SC250 - June Feature

As part of Great Outdoors Month and the South Carolina 250 (SC250) commemoration, this display highlights Revolutionary War battlefields that are now preserved as public historic sites and outdoor spaces. Locations such as Cowpens, Kings Mountain, Eutaw Springs, and Sullivan’s Island offer visitors the opportunity to experience South Carolina’s Revolutionary history through the landscape itself. This display explores how these sites continue to preserve the memory of the American Revolution while offering opportunities for education, recreation, and reflection.

Selection of books in the State Library display case in our lobby.

South Carolina State Library
1500 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday - Friday

Upcoming Event

Len Lawson phot and the cover of his book, New Names for Stars.

Speaker at the Center Presents Len Lawson, Poet and Author

June 16, 2026, 6:00 PM

Please join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk on June 16th at 6:00 for our talk with Len Lawson, Poet and Author of New Names for Stars, accompanied by Miho Kinnas and Kathleen Nalley. Len Lawson is the winner of the Lit Fox Award (Lit Fox Books, 2026). He will be joined by Japanese poet Miho Kinnas and author Kathleen Nalley in reading selections from his newest release.

Photo of Tom Elmore in a kilt in a cemetary.

Speaker at the Center: Tom Elmore presents the "Swamp Fox" in Media

June 18, 2026, 2:30 PM

Historian Tom Elmore, who has over twenty years of experience as a book, TV, and film reviewer, takes a look at some of the major works about Francis Marion and examines what they got right and what they got wrong, with a particular emphasis placed on the 1950s Disney mini-series.  Prepare to be educated, entertained, and amused!

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