StoryfestSC 2013 is June 1st

R. Todd Stephens, director of the Spartanburg County Public Libraries, recently received the University of South Carolina’s F. William Summers Outstanding Alumni Award.  This recognition of merit is awarded by the faculty of the School of Library and Information Science. 

Stephens serves as a member of the School’s National Advisory Council and assisted in securing $1.5 million to endow the August Baker Chair in Childhood Literacy, the first academic chair at the University of South Carolina named for an African-American female.

The South Carolina State Library joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers. 

Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. Often the heart of their communities, campuses or schools, libraries are deeply committed to the places where their patrons live, work and study.  Libraries are trusted places where community members can gather to reconnect and reengage to enrich and shape the community and address local issues.

The SC State Library has partnered with GovLoop to offer a free webinar on May 14 from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. 

GovLoop is an online community of nearly 70,000 members covering the public, private and academic sectors. GovLoop produces guides, research reports, infographics, blogs and forums all designed to help government employees do their jobs better. GovLoop's mission is to connect government to improve government. Register here.