In March, we began delivering multiple book sets to the first two of eight South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs (SCDVA) nursing facilities throughout South Carolina. This project, dubbed "Operation Bookdrop," is a collaboration between the South Carolina State Library, the SC Department of Veterans' Affairs, and South Carolina Humanities to provide reading materials to veterans.

South Carolina has a rich literary heritage full of celebrated authors and significant contributors to the literary field. The South Carolina State Library’s Center for the Book needs your help identifying these key South Carolina Literary Landmarks by nominating your suggestions. Location suggestions will be accepted year-round, and nominees will go to the South Carolina State Library Board for voting. 

During the late 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed numerous public works projects as part of the New Deal program. One such project commonly referred to as the “WPA Tombstone or Cemetery Records  Project” engaged workers in recording information from tombstones located in cemeteries across the United States.