The Laurens County Library had a very successful summer children’s series with several special guests.  The theme was Get a Clue @ Your Library.

The Friends of the Laurens County Library funded special guest appearances.  Programs, held at both the Clinton and Laurens libraries, included the weekly story times for infants ages birth through five and the summer reading club for children in the first through sixth grades.

David Warren, executive director of the Richland County Public Library, recently presented South Carolina Representative Nathan Ballentine, with a plaque from the South Carolina Association of Public Library Administrators for his work to increase state funding for public libraries.

The Summer issue of MORE: The newsletter for South Carolina Libraries, is now available online. To access the latest issue of the South Carolina State Library's newsletter and related publications, please visit our publications page.

Libraries, it’s not too late to reserve a Let’s Talk About It: Reading and Discussion Series for your library for Fall 2007!

WASHINGTON - The Clintons are donating $100,000 to a South Carolina library to be named after one of Hillary Rodham Clinton's mentors, Marion Wright Edelman.

Sen. Clinton, the current front-runner among Democrats seeking the 2008 presidential nomination, appeared with Edelman at an event Tuesday night near the Capitol.

Children who have vision or physical disabilities will celebrate the end of the state’s “Get A Clue” summer reading program with a party at 11 a.m. Friday, July 27, in Columbia.

Two South Carolina public library directors recently attended “Connecting to Collections: The National Conservation Summit” held June 27 and 28, 2007 at The Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, Washington DC.

Print copies of the South Carolina Foundation Directory 2006, 8th edition, are now available for purchase from the South Carolina State Library for $15 each (plus $3 shipping for mail orders). For ordering information visit the Grant and Funding Sources page. The complete Directory is also available for viewing or free downloading.