Millions of Americans across the country observe Veterans Day every Nov. 11. Armistice Day, now Veterans Day in the United States, is a commemoration dedicated to all veterans – a way to remember and thank them for their bravery and sacrifice. People choose to mark the day in a variety of ways. However, the Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP) has one suggestion that I’d like to pass on to you: make Veterans Day meaningful. View the full blog post from the Library of Congress.

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 South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce that it now offers the Mango Languages online language-learning system to its patrons and to public libraries across the state.

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website StudySC.org. The new site has an easy-to-navigate menu bar and provides keyword searching of its website pages.

StudySC is a website that provides online content to support South Carolina-specific curriculum standards. StudySC makes available a student-friendly environment arranged by grade level and by subject area where students can find the information they need fast.

The 2011-2013 American Community Survey has annual demographic, socio-economic and housing characteristics for congressional districts and geographic areas of 20,000 or more residents.  These new surveys also allow for “comparison tables” to show previous three-year data for the geographic area.

Lion selfies were a fun part of this year's South Carolina Library Association annual conference held in Columbia.  This year's theme was "Unbound: Unconventional Services in South Carolina Libraries".

Register today for our webinars that highlight South Carolina county level statistical information on education, health, and employment.

• Thursday, Nov 20, 11:00 a.m. – noon, South Carolina State Government Bit by Bit: Education Statistics. This webinar will delve into South Carolina state agency websites to find statistics at the district and school levels for poverty, dropouts, achievement scores, libraries, and much more. Register.

Join us for an author talk and book signing by Rachel Haynie, for her book, First, You Explore: The Story of the Young Charles Townes. Haynie’s book is an inspirational biography of the Nobel Prize-winning inventor of the laser and is published by Young Palmetto Books of the University of South Carolina Press.

When: Thursday, November 13 from noon – 1:00 p.m.
Where: South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website WorkSC.org. The new site has an easy-to-navigate menu bar and provides keyword searching of its website pages.

WorkSC.org is a comprehensive job seeker and workforce skill building resource for South Carolina’s libraries, government agencies, and citizens. Users of WorkSC.org can

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