The SC State Library is pleased to announce four regional workshops focusing on the importance of reading. The “Every Child Ready to Read” Project, a joint project of the Public Library Association and the Association of Library Service for Children (ALA), provides research showing the importance of the parent’s role in young children’s early literacy skills.
Join us on February 6 and February 27, 2020, for a two-day workshop that gets to the root of our shared value systems and uncovers the importance of understanding hierarchies of difference and ways to combat biases. Registration is $10 and covers both days. Audience: Library staff, SLIS students and alumni.
South Carolina voters will use a new voting machine in the democratic primary on February 29, 2020. The South Carolina Election Commission converted to a paper-based system. It is similar to the machines used in past elections, but there are a few differences.
In January 2019, the American Library Association (ALA) on behalf of its members adopted sustainability as a core value of librarianship. To be truly sustainable, a community must embody practices that are environmentally sound AND economically feasible AND socially equitable.
The Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL) aims to teach library staff how to gather data, analyze it, and create plans that best serve their communities. A RIPL bootcamp is coming to Columbia March 31 through April 1.
The South Carolina Digital State Documents Depository provides access to publications produced by state agencies and state-supported academic institutions.
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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