The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation featured the Carvers Bay Branch Library of the Georgetown County Library system in a short documentary project showcasing success stories on how computers and the Internet in public libraries can positively impact citizens’ lives. 

The staff of the South Carolina State Library is presenting a series of classes to assist state agency employees with finding information.  The classes will give overviews and tips on specific topics related to online searching and to services available at the State Library.

We are pleased to announce the online publication of the 2005 - 2006 Annual Report from the South Carolina State Library.  The report chronicles a year of change, challenges and accomplishments.  The agency's mission is to provide, advance and promote excellent library services and equal access to information for all South Carolinians.   

On December 5, 2006, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice issued the first installment of a new technical assistance document designed to assist state and local officials to improve compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in their programs, services, activities, and facilities. 

The National Council on Disability has released "Over the Horizon: Potential Impact of Emerging Trends in Information and Communication Technology on Disability Policy and Practice."

Doesn’t your State have great libraries?  Wouldn’t you like to have a library recognized for outstanding service to their communities?   The deadline for applications for the National Award for Museum and Library Service, given by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is fast approaching.  It’s February 15.

StoryCorps is a national initiative to create an oral history of America. Created by Dave Isay, MacArthur Fellow and founder of an award-winning radio documentary house, Sound Portraits Productions, StoryCorps instructs and inspires Americans to record one another's stories in sound.

Washington, DC - The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announces open registration for the eighth annual WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World, to be held February 28 to March 2, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The conference is sponsored annually by IMLS and is co-hosted again this year by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and the J.