For Immediate Release
November 1, 2005

Libby Law, library development consultant for the South Carolina State Library, was presented the South Carolina Outstanding Librarian award by the South Carolina Library Association at their annual meeting in Columbia.

Law has worked with the South Carolina State Library since 1972. She advises libraries on administration, personnel, budgets, bookmobile services and outreach. She also provides guidance to Boards of Trustees on long-range planning and collects and compiles statistics on South Carolina libraries for local, state and national use. She is on the steering committee for the Federal and State Cooperative System (FSCS) for Public Library Data and the State Library Agency Survey steering committee. As a result of her FSCS work, the State Library received the 2003 Francis Keppel Award for excellence in the completeness, promptness and high quality of local public library data collected.

"Statistics are a vital part of our business and are critical to funding for programs and services on the local, state and national levels," says Patti Butcher, director of the South Carolina State Library. "Libby has been the keeper of our all-important statistics in addition to her many other responsibilities as a library consultant. She is most deserving of this award and her co-workers at the State Library applaud this honor."

Law is a graduate of Columbia College with a BA degree in library services and math. She received her Masters degree in library science from the University of Michigan.

Contact:
Ann Addy
Public Relations Coordinator
South Carolina State Library
Phone: 803-734-4385
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Website: http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov

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