When?
March 27, 2012 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Where?
Federation Center of the Blind 119 S. Kilbourne Road Columbia, SC 29205

Topic
Blindness Awareness
Come learn about technology solutions for the blind: JAWS® screen reading software, Braille displays, scanning and reading - and more!

Door Prize Drawing for a FREE PLEXTALK Pocket DAISY Player/Recorder: Read books, play music, keep memos, record. Small and lightweight.

Attention DHEC Staff! Are you interested in learning more about eBooks? Staff from the SC State Library will be available to sign you up for a library card, show you how to access eBooks through the library's online catalog, and you'll even be able to test drive a Kindle, Nook, or iPad!

When: Friday, March 23 from 12:30-3:30pm

Just when you thought the 3 Little Pigs could not be retold, this book comes along in a new song that's funny and bold.

Because it is a Federal Documents Depository, the South Carolina State Library has received a four volume set of the Budget of the U.S. Government published by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

On Thursday, March 29, 2012, at 6 PM, visitors to the Laurens County Library will be able to meet Artist Elaine Hearn Rabon. This is part of the Library's S.M.A.R.T.* (*Super Motivating Activity-Reading Time) program, which provides programs for children and families during evening hours at the library.

From the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts to celebrating St. Patrick's Day, the Reading Rooster has some great children's book titles to recommend.

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The current issue of Coastal Heritage presents several articles on the impacts of disasters on the waters around South Carolina. However, these are not your usual summaries of the effects on coastal waters and wildlife in and out of those waters, which is what we would expect from the Sea Grant Consortium, which supports research, education, and outreach to conserve coastal resources .

When the Greenwood Literacy Council closed its doors last spring, it left a wide gap in the literacy/ESL services available to adults in Greenwood. The Greenwood County Library decided to help fill the gap when it hired Lois Strauss in January 2012. Ms. Strauss works part-time in the Library's Computer Lab and part-time as the Adult Literacy Coordinator. A literacy and ESL volunteer herself, Mrs.

The South Carolina State Library will host a free workshop about the 1940 U.S. Census on Friday, April 20, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

The South Carolina State Library has recently published a report titled, Social Media, Libraries, and Web 2.0: How American Libraries are Using New Tools for Public Relations and to Attract New Users. The report provides quantitative and qualitative data gathered from library staff members in the U.S.