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.

The Lionheart Foundation provides a state by state listing of literacy programs for prisoners, which lists the South Carolina State Library's WorkSC.org website.  The Foundation regularly receives emails and calls from concerned family and friends of incarcerated adults who are due to be released from prison.

Check out this month's issue of More - the newsletter for South Carolina Libraries. For back issues, please visit our digital collections.

On June 25, 2015, Connect South Carolina, joined by Berkeley County Community Partners, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, and Home Telecom, announced Berkeley County’s certified Connected community status and released its Technology Action Plan. It is the first county in the Lowcountry and the eighth certified Connected community in South Carolina.

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

Grants Research: Finding a Funder for Your Nonprofit Organization - This class helps individuals working with nonprofit organizations locate information on grants available from private foundations and corporations using the South Carolina State Library’s electronic and print resources.  Sessions run from 9:30 a.m. to noon and are offered on two different dates:

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the SC Social Media in State Government Summit. The summit will be held Wednesday, September 9, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  The cost is $10.00 and includes lunch. Join us for a day of hearing from colleagues at SC State Government agencies about how to effectively use social media to promote state government, events, programs, and more! Registration and more information is available at the State Library's event calendar.

Book lovers and bargain hunters are in for a real treat when the Charleston Friends of the Library host its annual John’s Island Regional Book Sale.  With great bargains, good books and a chance to support your library system, all are in invited to this free event held on Friday, July 24 & Saturday, July 25 at the John’s Island Regional Library located at 3531 Maybank Highway, Charleston, SC 29455.

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce three new webinars:

On August 5, 2015 we will look at the State Department of Archives and its rich holdings of state government materials.  We will also find other digital collections of state documents, including the South Carolina State Library’s digital depository.

Join us in Dallas, Texas, November 3-4, 2015 to take part in the conversation about issues related to library marketing and communications.

The Library Marketing and Communications Conference (LMCC) will connect marketing, public relations, fundraising, outreach, and program development professionals from public, academic, and special libraries. In today’s digital world, promoting and marketing libraries is crucial. Library public relations, community outreach, and marketing professionals have to strive to remain competitive by using innovative tools for effective marketing.

Reading with young children is a proven way to promote early literacy. Helping to make sure children are reading on grade level by third grade is one of the most important things we can do to prepare children for a successful future. Reading with a child for 20 minutes per day and making a few simple strategies a part of your daily routine can make a positive impact on a child’s success in school.