Hardeeville Library Celebrates Multilingual Cultural Development Grant

AHJ Regional Library Directgor Carolyn Fortson, Hardeeville Branch Manager Darlene Thomas-Burroughs and State Library Dirctor of Finalnce and Grants Wendy Coplen, Inclusive Services Consultant Caroline Smith, and Alexandra Sanders.

We joined the Hardeeville Library in Jasper County in celebrating new, inclusive additions to its collection. Last weekend State Library Director of Finance and Grants Wendy Coplen, Inclusive Services Consultant Caroline Smith, and Grants Administrator Alexandra Sanders visited the library to see materials purchased using a multilingual collection development grant. The grants, awarded last fall, help support people who speak a language other than English at home by offering new library materials in their first languages. Allendale/Hampton/Jasper Regional Library Director Carolyn Fortson and Hardeeville Branch Manager Darlene Thomas-Burroughs said, “This is YOUR library.” They recognize that the library belongs to everyone in the community and said citizens should utilize the many services and resources. The $2000 grants are part of the American Rescue Plan Act and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the South Carolina State Library.

Upcoming Event

Silver oyster shaped jewelrey on a wooden table.

Speaker at the Center: Silversmith Kaminer Haislip, "Charleston Silver, Past to Present"

August 7, 2025, 6:00 PM

Join us at the next installment of the Speaker at the Center series with Charleston silversmith Kaminer Haislip. Haislip's rice spoon was recently added to the Charleston Museum's collection and she has received a grant from SC Humanities to study silver techniques abroad. Kaminer will present a lecture titled Charleston Silver, Past to Present on the history of colonial Charleston silversmithing and how it relates to her contemporary silver designs.