Celebrate the Chinese New Year with the Reading Rooster
Watch Reading Rooster Recommends to learn about some new great children's books. You can also subscribe to the SC State Library's YouTube channel.
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Watch Reading Rooster Recommends to learn about some new great children's books. You can also subscribe to the SC State Library's YouTube channel.
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Each year at its Convention in August, the NFB of SC gives a broad array of scholarships to recognize achievement by blind scholars.
All applicants for these scholarships must be:
For more information go to the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina website.
The South Carolina State Library has recently published a report titled, Social Media, Libraries, and Web 2.0: How American Libraries are Using New Tools for Public Relations and to Attract New Users. The report provides quantitative and qualitative data gathered from library staff members in the U.S. to determine how libraries are employing a variety of Web 2.0 and social networking tools to promote library programs and services.
The South Carolina State Library has recently published a report titled, Social Media, Libraries, and Web 2.0: How American Libraries are Using New Tools for Public Relations and to Attract New Users. The report provides quantitative and qualitative data gathered from library staff members in the U.S. to determine how libraries are employing a variety of Web 2.0 and social networking tools to promote library programs and services.
Hundreds of the most popular federal tax forms and publications are available for download from IRS.gov for sight impaired individuals. These products range from talking tax forms to Braille formats, and are accessible using screen reading software, refreshable Braille displays and voice recognition software. Click on the links below to download these forms and publications:
Learn more about the State Library's SC Center for the Book new web site, ReadSC.org.
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Check out the Reading Rooster as she Recommends new and notable children's books. Visit the State Library's YouTube channel and subscribe today!
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Endowment to be named for former Library Director, Faith Line
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.
Read the NLS press release for more information.
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South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book, in cooperation with USC Press, is pleased to announce its spring 2011 author line up. The Speaker @ the Center program will hold free lunchtime author talks on the following dates: