The State Library will be closed Thursday, November 25, and Friday, November 26 for Thanksgiving. We will reopen on Monday, November 29.

The State Library will be closed Thursday, November 25, and Friday, November 26, and will reopen on Monday November 29.

The South Carolina Academy of Authors (SCAA) is pleased to announce the 2011 inductees, who will be celebrated on March 18, in Aiken, SC.

Sign up for the State Library's monthly eNewsletter which highlights important programs and events!

{youtube}sAO3NbzNreg{/youtube}

From the National Federation of the Blind:

Baltimore, Maryland (November 15, 2010): Once again, Santa has enlisted the help of the elves at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute to get Braille letters out to hundreds of blind boys and girls this Christmas season.

Are you interested in seeing how much you would pay out-of-pocket for your library services? Visit the Library Use Calculator and see the dollar value of your library!

{youtube}NI1I7j5QOrA{/youtube}

The third annual Braille Challenge to be held in South Carolina will take place at the State Library's Talking Book Services Library on February 3, 2011. Applications are due by December 13, 2010.

Hunger is a problem affecting the elderly and the young, the healthy and the sick. Harvest Hope and its member agencies work with people in need from all walks of life. From parents working minimum wage jobs struggling to put food on the table, to retired couples who have trouble paying for expensive medications, hunger is a reality for a growing number of South Carolinians.

Watch Helen Fellers, Coordinator of the USC School of Library and Information Science's Center for Children's Books a Literacy read 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey.

{youtube}jm9cgssorHY{/youtube}

Many people with hearing or speech impairments have difficulty using a typical phone. The South Carolina Equipment Distribution Program (SCEDP) provides free, specialized phone equipment. Examples are: a phone that amplifies the signal so the caller can be better heard, or text on a screen that shows what the caller is saying. Other equipment amplifies the user's voice.