Director Leesa Aiken joined Governor Henry McMaster and other leaders from the Early Childhood Advisory Council to unveil South Carolina’s Birth through Five Plan and celebrate the launch of First Five SC.
We are honored to participate in the New York Academy of Medicine’s “Color Our Collections” campaign allowing libraries, museums, and archives to feature special collections and rare books as coloring books. To showcase the historical component of our collection, we selected fairytales, storybooks, and illustrated magazines dating back to the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Every five years, we must provide an independent evaluation of how our agency implements Library Services and Technology grants in South Carolina. Quality Metrics gathers information from various sources for 2018 to 2022, including the State Program Report, personal interviews, and survey data.
We may be the library’s library; however, we also serve South Carolina citizens. A grandchild of Retha Mark, the Secretary of the South Carolina Library Association in 1964, asked our reference librarians to search the collection for information about her career. Articles surfaced, including one from the Charleston Evening Post, which included this photo from her swearing-in ceremony.
Snuggle up to statistics during Love Data Week, February 14-18. Join the fun with deep dives into the Public Libraries Survey and a new theme each day.
Our almost two-year relationship providing free Tutor.com tutoring through Discus- South Carolina's Virtual Library continues to evolve. South Carolina residents could only access the free service during limited hours when we began offering the service in March 2020.
We are pleased to announce that Horry Georgetown Technical College Library is the newest addition to the South Carolina State Documents Depository system.
DHEC makes it easier for women to take control of their health and document the journey with its Wisewoman Welcome Booklet.
Get to know Faye Collins during the first Authors of SC event of 2022.
We believe encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion in libraries means assisting South Carolina libraries in meeting the needs of various patron bases. Our dementia resources guide offers upcoming training, recordings of previous webinars, and books. Dementia program kits are also available for public libraries to request.
Many South Carolina State Library programs, resources, and services are supported in whole or in part by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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