The University of South Carolina, the School of Library and Information Science, and the Carolina Children's Literature Consortium invite you to attend the second US-China Children's Literature Symposium at the University of South Carolina, June 22- 24. This event, co-sponsored by Ocean University in Qingdao, China and the USC Confucius Institute, will feature research presentations by scholars from China, the US and Canada. Click here for more information.

The University of South Carolina and the Carolina Children's Literature Consortium invite you to attend the 41st Annual Children's Literature Association Conference, which will take place June 18-21, 2014 in Columbia, SC.

Old scrapbooks, family letters, photographs and other precious reminders of our past, are items that the Georgetown County Library works daily to preserve. But what about your personal family photos, and items of the past? How do you preserve them for future generations?

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the creation of two new digital collections at the South Carolina Digital Library (scmemory.org).

The Charleston Friends of the Library are proud to present That Summer Book Sale at the Main Library of the Charleston County Public Libraries. With great bargains, good books and a chance to support your library system, all are in invited Friday, June 13, Saturday, June 14, and Sunday, June 15 at the Main Library, 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401.

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Did you know that cooperative agricultural extension service is over 100 years old? 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the Smith-Lever Act, which formalized the Cooperative Extension Service, a state-by-state national network of educators who extend university-based knowledge to the public. The act, authored by Georgia senator Michael Hoke Smith and South Carolina Representative A.

The public is invited to a reception and awards ceremony for the unveiling of the 2014 art installation at the South Carolina State Library's Talking Book Services Art Gallery. This year's student winners will be announced and each will receive an award.

FREE Discus training sessions for May begin May 14. There's bound to be at least one that you'll find helpful! Be sure to register to receive your webinar access link via email.

The South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book has selected All Around Town, by Dinah Johnson, to represent South Carolina at the 2014 National Book Festival in Washington, DC. The book is the state's selection for the National Book Festival's "Discover Great Places Through Reading Map".