SC Book Awards Information at StudySC
StudySC.org now has detailed SC Book Award information at its web site. This is a great tool for educators and librarians. Check it out today!
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StudySC.org now has detailed SC Book Award information at its web site. This is a great tool for educators and librarians. Check it out today!
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Watch this episode about the children's author, Leonard Marcus on Reading Rooster Recommends.
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The National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina is pleased to announce today the availability of NFB-NEWSLINE® to all blind and print-disabled South Carolina residents.
NFB-NEWSLINE® is a free service that allows those who cannot read conventional newsprint due to a visual or physical disability to access hundreds of local and national publications as well as job and TV listings over the telephone or via online methods.
Have you been looking to get your hands on an eReader? Do you have questions about which device is right for you? You've heard the names--Nook, Sony, iPad, Kindle--but how much do you really know about eReaders? The Irmo Branch Library is partnering with Best Buy to host a Gadget Gallery.
Students 17-21 years old are invited to attend the SC Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) July 13th-15th. This is a three-day program for SC students with disabilities who have demonstrated leadership potential in both their school and community. This leadership forum is designed to assist youth with disabilities in further developing leadership skills and in using resources that can help them face challenges to becoming participating members of their communities.
During National Library Week 2011 April 10-16, South Carolina library staff members will submit a wide range of photographs of library staff members working, meeting, teaching, and doing all that librarians do in a given day.
In honor of the late Augusta Baker's 100th birthday and the 25th annual A(ugusta) Baker's Dozen--A Celebration of Stories, this year's event is a special three day festival featuring award winning authors Leonard Marcus and Patricia Reilly Giff. Events will take place April 14-16 at the University of South Carolina and the Main Library, 1431 Assembly St., Columbia.
On March 3, 2011, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)--the Library of Congress' talking-book and Braille program--will celebrate 80 years of helping visually impaired and physically handicapped individuals enjoy reading their favorite books and magazines.