Authors of SC featuring Marjy Marj

image with book cover and photo of author

Join us Thursday, February 11, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. for an author talk featuring Marjy Marj. She will share with us her most recently published book, Same Elephants. Marjy Marj’s anticipated follow-up to The Shimmigrant is an enlightening, introspective, heartwarming novel about four friends from diverse backgrounds. Sasha Badu is an immigrant in search of a better life. After meeting Rakiya Muhammad, Jane Taylor and Aviva Schwartz at a political event, the four become fast friends. When Sasha and Rakiya are mistaken for trespassers, the friends embark on a quest to educate their community about the dangers of stereotyping. Same Elephants explores everyday relationships, the presumptuous nature of society and the ability to rise above prejudice. Learn more and register today!

Upcoming Event

Photo of Queen Quet against a swirling, cosmic background.

Celebrating de Gullah/Geechee Legacy with Queen Quet

April 28, 2026, 6:00 PM

Please join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk with  Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation as she celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition at the South Carolina State Library.