The State Library's Center for the Book has received one of 56 card catalogs brought out of retirement by the Library of Congress and distributed through its Center for the Book affiliate network. The card catalog has been transformed into a Library of Congress information kiosk to help remind library patrons – especially during National Library Week – that the Library of Congress is a library for all.
The card catalog information kiosk can be found at the South Carolina State Library.
Every card catalog kiosk features signage indicating the card catalog was once in active use at the Library of Congress and explaining its history and original purpose. The front of each drawer includes the name of a Library of Congress service or program. Inside each of the 15 drawers is a card containing a brief description of the featured initiative, along with a QR code leading to the page on the Library’s website that contains more information.
The 15 Library of Congress services and programs highlighted are:
- Affiliate Centers for the Book
- American Folklife Center
- Ask a Librarian
- By The People Transcription Program
- Digital Collections
- Exhibitions
- Free to Use and Reuse Sets
- Law Library of Congress
- Library of Congress Blogs
- Literacy Awards
- National Book Festival
- National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
- Teaching with Primary Sources
- U.S. Copyright Office
- Veterans History Project
Learn more about the Library of Congress Card Catalog Kiosk.
