May'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.

New Acquisitions - May 2025

Cover of Yes, Barbara, there is an Aiken

Yes, Barbara, there is an Aiken
Author: Healy, Marti
Publication Year: 2012
Call Number: S.C. 975.775 HEAL

Cover of Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day
Author: Gutiérrez, Jolene
Publication Year: 2023
Call Number: J 813.6 GUTI

Cover of The Rabbit Listened

The Rabbit Listened
Author: Doerrfeld, Cori
Publication Year: 2018
Call Number: J 813.6 DOER

Cover of South Carolina Reflections: A Photographic Journey

South Carolina Reflections: A Photographic Journey
Author: Clark, Robert C.
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 975.7 CLAR

Cover of South Carolina Native American Interpreters and Traders, Genealogy Tutorial, and Research Sources

South Carolina Native American Interpreters and Traders, Genealogy Tutorial, and Research Sources
Author: Laene, Trevor
Publication Year: 2021
Call Number: S.C. 929.10720757 LAEN

Cover of Social Roots: Lowcountry Foodways, Reconnecting the Landscape

Social Roots: Lowcountry Foodways, Reconnecting the Landscape
Author: Ross, Sarah V.
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 306.4 ROSS

Cover of Sickly Vapors: Disease and Doctoring in the Old South

Sickly Vapors: Disease and Doctoring in the Old South
Author: Helling, Thomas
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 362.10975 HELL

Cover of Ronald Reagan and the Firing of the Air Traffic Controllers

Ronald Reagan and the Firing of the Air Traffic Controllers
Author: Busch, Andrew
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 331.892 BUSC

Cover of Picturing Disability: Beggar, Freak, Citizen, and Other Photographic Rhetoric

Picturing Disability: Beggar, Freak, Citizen, and Other Photographic Rhetoric
Author: Bogdan, Robert
Publication Year: 2012
Call Number: 305.908 BOGD

Cover of Memory Work: White Ignorance and Black Resistance in Popular Magazines, 1900-1910

Memory Work: White Ignorance and Black Resistance in Popular Magazines, 1900-1910
Author: Triece, Mary E.
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 302.23 TRIE

Cover of Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion

Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion
Author: Stocker, Shannon
Publication Year: 2022
Call Number: J B G5587S

Cover of Italians in the Lowcountry: Sunny Italy's Charleston Colony

Italians in the Lowcountry: Sunny Italy's Charleston Colony
Author: Butler, Christina R.
Publication Year: 2021
Call Number: S.C. 975.791 BUTL

Cover of Great Times Down South: Deep South Tourism Promotion in the Carter Era

Great Times Down South: Deep South Tourism Promotion in the Carter Era
Author: Valenzani, Giuliano Santangeli
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 659.19 VALE

Cover of Grant's Enforcer: Taking Down the Klan

Grant's Enforcer: Taking Down the Klan
Author: Gugliotta, Guy
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 322.4 GUGL

Cover of Folk Music and Song in the WPA Ex-Slave Narratives

Folk Music and Song in the WPA Ex-Slave Narratives
Author: Minton, John
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 780.89 MINT

Cover of Descended: Searching for my Gullah-Geechee Roots

Descended: Searching for my Gullah-Geechee Roots
Author: Rushing, Keith
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 975.799 RUSH

Cover of Carolina Currents: Studies in South Carolina Culture Vol. 2

Carolina Currents: Studies in South Carolina Culture Vol. 2
Author: Johnson, Christopher
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C. 975. CARO V. 2

Cover of Backcountry War: The Rise of Francis Marion, Banastre Tarleton, and Thomas Sumter

Backcountry War: The Rise of Francis Marion, Banastre Tarleton, and Thomas Sumter
Author: Waters, Andrew
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C 973.336 WATE

Cover of A World Away from IEPs: How Diabled Students Learn in Out-of-School Spaces

A World Away from IEPs: How Diabled Students Learn in Out-of-School Spaces
Author: McCloskey, Erin
Publication Year: 2022
Call Number: 371.9 MCCL

Cover of A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs

A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs
Author: Sanders, Crystal
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 378.3 SAND

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