 8, 2015 due to inclement weather. For more information on closings and delays, visit http://www.scemd.org/closings.

Please help South Carolina flood victims by making a donation today.