Join us for a series of three free webinars on April 15, 22, and 29, 2021, featuring Chef Harden of the Escoffier School of Culinary Arts. This series of live webinars is intended for library staff who are presenting food literacy programming. Information will be presented in a train-the-trainer model and will take place via Zoom. Spaces are limited; library staff are encouraged to register early. 

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the latest addition to its digitized collections. Published annually, the South Carolina Legislative Manual provides detailed information including photographs and biographies of officials in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of South Carolina State Government; the South Carolina Congressional Delegation; and, State Officers.

The South Carolina State Library continues to support the state's libraries and educational organizations with great online training opportunities. Want to learn more? Check out our upcoming events and register today!

The State Library is excited to bring you a virtual demonstration program of Cooks + Books from Sticky Fingers Cooking on Thursday, April 8, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. This train-the-trainer model will show attendees how to hold a virtual program involving a chapter book and recipe preparation. Let your favorite books come to life in the kitchen! In our Cooks + Books series, we’ll read our favorite books and cook up recipes inspired by the story within.

Spring will soon be arriving so this month we are featuring the Clemson Extension Agribusiness publication, Starting an Agricultural Business in South Carolina?: 7 Steps to Getting Started.

A Subject Guide useful to librarians this month and throughout the year is Resources for Serving Diverse Populations . This guide contains information for library staff serving diverse populations including:

The South Carolina State Library’s digital collections contain rare primary research materials such as Our Heroes: Patriotic Poems on Men, Women and Sayings of the Negro Race. This book of poetry focuses on influential African American men and women in the late 1800s written by George C. Rowe, an African American minister, newspaper publisher, and poet in Charleston, South Carolina.