Get a Library Card this September
A free library card is your ticket to back-to-school savings.
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the South Carolina State Library joins with the American Library Association and public libraries nationwide to make sure that our students have the most important school supply of all – a free library card.
Resources at your local South Carolina public library are available to anyone who has a library card. Students can turn to the library for materials, programs and services that support academic achievement.
The South Carolina State Library is dedicated to providing online access to several digital collections. The South Carolina 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 popular webinar series, South Carolina State Government: Bit by Bit continues with two webinars scheduled for September and October 2014. The free webinar series takes a look into the websites of our state’s government agencies to find unique and useful information about South Carolina. 
The South Carolina State Library’s 
In 2009, the Illinois State Library received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to create ILEAD (Innovative Librarians Explore, Apply and Discover) USA, a new kind of leadership initiative that allows teams of library employees from all types of libraries to enhance their communities with technology.
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The Southeastern Library Association is seeking nominations for its prestigious Rothrock Award to be presented at the joint 2014 Georgia Council of Media Organizations/Southeastern Library Association Conference in Athens, Georgia in October. The purpose of the award is to honor a librarian who has contributed substantially to librarianship and library development in the southeast during their career.
The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce a new organizational structure and two new deputy director positions. Beginning July 1, Denise Lyons will assume the newly created position of Deputy Director of Statewide Development and Christopher Yates will assume the newly created position of Deputy Director of Library Resources and Services.
