Blockaroo
This hands-on STEM kit features magnetic foam builders—a unique, mess-free way for kids to explore engineering, creativity, and problem-solving. Designed for ages 18 months and up, these soft, safe blocks click together magnetically and spin for dynamic play. This kit allows children to create animals, vehicles, and imaginative structures while building fine motor skills and spatial reasoning. Blockaroo blocks float, making them perfect for dry or water-based play.
South Carolina's Matilda Evans: A Medical Pioneer
Please join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk with the authors of South Carolina's Matilda Evans: A Medical Pioneer, Dr. Walter B. Curry, Jr., Beverly Aiken Muhammad, and Anusha Ghosh on Thursday, August 26 at 3:00 PM at the State Library. South Carolina Matilda Evans: A Medical Pioneer is the official biography of Dr. Matilda Evans, the first African American woman licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina.
Beginnings: Education in Colonial South Carolina
In this book, Judith R. Joyner focuses on the early evolution of South Carolina’s public-school system. Currently, the term “public” connotes educational institutions that are both publicly supported and publicly controlled. Over a period of 200 years, the state maintained public school that were under the control of the government while, at the same time, it acted as a sponsor and/or contributor to private school in order to accomplish public purposes.
The Adult and Community Education Newsletter
In the October 1977 issue of The Adult and Community Education Newsletter, South Carolina’s adult education program was noted as one of the best programs in the nation according to Dr. Gary Eyre, executive director of the President’s National Advisory Council on Adult Education. Explore the state of adult education in South Carolina with this resource!
Reading Rainbow: An Educational Television Series Designed to Motivate Primary Level Students to Read Good Books and to Visit Their Local Libraries
Reading Rainbow (1983-2006) is an educational series designed to encourage and motivate young children to read good books and visit their local libraries. The Reading Rainbow Teacher’s Guide is designed to offer teachers and librarians a wide variety of activities that extend each program theme.
When the Bough Breaks: A Documentary
This documentary addresses the state of literacy in South Carolina, reporting on the continuum of literacy in the life of a child and the consequences of not placing focus on the language development and reading skills of children. Pediatricians, reading teachers, and interventionists outline their strategies in teaching infants and early school age children literacy strategies at much earlier ages. Dr.
