Braille Reading Pals, a non-competitive Braille readiness program for blind infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and older students with reading delays, begins November 1 and runs through December 31.

The Department of Education's National Institute of Disability Rehabilitation and Research has awarded a grant to NPR and WGBH's National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) to develop accessible radio technology for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired. 

The South Carolina State Library Board has appointed Dr. Curtis Rogers, Director of the Division of Statewide Library Services, as the interim director of the State Library.

The South Carolina State Library Board has appointed Dr. Curtis Rogers, Director of the Division of Statewide Library Services, as the interim director of the State Library.

Rogers takes the helm Oct. 21 and will serve until a new director is selected and on the job, according to B.G. Stephens, chairman of the State Library Board.

The South Carolina State Library Board has appointed Dr. Curtis Rogers, Director of the Division of Statewide Library Services, as the interim director of the State Library.

Rogers takes the helm Oct. 21 and will serve until a new director is selected and on the job, according to B.G. Stephens, chairman of the State Library Board.

The board is looking for a new director to replace Patti J. Butcher, who leaves the library Oct. 20 to return to her home state of Kansas.

The South Carolina State Library will kick off a series of hands-on technology workshops for public library employees in November with sessions on blogging.

The TechTracks workshops are designed to provide a basic understanding of the technology and offer hands-on instruction. The two-hour workshops on blogging will be held at the State Library in Columbia and at county libraries in Greenville, Florence and Charleston. Participants will read and subscribe to blogs using RSS feeds and create a personal blog.

Bookstores and libraries around the country will celebrate the freedom to read with exhibits, readings and special events during Banned Books Week, Sept. 23-30.

American Library Association

CHICAGO - Bookstores and libraries around the country will celebrate the freedom to read with exhibits, readings and special events during Banned Books Week, Sept. 23-30.

The State Library is continuing its series of classes this fall to assist state government employees with finding information in the library and on the Internet. 

By Amanda Stone

The State Library is continuing its series of classes this fall to assist state government employees with finding information in the library and on the Internet. 

Our current classes are:

The search is on for a librarian to replace York County library director David Lyon, who has announced he will retire in spring 2007.

By Debbie Turner
York County Library

The Friends of South Carolina Libraries will hold its annual meeting at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 14 at the Richland County Public Library at 1431 Assembly St. in Columbia. A registration fee of $15 includes a boxed lunch. FOSCL memberships are available for individual and group memberships ranging in levels from $15 to $25. To register for the FOSCL annual meeting, visit www.foscl.org. The registration deadline is Oct. 6.

By Francie Dunlap
FOSCL

South Carolina libraries are raising the stakes when it comes to high-tech innovation. Spartanburg County Public Libraries has signed up for MyLibraryTV, which offers on-demand video downloads, and the Greenville County Library System recently purchased a 3M SelfCheck System that allows library users to check out books, videos, CDs or DVDs.

By April Morris
Greenville County
Winifred Walsh
Spartanburg County

South Carolina libraries are raising the stakes when it comes to high-tech innovation.