June's New Acquisitions

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Looking for your next read?

We are excited to present the following selection of books added to our collection this month.

To check out the books, you will need a library card. These books are available through SCLENDS, a consortium of libraries throughout the state that share a single catalog allowing patrons to search for items in all of the libraries as easily as you search for items in your home library. Requesting items is as simple as clicking a button. Within a few days, any available circulating item can be delivered from any SCLENDS library across the state.

Check out the booklist below featuring new titles to the South Carolina State Library.

Cover of Yonder Come Day: Exploring the Collective Witness of the Formerly Enslaved

Yonder Come Day: Exploring the Collective Witness of the Formerly Enslaved
Author: Holmes, Jasmine L.
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: B E599H

Cover of Yellow Fever and the South

Yellow Fever and the South
Author: Humphreys, Margaret
Publication Year: 1999
Call Number: 614.5 HUMP

Cover of Why We Vote

Why We Vote
Author: Fiss, Owen M.
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 342.73 FISS

Cover of This Fierce People: The Untold Story of America's Revolutionary War in the South

This Fierce People: The Untold Story of America's Revolutionary War in the South
Author: Crawford, Alan Pell
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 975 CRAW

Cover of The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns

The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns
Author: Turner, William Hobart
Publication Year: 2021
Call Number: B T944T

Cover of Terror & Truth: Civil Rights Tourism and the Mississippi Movement

Terror & Truth: Civil Rights Tourism and the Mississippi Movement
Author: King, Stephen A.
Publication Year: 2023
Call Number: 338.4 KING

Cover of Southern Black Women and their Struggle for Freedom During the Civil War and Reconstruction

Southern Black Women and their Struggle for Freedom During the Civil War and Reconstruction
Author: Bell, Karen Cook
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 908.996 BELL

Cover of Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors Created Archives and Remade History

Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors Created Archives and Remade History
Author: Helton, Laura E.
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 026 HELT

Cover of Our South: Black Food Through My Lens

Our South: Black Food Through My Lens
Author: Shanti, Ashleigh
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 641.5929 SHAN

Cover of Only the Clothes on Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the Nineteenth-Century United States

Only the Clothes on Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the Nineteenth-Century United States
Author: Edwards, Laura F.
Publication Year: 2022
Call Number: 344.7304 EDWA

Cover of Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City's Soul

Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City's Soul
Author: Shetterly, Aran
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 975.662 SHET

Cover of Military History for the Modern Strategist: America's Major Wars Since 1861

Military History for the Modern Strategist: America's Major Wars Since 1861
Author: O'Hanlon, Michael E.
Publication Year: 2023
Call Number: 355.00973 OHAN

Cover of Justice Be Done: A Caleb Knowles Mystery

Justice Be Done: A Caleb Knowles Mystery
Author: Damron, Carla
Publication Year: 2023
Call Number: S.C. 813.6 DAMR

Cover of How We Gather Matters: Sustainable Event Planning for Purpose and Impact

How We Gather Matters: Sustainable Event Planning for Purpose and Impact
Author: Rotchild, Leor
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 394.2068 ROTC

Cover of How the South Turned Red: From a Democratic Past to a Republican Present

How the South Turned Red: From a Democratic Past to a Republican Present
Author: Heath, Jim
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C. 320.0973 HEAT

Cover of Free Black Charlestonians in Debate: The Complete Proceedings of the Clionian Debating Society, 1847-1858

Free Black Charlestonians in Debate: The Complete Proceedings of the Clionian Debating Society, 1847-1858
Author: Ray, Angela G.
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 808.5306 RAY

Cover of Black in blues : how a color tells the story of my people

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
Author: Perry, Imani
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 305.896 PERR

Cover of A field guide to mushrooms of the Carolinas

A field guide to mushrooms of the Carolinas
Author: Bessette, Alan E.
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 579.609 BESS

Upcoming Event

Cover of Reflections of South Carolina

"Reflections of South Carolina" with Robert Clark and Tom Poland

June 19, 2025, 3:00 PM

lease join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk with writer Tom Poland and photographer Robert Clark on Thursday, June 19th, at 3:00 p.m., to explore their latest release, "Reflections of South Carolina."