Edgar Allen Poe Bicentennial to be Celebrated at the Book Festival
The 2009 SC Book Festival, in partnership with the SC Center for the Book, joins a host of organizations across the country in celebrating the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe during his bicentennial year.
Often called "America's Shakespeare," Poe is connected to the Palmetto State through his tenure as a U.S.
Register Now for Free 2 Hour Training Session on Legislative Research
Due to high demand, the State Library is offering another session of the 2-hour class for state employees and librarians in using the legislative research website, www.scstatehouse.gov, and other legislative materials.
Included in this session: how to contact legislators, using resources available at scstatehouse.gov for tracking legislation, US government web sites and resources for county and city information.
When? February 10 (10 am - noon)
When? February 10 (10 am - noon)
Librarian to Speak at SC Book Festival
Ronald M. Gauthier was a library branch manager in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina forced him to relocate to Atlanta.
Columbia, SC – Ronald M. Gauthier was a library branch manager in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina forced him to relocate to Atlanta.
Letters from the White House
Reading Rockets, AdLit.org, and the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance (NCBLA) have announced the Letters from the White House contest
as part of its celebration of Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out, the NCBLA's critically acclaimed publication about American history. Students in grades preK-12 students can write and submit either a letter or journal entry about an imagined or researched experience of living or working in the White House.
The Lion's Roar Library News Podcast for week of January 30 2009 Now Available
This edition's podcast includes: River of Words contest for K-12 students; Training opportunities at the South Carolina State Library; Declining state funding for U.S.
Sandra E. Johnson to Discuss Her Novel
On February 19, 2009, from noon to 1:00 p.m., Sandra E. Johnson will discuss her book, Standing on Holy Ground: A Triumph over Hate Crime in the Deep South.
Speaker @ the Center – Sandra E. Johnson to Discuss Her Novel
Standing on Holy Ground: A Triumph over Hate Crime in the Deep South
2009 Run for Books to be Held in Columbia
The South Carolina Book Festival is sponsoring an 8K Run and 4K Walk to be held Saturday February 21 in Columbia.
Both the run & walk start at the South Carolina State Library at 1500 Senate Street and head eastward to Laurens Street, then right onto Greene Street, right onto Barnwell
Braille Challenge to be Held at State Library
The first annual Braille Challenge® to be held in South Carolina will take place at the State Library’s Talking Book Services Library on Thursday, February 5, 2009.
Legislative Resources Class Feb 10
The State Library will offer a second workshop on legislative resources on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m. in the Computer Training Room of the Library. The class is for state employees and library staff who are interested in learning about the online resources available for contacting legislators, finding legislation, laws or regulations. Find the registration form for the class from the "Full Calendar" link on the State Library's home page (http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov).
Picturing America Kits Awarded to 854 South Carolina School and Public Libraries
Picturing America, presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in partnership with IMLS and others*, provides high-quality reproductions of great American art to public libraries and K-12 schools to enhance the study of history, social studies, language arts, literature, and civics.
"Public libraries are ideal homes
