Keeping Up with the SC State Library
Want to keep in touch with what’s going on at the SC State Library easily and quickly? We have several blogs that will inform you about events, updates, classes, news, new books, and more here at the State Library.
National Award for Museum and Library Service
Don't you think your library is great? Wouldn't you like to receive recognition for providing excellent service to your community?
IMLS is encouraging all libraries to apply for the National Award for Museum and Library Service. WINNING LIBRARIES RECEIVE $10,000 and national recognition. Who knows, maybe next fall you'll be invited to Washington for the award ceremony!
IMLS Museum Grants for African American History and Culture Application and Guidelines Now Available
WASHINGTON, DC--The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is pleased to announce the availability of guidelines and application forms or the 2008 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, a grant program that increases the institutional capacity and sustainability in the nation's African American museums by building the knowledge, skills, and abilities of staff members and volunteers.
New science resources available
We are pleased to announce the addition of McGraw-Hill’s AccessScience to the Discus collection of online resources, which are available to state employees from home or office with a State Library card number. The premier source in AccessScience is the 10th edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, but the content also includes research updates, dictionary definitions, biographies, news articles and multimedia. The fully searchable media-rich con
A Digital Library for South Carolina
PASCAL (Partnership for South Carolina Academic Libraries) has received its fourth Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the South Carolina State Library. The $37,000 grant, combined with matching funding from PASCAL, will provide financial support for efforts underway to fully establish a South Carolina Digital Library (SCDL). LSTA funds will provide scanning equipment, a server, part-time staff and training to library and other professionals.
Online Book Discussion
The South Carolina State Library, Talking Book Services, invites you to participate in an online book discussion Tuesday November 27th, 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. We will be discussing Three Weeks with My Brother by Nicholas Sparks, available on cassette RC 58824.
To participate, you need:
New Salary Printout Available
The State Library has received updated salary information for state employees earning $30,000 and more. The October 1 printout, supplied by the Office of Human Resources, is available for use in the Library only. Ask for it at the Information Desk, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, during our normal hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
White Cane Safety Day
Did you know that October 15 is White Cane Safety Day? Did you know motorists have to stop for a blind pedestrian carrying a white cane or accompanied by a guide dog? It’s the law.
New State Documents
A directory that grew from a CPM project, a university magazine with an eye-witness to Iraq, and a sportsman's calendar were some of the new documents received at the State Library in August.
Classes for Information Seekers, Fall 2007
State Library to Offer Free Training Sessions for State Government Employees. The South Carolina State Library’s Information Services Department is pleased to announce dates for the Fall 2007 series of free training sessions for SC State Government Employees. The Searching the Information Highways & Byways series is designed to assist state agency employees on how to locate reliable and accurate information as well as provide overviews and tips on specific topics related to online searching and services available at the State
