The State of South Carolina has partnered with CSID to provide eligible South Carolina taxpayers and businesses up to one year of CSID Identity Protection services for free beginning October 24, 2013. The deadline for enrollment is October 1, 2014.

The Spartanburg County Public Libraries announces the renovation of the Barnet Children's Library at the Headquarters Library in downtown Spartanburg. Financial gifts totaling $135,000 from two local family Foundations and the Friends of the Library will fund the renovated space. The renovation is tied to the Every Child Ready to Read initiative.

Ruth Riley, M.S., AHIP, assistant dean for executive affairs and director of library services for the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, has been named the Academic Librarian of the Year by the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association.

Did you know that access to the Auto Repair Reference Center database is available through Discus - South Carolina's Virtual Library?

What's going on in government? Many of us have a renewed interest in government and want to be informed on legislation and our legislators. Tracking Legislation is a 2 hour class designed to familiarize users with ways to keep up with the process of legislation.

USC Libraries' Digital Collections is helping to create the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), which officially launched in April 2013. As described on its website, DPLA "brings together the riches of America's libraries, archives and museums, and makes them freely available to the world."

Did you know through the South Carolina State Library's new ebrary ebook collection, you can access study guides to a variety of areas, including:

• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
• Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)

Did you know you can look up the history of your county on the State Library web site?

You can also search our catalog for books on the history of South Carolina counties.

Need more information? Contact one of our information services librarians today!

Due to the temporary shutdown of the federal government, beginning Tuesday, October 1, all Library of Congress and National Library Service (NLS) for the blind and physically handicapped will be unavailable.

The South Carolina State Library's Talking Book Services library will continue to take calls and send materials to patrons; however, any online services provided by the NLS will be unavailable.