Summer Reading 2013

From shelving books to teaching computer classes, Richland Library relies on volunteers to maximize resources and better serve customers. On Wednesday, April 17, the library recognized the efforts of more than 100 volunteers at a special event at the Main Library, located at 1431 Assembly St.

Presentations included Adult, Teen and Junior Volunteer of the Year awards, inductions into the Richland Library Volunteer Hall of Fame and recognition of The President’s Volunteer Service Award recipients. 

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.