More - the newsletter for South Carolina Libraries for August 2015
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Check out this month's issue of More - the newsletter for South Carolina Libraries. For back issues, please visit our digital collections.
Looking for online or on-site training opportunities? Check out our new Learning Opportunies and choose from many free and low-cost training sessions and workshops. Register today!
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library is hosting the National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibit, the Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Yellow Wall-Paper.
The six-banner exhibit will be displayed from August 25, 2015, through October 31, 2015.
Join us in sunny Georgetown, South Carolina, September 17 - 19, 2015, as we explore the effect of antebellum rice culture on the arts of yesterday and today. Panel discussions, ballet performances, meetings with Lowcountry artists, musical performances and much more await you. Learn more at the Georgetown County Library's website.
Librarians in our nation’s 120,000 libraries make a difference in the lives of millions of people every day. If a librarian has made a difference in your life, now is the chance to tell your story. The I Love My Librarian Award encourages library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community. Nominations will be open until September 28.
Are you looking for South Carolina State Documents online? Check out the latest additions to our digital collection:
Attorney Tootsie Dennis Kline, Miss South Carolina 1959-60, recorded Hush Now, Baby, written by her friend Angela W. Williams, for the SC State Library’s Talking Book Service. Kline grew up with Williams in Moncks Corner, S.C., along with Ceille Welch, a well known playwright in Columbia, who is mentioned in the book. See the full Columbia Star article here.
Catapult your career with SCLA’s Career Services! If you are seeking a job now, think you might be in the future, or simply want to ensure you are prepared if your dream job suddenly opens up, please consider registering for a free consultation with SCLA’s Career Services, held throughout the SCLA Annual Conference, October 21-23, in Columbia, SC. Services provided include resume and cover letter review and career consultations. A program on resume writing will be offered during the conference as well.
Richland Library is proud to announce the appointment of four new members to its Board of Trustees for 2015-2016.
Cheryl English works as a program coordinator with the SC Developmental Disabilities Council. She’s also part of the SC Emergency Planning Committee for People with Functional Needs, the SC DisAbility Voting Coalition and the Columbia Mayor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
This year’s Friends of the Beaufort Library Fall Book Sale will be held Friday, September 25th through Sunday, September 27th at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort. The Book Sale is the main fundraising event held by the Beaufort Friends, with all proceeds benefitting the Beaufort County Library System branches in Beaufort, Lobeco and St. Helena. All proceeds from this sale go back into the branch libraries to support programming and materials.