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

Submission Guidelines: Applicants must be full-time South Carolina Residents. 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 Friday November 11, 2011. Manuscripts will not be returned.

Walhalla, S.C. - Anonymous donors have contributed $11,000 to the Walhalla Branch of the Oconee County Public Library to establish a Memorial Fund in honor of George H. Chastain.

Attention South Carolina libraries using Twitter! Watch this week's Lion's Roar to learn about the SC Libraries Twitter list. Please contact Curtis Rogers, Communications Director at crogers@statelibrary.sc.gov to make sure your library's Twitter feed is added.

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The South Carolina Academy of Authors (SCAA) announces its first annual $1000 fellowship in fiction. Entries may be previously unpublished short stories or excerpts from unpublished longer works. Limit 15 pages per submission, one submission per author. There are no restrictions on content; however, applicants must be full-time South Carolina residents. SCAA board members are ineligible.

In this episode of the Reading Rooster Recommends, you'll find some great summer reading recommendations from a special set of Harry Potter books to a new Clubhouse Mysteries series by Sharon Draper. Check it out!

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This summer, the Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library at the University of South Carolina will open its galleries for two weekends. On July 23 -- 24 and August 20 -- 21, the galleries will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A lecture and special gallery tour are also planned for August 11. All of these events are free and the public is invited to attend.

Is your library looking for a great book discussion program? Be sure to check out the State Library and Humanities Council's partnership called Let's Talk About It (LTAI). Your library can apply for the program, get the books, get a speaker, and host a great book discussion series! Check out this brief video that will tell you more.

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The Greenwood County Library received its Silver LEED Certification on Monday, June 27, 2011 for its new headquarters library, making it South Carolina's first LEED-certified public library. The library was designed by Craig Gaulden Davis of Greenville and constructed by Yeargin Potter Shackleford Construction of Greenville from June 2008 -- September 2010.

Meet Author Martha L. Hughes at the Laurens County Library - 6:30 PM Thursday, August 4, 2011.

Author/Editor Martha Lanning Hughes will be at the Laurens County Library to introduce her book, Love & Kisses, Porter: 646 Letters Home from WWII.

Watch this episode of the Reading Rooster Recommends about summer camp, sharks, and more!

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