The South Carolina State Library is pleased to offer a free class, Grants Research: Finding a Funder for Your Nonprofit Organization.

When: December 11, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Where: South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia.
Cost: Free.

Did you know you can calculate the value of your visit to a library? The South Carolina State Library has a library use calculator for users to see the value of a variety of library services. Check it out and calculate the value of your library!

The South Carolina Library Association (SCLA) announced the winners of two poster session competitions held at the 2013 SCLA/SELA (Southeastern Library Association) joint conference in Greenville, SC.

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to welcome three staff members.

Jessica Dame, metadata librarian in the Information Services department, creates and maintains metadata for digitized and born-digital content for access through the State Library's digital management system. Most recently, she was metadata librarian at the Georgetown University Lauinger library in Washington, D.C., and interned with the Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens.

The first webinar is December 12, 2013.

Known for his engaging children's books and a national youth publishing program, author Kwame Alexander will discuss his new Charleston-based teen novel during book release events at two Charleston County Public Library branches next week.

Richland Library and the Columbia Museum of Art have teamed up to offer free Wi-Fi access in Boyd Plaza at the corner of Main and Hampton Streets in downtown Columbia.

Join us in Greenville for the 2013 SCLA/SELA Conference. Staff members from the South Carolina State Library will be in attendance and we will have an exhibit table so be sure to stop by and say hello and find out what's new at the State Library!

Did you know that the South Carolina State Library has a guide to South Carolina obituary resources? Many newspapers, particularly those of small communities, do not have indexing for content older than the last ten years or so and finding obituaries is not an easy endeavor. However, many of the county libraries in South Carolina have special indexes for obituaries from local newspapers and may have the newspapers on microfilm.