Join us on Wednesday, October 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for this free hands-on class to find reliable resources for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The resources will range from websites for consumer health materials to research sites with statistics on diseases, risks, morbidity and mortality, both on a national level and county level in South Carolina.

The South Carolina State Library provides The Small Business Reference Center, an online resource that offers users a collection of state-specific resources supported with demographic data and other local information.

The Sumter County Library will present The Big Read throughout the month of October 2013. The Big Read will focus on The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.

The library invites everyone throughout Sumter County to participate in The Big Read by picking up a free copy at all Sumter County Library locations, including the Bookmobile; Adult Education, Patriot Hall and the Sumter Shepherd Center.

The South Carolina Center for the Book is pleased to announce additional fall author talks and book signings. Please visit the South Carolina State Library's events calendar to register.

Letters About Literature allows students to write a letter to their favorite author in a nationwide contest.

Students statewide can share their most influential literary experiences through a contest that asks them to write a letter to an author and explain how his or her work changed their perspective of the world or of themselves.

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to welcome two 2013 fall semester interns.

Anitra Hall (above) is a senior at USC's School of Journalism working on a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations. Anitra is working within the State Library's Communications department on various aspects of public relations such as writing press releases, promoting literary events, website maintenance and promotion through YouTube.

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce two fall classes that are free and open to state employees, library staff and the public.

Did you know there is an atlas that shows churches and ferries across South Carolina Rivers?

Bill Harley, storyteller, musician, and children's author, will present a free concert at the York County Library in Rock Hill on Saturday, September 21, at 2:00 pm.

Librarians and library supporters have an opportunity to participate in the public library advocacy course, Turning the Page 2.0.