Family Literacy Activity Calendar

The State Library is proud to present the South Carolina Family Friendly Standards web site, in conjunction with the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.

An exceptional education system provides many tools that help children learn. Academic content standards are an integral part of the system, as they set clear, high expectations for student achievement at each grade level. These standards are useful for making sure teachers know what is to be taught; children know what is to be learned; and families and the public can determine how well the concepts are being learned.

This holiday season, be a friend of the Laurens County Library and remember someone special. Give a book to the library in honor of (or in memory of) some one special and help the library acquire new books. The library will send that person a card acknowledging your gift. For memorial books, please tell us who should be notified and a plain note card will be sent.

The Big Read is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations to conduct month-long, community-wide reads between September 2010 and June 2011. The Big Read is a national program designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture. Organizations selected to participate in The Big Read will receive a grant ranging from $2,500 to $20,000, access to online training resources, educational and promotional materials, inclusion of your organization and activities on The Big Read Web site, and the prestige of participating in a highly visible national program. Approximately 75 organizations from across the country will be selected by a panel of experts.