Holiday Closings

SC Statehouse Snow Scene 1930

The South Carolina State Library will be closed for the Christmas holiday December 24-26, 2018, and for the New Years holiday on January 1, 2019. Image: 'Men and boy make snow balls in front of the State House,' 1930. Accessed via the SC Digital Library at SCMemory.org and from the Richland Library Digital Collection.

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.