Live Chat with Reference Librarians Available

Virtual ReferenceReference librarians at the South Carolina State Library can now answer questions using live chat software.  Try it out! Just click on the Ask a Librarian link wherever you see it on our web site to connect to a librarian.

Librarians are available during the Library's regular hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  When the Library is closed, leave an e-mail message using the same link.  Users who prefer instant messaging can also contact a reference librarian at the username scslreference on AIM or Yahoo Messenger.

For additional information, contact Mary Morgan, Director of Information Services, at (803) 734-8866 or mmorgan@statelibrary.sc.gov 

 

Upcoming Event

Photo of Queen Quet

Queen Quet and her Children's Books

June 29, 2024, 11:00 AM

Join us at the South Carolina Center for the Book for an author talk featuring Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation , as she returns to the South Carolina State Library in Columbia, SC, in celebration of Black Music Month and her children's books. Queen Quet will present from her children's books and engage everyone in an interactive Gullah/Geechee presentation. A book signing will follow.