Government Shutdown Disrupts Services to Talking Book Services Patrons

Due to the temporary shutdown of the federal government, beginning Tuesday, October 1, all Library of Congress and National Library Service (NLS) for the blind and physically handicapped will be unavailable.

The South Carolina State Library's Talking Book Services library will continue to take calls and send materials to patrons; however, any online services provided by the NLS will be unavailable.

For more information about Talking Book Services, please visit http://statelibrary.sc.gov/tbs.

Upcoming Event

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Jennifer Bartell Boykin, Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC

April 25, 2024, 6:00 PM
Join the South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book for our next Speaker at the Center Author Talk, featuring Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC, Jennifer Bartell Boykin. She will discuss her debut book of poetry, Traveling Mercy, and her upcoming release, Only Believe (The Word Works), a winner of the 2023 Hilary Tham Capital Collection.