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The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to revitalize the role of literature reading in American popular culture. The Big Read brings community resources together to facilitate and encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment.
Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, announced that 851 museums, libraries, and archives, representing every state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, have been selected to receive the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. A blue ribbon panel of conservation experts selected the contents of the bookshelf; it includes an essential set of books, online resources, and a user's guide that can profoundly impact the ability of small libraries and museums to care for their collections.
We received several catalogs, magazines, and brochures from our state colleges and universities this month. Many of these have color photographs highlighting the assets of our schools and include facts and statistics that would be of interest to prospective students. We also received the Governor’s Executive Budget and the detailed Budget of the General Fund, Transportation, Education Improvement Act, and Education Lottery Revenues for 2008/2009. Other interesting state agency publications include:
Columbia, SC – Visually impaired/blind K-12 students from across the state will soon have their artwork on display at the South Carolina State Library’s Talking Book Services Library. According to Pamela Davenport, “The idea to display student artwork was a result of conversations with the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind and will promote and educate the public about artwork of blind and visually impaired students in South Carolina.”
Picturing America℠ is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA). The goal of Picturing America℠ is to enhance the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture by bringing some of America’s greatest works of art into school classrooms and public libraries.
Columbia, SC – On February 27, 2008 from noon to 1:00 p.m., Dr. Stephanie Mitchem will discuss “Heroism and Community in A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines” as part of the Benedict College Big Read Program.
South Carolina Book Festival
The 2008 SC Book Festival will be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC on February 22–24, 2008.
Friday, February 22nd Events: Featured workshops at various locations around the Columbia area during the day will be offered for a nominal registration fee. In the evening, join us for the annual opening night gala featuring a keynote address. More details will follow as the festival schedule develops in the coming months.
Columbia, SC -- The South Carolina Center for the Book, in partnership with SCBook Festival and Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., announces brunching with authors, a special literary event Sunday, February 24, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
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