The South Carolina State Library is pleased to sponsor "An Afternoon with Christopher Paul Curtis" at this year's South Carolina Book Festival. Curtis made an outstanding debut in children's literature with The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963. His second novel, Bud, Not Buddy, is the first book ever to receive both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award.

Looking to check for resources at the State Library but are always on the go? Did you know SCLENDS, the South Carolina State Library's online catalog has been upgraded to a more user friendly interface for smart phones and tablets?

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce two new free webinars in the South Carolina Government Bit by Bit series. The first, "Kids Pages" will be held on Wednesday, May 28 at 11:00 a.m. This session will delve into sites designed by state agencies for students and young users. Some websites have been revised recently to align to curriculum standards.

The Berkeley County Library System and Berkeley County Government invite county residents to celebrate the grand opening of the Hanahan Library in its new location, 1216 Murray Court on Sunday, May 4, 2014 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.

Did you know that our Discus databases are really current? A search in MasterFILE Premier today pulled up 225 articles about Ukraine from not only magazines and journals that are well known to readers, but also newswires and web news from today also!

The South Carolina Academy of Authors will honor writers Gilbert Allen, Janette Turner Hospital, John Lane and the late Robert Quillen on April 26 at 6:00 p.m. at Furman University's Younts Conference Center in Greenville, S.C.

Check out this month's issue of More - the Newsletter for South Carolina Libraries.

The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) announced the winners of the 2014 Teen Video Challenge. The Teen Video Challenge is a national competition for teens to get involved with reading and their public library's summer reading program. Winning videos were selected at the state level to be recognized as an official CSLP Teen Video Challenge winner for 2014.