The 2018 event will be held Oct. 7 - 13, featuring the theme "It's Written in the Stars: READ." Library staff, afterschool providers and educators can use this theme to encourage teens to think and read outside of the box, as well as seek out fantasy, science fiction and other out-of- this-world reads.  Join the conversation on Twitter with #TRW18. Teen Read Week™ is a national adolescent literacy initiative created by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). It began in 1998 and is held annually in October the same week as Columbus Day.

A lady with a book is a powerful thing, a lady with a book AND a dog is unstoppable.  The South Carolina State Library is excited to welcome Katie to our staff.  Katie is a certified therapy dog with Therapy Dogs International.  She serves the community visiting hospitals, nursing homes, schools and libraries!  Katie’s handler, Ellen Dunn, is the Public Information Coordinator for the South Carolina State Library.  The two are committed to helping libraries start and grow a Tail Waggin’ Tutors program where young people read to and with therapy dogs.  The progr

The South Carolina Library Association and the Southeastern Library Association invites all library professionals, paraprofessionals, students, vendors, and friends to the 2018 Annual Conference in Greenville on October 31-November 2 at the Hilton Greenville. This year’s conference theme is Illuminating the Future! The focus is on highlighting the bright future of libraries, and how libraries are at the center of the future of the communities they serve. 

Staff from the South Carolina State Library received an in-depth tour of the Amazon Fulfillment Center in West Columbia on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. Attendees were able to see from start to finish how books are printed, bound, and shipped out all from under one large roof! It was quite an interesting tour, especially for library staff. 

Calling all aspiring writers! PalmettoPride is hosting a children’s book contest again. You write the story and PalmettoPride will publish the pages then pass out the published masterpiece to every elementary school in South Carolina this school year. Send PalmettoPride your book idea by October 22, 2018 for consideration. 

Here is the criteria to enter: 

Literacy 2030's focus for 2018-2019 is on grade-level literacy (Kindergarten-Grade 5). This webinar, held on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., describes the trajectory of reading development from birth through age 8. Dr. Janice Gruendel and Keller Anne Ruble with the Institute for Child Success will describe key influences of Community Supports, High Quality Learning Environments, and Out of School Time and their impact on reading success.

Banned Books Week 2018 is September 23-29. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. Books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted with removal or restricted in libraries and schools.