Research & Resources

The South Carolina State Library provides a variety of resources and information for the library community, state government, and South Carolina citizens.

 

Black History Resources

The South Carolina State Library maintains an extensive collection of works on African American History and resources for further research.

Genealogy Resources

The State Library has an extensive collection of published works on South Carolina including county histories, city directories, memoirs, biographies, works on South Carolina genealogy, military rosters, and digitized newspapers.

Grandfamily Resource Centers

GrandFamily Resource Centers, created by the South Carolina State Library in partnership with public libraries in South Carolina, are single locations in a community housing resources for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.

Grants Research

The Grants Research Collection at the South Carolina State Library is designed to assist nonprofit organizations and individuals seeking grant funding from private and corporate foundations and government agencies.

Resource Databases

A list of the resource and research databases the South Carolina State Library subscribes to, including trial access.

South Carolina Culture

The South Carolina State Library collects many works on South Carolina arts, food, music, literature, folklore, and folklife.

South Carolina History

An extensive list of resources maintained by the South Carolina State Library on South Carolina's culture and history.