Come out to see two new mental health exhibits at the South Carolina State Museum at a free event tonight, September 27. The event will be hosted by the South Carolina State Library, the South Carolina State Museum and a group of mental health service and educational organizations.

The South Carolina Academy of Authors (SCAA) announces its second annual $1000 fellowship in fiction. Entries may be previously unpublished short stories or excerpts from unpublished longer works and must be no longer than 15 pages. There are no restrictions on content; however, applicants must be full-time South Carolina residents and may submit only one story or excerpt.

The South Carolina Academy of Authors (SCAA) announces its annual $1000 fellowship in poetry.

Applicants must be full-time South Carolina residents and all entries must be typed or computer printed on 8 1/2 X 11 paper. There is no restriction to form or content. Postmark deadline is December 1, 2012. Manuscripts will not be returned.

Students can revisit their most powerful literary experiences through a contest that asks them to write a personal letter to an author and explain how his or her work changed their perspective on the world.

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce two new staff members.

Two new exhibits at the South Carolina State Museum will be highlighted at a special event hosted in partnership by the South Carolina State Library, South Carolina State Museum and a group of mental health service and educational organizations on Thursday, September 27 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, fourth floor, S.C. State Museum.

Join Greenville County Library System as we celebrate the fifth annual Amazing Read with a series of programs based on this year's selection--All Over but the Shoutin', an adult book by Pulitzer Prize winning author Rick Bragg. In his memoir, Bragg brings us back to his early life of stifling poverty in Alabama.

Talking Book Services invites all visually impaired and blind students in South Carolina to create a work of art to be entered into the Celebrate Art! Exhibition.

Divisions:

• Grades 1 -- 4
• Grades 5 -- 8
• Grades 9 -- 12

Judges will choose a winner in each division. Winners will receive a prize.

Election year is here! Many of us have a renewed interest in government and will be checking information on laws and legislators.

Laws and Legislative Resources is designed to familiarize users with following the process of legislation. We will look at resources to find legislators, track bills, find laws and statutes, and election resources for both South Carolina and the U.S.