National Poetry Month!

The South Carolina Center for the Book is pleased to announce the nine winners in this year’s Letters About Literature contest.  These outstanding students will be honored at the South Carolina State Library in Columbia at an award ceremony on April 30 at 10:30 a.m.  Contest judges and South Carolina State Library Foundation members will be on hand to welcome attendees and present awards. Winners will read their letters and each will receive a monetary award from the South Carolina State Library Foundation ($100 for first place, $50 for second, and $25 for third).

LIBrary Resources and Information Sharing "Orange You Glad You Work In a Library" conference registration is now open! Join us on Friday, May 16, 2014 for a fun filled and educational daylong conference. Hosted by Clemson University. To find out more please view the conference program. We are looking forward to seeing you in Clemson!

The Berkeley County Library System and Berkeley County Government invite county residents to celebrate the grand opening of the Hanahan Library in its new location, 1216 Murray Court on Sunday, May 4, 2014 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. The new 6,700 square foot Hanahan Library replaces the old branch located at in the Yeaman’s Hall Plaza on Yeaman’s Hall Road. Berkeley County Government’s Capital Improvement fund made this building project possible.