The South Carolina State Library is pleased to offer a free webinar to introduce SC State Employees to the SC State Agency Social Media Library.

The South Carolina State Agency Social Media Library provides access to federated searching of social media activity from participating South Carolina state agencies.

Social media activity from these state agencies is continually being captured and indexed.

Looking for primary resources for African American history month projects?  Check out our newly created Pinterest board of documents from the South Carolina State Library's digital collections.

Once a month, the Youth Services staff at Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) host “Science Saturdays”, a fun but enriching time for hands-on STEAM-related experiments for children during the non-school hours. 

With a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services and administered by the South Carolina State Library, OCPL engages children ages 4-11 with science and math activities based on curriculum standards while promoting the library’s resources for these subjects. September’s program was all about magnets.

When the staff at Georgetown County Library noticed that the growing Hispanic population in their county did not often visit the library, they took action. They hired a Hispanic Librarian and started to develop ideas for making the library a more inviting place for that group and for training library staff how to better serve them.

Thanks to a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the South Carolina State Library (SCSL), the Cherokee County Public Library is expanding its outreach services to the community. With funding from this grant, the library has purchased a 2015 Ford Transit Connect van which will carry books and other library materials to rural communities, agencies that serve seniors, apartment complexes, and daycare centers.

The Library of Congress Center for the Book is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Library of Congress Literacy Awards. These awards are given to outstanding organizations working to promote literacy, both in the United States and worldwide. The awards seek to recognize organizations doing exemplary, innovative and replicable work over a sustained period of time and to encourage new groups, organizations and individuals to become involved. All groups that work to promote literacy are encouraged to apply.

Looking for Black History Month educational resources? Be sure to visit the South Carolina State Library's Black History Resource Guide.  Pictured is the ebook cover Desert Rose: The Life and Legacy of Coretta Scott King.  You can find this and many more ebooks at the State Library ebrary catalog.

Looking for information about civil rights activists relating to South Carolina civil rights history?  Check out the civil rights section of StudySC's SC People.  Learn more about South Carolina!

70+ Independently and Traditionally published Authors from The United States and abroad will be joining us in beautiful Myrtle Beach at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center for another unforgettable signing.  

An incredible roster of Authors ranging from New York Times and USA Today bestsellers to top sellers on Amazon as well as Barnes & Noble, will be on hand to sign autographs, sell books, and hand out their personalized swag during an all-day meet and greet with fans.

The Richland Library Foundation established the Ethel Bolden Minority Scholarship in 2010 in honor and recognition of Mrs. Ethel Bolden’s years of service to the Richland County community and its libraries. The $2,500 scholarship will be awarded annually through 2017 and possibly thereafter. The scholarship seeks to encourage and provide financial support to students from underrepresented ethnic and racial groups who are working toward the completion of a Master of Library and Information Science degree at the University of South Carolina.