From March 2021-June 2021, The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) is providing free emergency preparedness training for South Carolina cultural heritage organizations sponsored by the South Carolina State Library and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This course is open to individuals associated with South Carolina cultural heritage organizations, county government departments, and offices involved with emergency management and public safety. There is no cost to attend, but you must register to reserve a seat.

Please join us on December 10, 2020, at 7:00 p.m., for a virtual book talk with acclaimed photographer Cecil J. Williams who is well known for his documentation of many important events of the Civil Rights Movement that took place in South Carolina. Mr. Williams will discuss his book Unforgettable: 1950-1970: celebrating a time of life hope and bravery that is the inspiration for the Unforgettable traveling exhibit currently on display at the Sumter County Museum.

Nominate your South Carolina State Government agency's best publication for a 2020 Notable State Documents Award! As we begin planning for this year's program, we’d like to remind state agencies to please submit nominations by December 31, 2020.

The Notable State Documents Awards Program recognizes outstanding state publications produced during the calendar year. Categories include physical or digital monographs (individual publications), serials, and websites. Nominations received will be reviewed and final candidates will be selected for judging. 

We invite all South Carolina students in grades 3rd through 12th to write a poem using the theme: "What Inspires You?"

Join us on December 3, 2020, at 7:00 p.m., for an evening with Rob Simbeck, who will be reading for the third event in our On My Mind series hosted by the Georgia Center for the Book and ReadSC - The South Carolina Center for the Book.

The South Carolina Digital State Documents Depository provides access to state agencies' publications. These publications provide citizens with crucial information about state government, including statistics, annual accountability reports, and data on a wide variety of topics related to the state.

Did you know that South Carolina State Library has an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Libraries online resource guide? Managed by Caroline Smith, the Library's Inclusive Services Consultant, the guide has information and resources on racial equity, accessibility, new Americans, LGBTQ+, collection development, the Library's Inclusive Cervices Center, and the supplemental podcast, BibliObservatory.

Join us for a free online training session, Shifts that Stick: putting the dietary guidelines into practice, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to noon, presented by Debbie Petitpain, registered dietitian nutritionist at the Sodexo Wellness Director at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).