The South Carolina State Library encourages libraries across the state to actively prepare for Hurricane Florence. The Library provides a comprehensive online guide of federal, state, and other online resources for libraries to have ready for staff and patrons for a variety of emergencies when library holdings are in danger of destruction. The guide may be useful to schools and civic organizations. Please visit our Disaster Preparedness for Libraries Guide to begin your preparations today.

The South Carolina Digital State Documents Depository provides access to publications produced by state agencies and state-supported academic institutions. These publications provide citizens with crucial information about state government, including statistics, annual accountability reports, and data on a wide variety of topics related to the state.

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to introduce a new visitor sign-in process. LobbyGuard is a visitor management and front office automation system. LobbyGuard software and products are designed to increase building security and reduce workload on front desk personnel by using the self-service convenience of kiosk and smartphone-based applications. Visitors to the State Library who are accessing other floors can now check in at our Information Desk through the LobbyGuard visitor management system. 

Are you looking to take a trip down memory lane or maybe you're interested in doing some online research? The South Carolina State Library has recently added the 1980 issues of Sandlapper magazine to our Digital Collections. Click here to access the collection.  

Did you know that if you live in South Carolina you can get a SC State Library Card? September is National Library Card Sign Up Month so plan to get your SC State Library card and check out what we have to offer!

Join the ETV Endowment and SCETV, as ETV celebrates 60 years of service to South Carolina, for a screening event celebrating PBS' THE GREAT AMERICAN READ and introducing SCETV's new series, By the River. Get a sneak peek at these new programs and meet some of South Carolina's most talented authors featured on By the River!

About PBS' THE GREAT AMERICAN READ

Register today for the next SC Social Media in Government Idea Exchange - It's All About Video! We'll hear from three presenters:

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to offer two popular grants research and proposal writing classes, Grants Research: Finding a Funder for Your Nonprofit Organization and Proposal Writing Basics. This year, we're also adding a free online webinar so register today while spaces are still available!