Book or Treat Event

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If the rain is getting you down and your children can’t get out and trick or treat house to house, stop by the South Carolina State Library at 1500 Senate Street October 31, 2019, between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. for Book or Treat! Our new annual family-friendly event for kids of all ages provides free children’s books and treats (while supplies last) to help celebrate reading and libraries. Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes. It’ll be spooktacular!

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.