An overflow, standing-room-only crowd is expected Friday when the Charleston County Public Library hosts some of the top-selling young adult authors as a preview to this weekend's YALLFest.

On Tuesday, November 5, Richland County residents passed a $59 million library bond referendum--65 to 35 percent. It will enhance and redefine 10 of its 11 Richland Library facilities into true community centers focused on learning and access to technology. This is the first time in 24 years that voters were asked to approve additional capital funds for the library system.

Are you a smart buyer who likes to research products before making a purchase? You can access Consumer Reports magazine through Discus -- South Carolina's Virtual Library. Check it out today!

Do you know of a library that has had a successful library financial development program? Recognize this successful project with a nomination for the Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award funded by Gale Cengage, Inc.

The Richland Library Foundation is pleased to announce that Tamara King has been selected as the 2013 recipient of the Ethel Bolden Minority Scholarship during a presentation and ceremony on October 17 at Richland Library in downtown Columbia, SC.

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the addition of more than 87,000 academic ebook titles to its online collection. Joining the Alaska State Library and the Missouri State Library, the library is now the third state library in the country to subscribe to ebrary's Academic Complete collection of research-oriented ebooks.

Did you know that the South Carolina State Library receives copies of the state agency Accountability Reports? These official reports are sent to the General Assembly and copies are provided to the South Carolina State Library. The reports detail how state agencies have used funds allocated by the state legislature, the federal government and/or other sources for the citizens of South Carolina.

The State of South Carolina has partnered with CSID to provide eligible South Carolina taxpayers and businesses up to one year of CSID Identity Protection services for free beginning October 24, 2013. The deadline for enrollment is October 1, 2014.

The Spartanburg County Public Libraries announces the renovation of the Barnet Children's Library at the Headquarters Library in downtown Spartanburg. Financial gifts totaling $135,000 from two local family Foundations and the Friends of the Library will fund the renovated space. The renovation is tied to the Every Child Ready to Read initiative.

Ruth Riley, M.S., AHIP, assistant dean for executive affairs and director of library services for the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, has been named the Academic Librarian of the Year by the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association.