Board names interim leader for State Library

The South Carolina State Library Board has appointed Dr. Curtis Rogers, Director of the Division of Statewide Library Services, as the interim director of the State Library.

Rogers takes the helm Oct. 21 and will serve until a new director is selected and on the job, according to B.G. Stephens, chairman of the State Library Board.

The board is looking for a new director to replace Patti J. Butcher, who leaves the library Oct. 20 to return to her home state of Kansas.

Butcher led the South Carolina State Library for a year and has accepted a job with the Kansas State Library.

Upcoming Event

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Jennifer Bartell Boykin, Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC

April 25, 2024, 6:00 PM
Join the South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book for our next Speaker at the Center Author Talk, featuring Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC, Jennifer Bartell Boykin. She will discuss her debut book of poetry, Traveling Mercy, and her upcoming release, Only Believe (The Word Works), a winner of the 2023 Hilary Tham Capital Collection.