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In This Issue:A library card is the coolest card – September is Library Card Sign-up MonthStudies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school. September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the South Carolina State Library joins with the American Library Association and public libraries nationwide to make sure that every student has the most important school supply of all – a free library card.

Resources at the State Library as well as your local public library are available to anyone who has a library card. Students can turn to the library for materials, programs and knowledgeable library staff who support academic achievement. Discus - South Carolina’s Virtual Library is an amazing resource for everyone in the state!

Today’s libraries aren’t only a place of quiet study, but also creative and engaging community centers where students can collaborate using new technologies, learn how to use a 3D printer or just relax with peers. South Carolina’s libraries offer access to a variety of print and digital resources, e-books, online homework help, and many online databases.

“Our libraries provide access and programs for students of all

ages,” says Dr. Curtis Rogers, Communications Director for the State Library. “For preschool age children many libraries offer early literacy and lap sit storytimes to encourage school readiness; for older children and teens libraries supplement education with hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) programs and innovative makerspaces; and for older teens libraries provide information and tools to help prepare for college and mentoring programs. There’s really something for everyone and it’s all free with a library card.”

Throughout the month, many of the state’s libraries will host a number of activities to encourage community members to sign up for library cards.

For more information on how to sign up for a library card, visit your local public library or find your library’s website here.

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Are you looking for South Carolina State Documents online? Check out the latest additions to our digital collection:

• State Law Enforcement Division Annual Reports & Annual Accountability Reports

• Second Injury Fund Annual Reports & Annual Accountability Reports

• State Housing Finance and Development Authority Annual Reports & Annual Accountability

Reports

• Sea Grant Consortium Annual Reports & Annual Accountability Reports

• State Development Board Annual Reports

• South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Annual Reports & Annual Accountability Reports

• State Ethics Commission Annual Report & Annual Accountability Reports

Librarians in our nation’s 120,000 libraries make a difference in the lives of millions of people every day. If a librarian has made a difference in your life, now is the chance to tell your story. The I Love My Librarian Award encourages library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to

improve the lives of people in their community. Nominations will be open until September 28.

Up to 10 librarians in public, school and college, community college and university libraries will be selected to win $5,000 and will be honored at a ceremony and reception in New York, hosted by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. In

addition, a plaque will be given to each award-winner’s library. Winners will be announced in December 2015.

Each nominee must be a librarian with a master’s degree from a program accredited by the ALA in library and information studies or a master’s degree with a specialty in school

library media from an educational unit accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Nominees must be currently working in the United States in a public library, a library at an accredited two- or four-year college or university or at an accredited K-12 school.

For more information and to nominate a librarian, visit www.ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian.

The award is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, The New York Public Library, and The New York Times.

It is administered by The American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world.

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Attorney Tootsie Dennis Kline, Miss South Carolina 1959-60, recorded Hush Now, Baby, written by her friend Angela W. Williams, for the SC State Library’s Talking Book Service. Kline grew up with Williams in Moncks Corner, S.C., along with Ceille Welch, a well known playwright in Columbia, who is mentioned in the book.

Like others, Williams’s family employed African American domestics to keep house and raise

children, but unlike most families, the deep affection between Williams and caretaker Eva Aiken bonded them for life, even as the Civil Rights movement shook their worlds, propelling them—and the country—down a rocky path that changed history.

See the full Columbia Star article here.

Photo by Jim Covington.

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Career Services at the SCLA Annual ConferenceCatapult your career with SCLA’s Career Services! If you are seeking a job now, think you might be in the future, or simply want to ensure you are prepared if your dream job suddenly opens up, please consider registering for a free consultation with SCLA’s Career Services, at the SCLA Annual Conference, October 21-23, in Columbia, SC. Services provided include resume and cover letter review and career consultations. A program on resume writing will be offered during the conference as well.

Please register soon so that we can ensure everyone who wants a consultation can indeed schedule

one. Once you register, you will be paired with an experienced professional who will offer friendly, constructive advice. All information you share with the consultant will be kept confidential. The appointments will last approximately 30 minutes (potentially longer depending on scheduling), and will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. These services are for anyone, at any point in your career.

Volunteer for Career Services at the SCLA Annual Conference

This year, the SCLA Annual Conference (Oct. 21-23) will be providing career services for

librarians, including resume and cover letter review and career consultations. If you have experience hiring or mentoring librarians, or other experience or qualifications that would be useful to our career services, please consider volunteering to help us provide these important services at the conference. We will be offering consultations during all the program sessions of the conference. If you can volunteer a day, a half day, or even one or two sessions, we would appreciate it. You can make a measurable difference in someone’s career just by offering a little bit of your time and advice.

To volunteer, or if you have questions about SCLA’s Career Services, please contact Kevin Reynolds at reynoldsjk@wofford.edu.

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Richland Library is proud to announce the appointment of four new members to its Board of Trustees for 2015-2016.

Cheryl English works as a program coordinator with the SC Developmental Disabilities Council. She is also part of the SC Emergency Planning Committee for People with Functional Needs, the SC DisAbility Voting Coalition

and the Columbia Mayor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.

Betty Gregory is a consultant with Banco/Public Involvement Team. She was campaign coordinator for two successful Richland One school bond referendums and the Richland County Transportation Penny Tax referendum.

Katherine Swartz Hilton is the director of the Center for Leadership at Columbia

College and serves on the executive committee for Women in Philanthropy. She previously served as executive director of Leadership Columbia and is a past board chair of Columbia Opportunity Resource (COR).

James “Jamie” Shadd, III is the owner of Columbia’s Shadd Law Firm, LLC and serves on the Board of Directors for the Downtown YMCA. He is also a former chair for the Columbia Lawyers Association along with the Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands.

Five of the existing trustees will also take on new titles and roles:

• Nathaniel A. Barber, Chair

• Edwin “Ed” B. Garrison, Vice Chair

• Yvonne G. Stocker, Secretary

• Ida W. Thompson, Treasurer

• Johnny Ray Noble, Vice Treasurer

In addition, Alethia P. Rearden will continue her service on the Board.

Richland County Council has appointed these members to Richland Library’s Board of Trustees. Each trustee serves an unpaid board position.

For more information or questions, please contact Emily Stoll at 803-231-6388 or email estoll@richlandlibrary.com.

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Friends of the Beaufort Library to Hold Annual Waterfront Book Sale

This year’s Friends of the Beaufort Library Fall Book Sale will be held Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September 27 at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort. The Book Sale is the main fundraising event held by the Beaufort Friends, with all proceeds benefitting the Beaufort County Library System branches in Beaufort, Lobeco and St. Helena. All proceeds from this sale go back into the branch libraries to support programming and materials.

On Friday, September 25, a private 2-hour sale for all members of the Friends will be held from 10:00 a.m.-noon. Those who are interested in becoming a member can sign up any time before or during the presale at the membership table to gain access to the presale.

The sale will open to the general public on Friday, September 25 from noon-6:00 p.m., and will reopen on Saturday from 10:00 am-6:00 p.m. The book sale will reopen from noon-4:00 p.m. on Sunday, during which time all books and audio-visual items will be half-

price, including the rare and collectible books.

Most books are priced at $2.00 for hardbacks, $1.50 for large trade paperbacks, and 50 cents for pocket paperbacks. Children’s books and audio-visual materials are also individually priced at ten cents and up. Included in this years’ sale will be over 100 original editions of Tom

Swift & Tom Swift Jr. books coming from one donor, along with numerous golf books from the library of a past Friends board member. Browsers will notice the addition of a few new categories at this years’ sale, and books will be added regularly throughout the sale.

The popular silent auction will again be conducted during the sale, with bids accepted anytime between 10:00 a.m. on Friday and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, when bidding closes and all successful bidders present will be able to pay for lots they won.

Some of the highlights of this years’ silent auction will be:

• 6-volume 1900 Edition of the Complete Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, limited to 1000 numbered, leather-bound sets.

• 7 Early Stephen King novels including his first 3 books, all fine in dust jackets

• 15 leather-bound volumes from

the LIBRARY OF SOUTHERN LITERATURE

• Several autographed books by Pat Conroy

• 1968 Deluxe Edition of ALICE IN WONDERLAND in slipcase, Illustrated by Peter Newell

• 1927 10-volume set of THE PRINCIPAL NAVIGATIONS, VOYAGES, TRAFFIQUES & DISCOVERIES OF THE ENGLISH

• Coffee-Table book of AVIATION ART OF WORLD WAR II, by Stillwell

• OTHER PLACES, a signed copy of Charleston Artist Elizabeth O’Neill Verner’s etchings & pencil drawings

• Signed copy of Jimmie Buffet’s MARGARITAVILLE

Please don’t forget that the Friends of the Beaufort Library book store is open year-round at the Beaufort Branch Library during library hours, with fresh stock being added regularly. Donations of books, CDs and DVDs are needed more than ever, especially with the recent expansion of the FOL Book Store and its increased activity. Non-profit organizations interested in removing any unsold books after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, contact Kinsey Baker at 843-838-0812 or kbakerbooks@centurylink.net.

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SC Teens Win National Library Lock-in Cosplay ContestSouth Carolina had 13 libraries and more than 160 teens participate in the 2015 National Teen Lock-In. Themed “Masquerade Madness,” the national events libraries could participate in author visits, minecraft, minute to win it, a cosplay contest, a photo scavenger hunt, and online connections

The Cosplay Contest encouraged creativity, and consideration was given to costumes with handmade, found, and repurposed elements. Categories included:

• Best Villain

• Best Character from a Book

• Best Video Game Character

• Best Character from Manga or Anime

• Best Group

• Funniest

• Best Handmade

Two South Carolina Teens from Lancaster County Library won!

Best Hero: Haven Miller as Dread Pirate Roberts at Lancaster County Public Library

Best Handmade: Mary Mc Adamson as Mad Hatter at Lancaster County Public Library

A huge thank you to all the libraries who participated in this year’s lock-in: St Helena Branch Library, Chester County, Nancy Carson Library, Lancaster County Library, Del Webb Library, Florence County Library, Dorchester County Library, Orangeburg County Library, York County Library, Darlington County Library System, Chesterfield County Library, Hampton Memorial Library, and Hardeeville Library.

And a special thank you goes to Eve Bowers, Youth Services Coordinator and Lancaster County Library, for your participation in the 2015 National Teen Lock-in, and congratulations to your winning teens!

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NC Smart Start 2015: A Grandfamily Service Perspective By Amy Ditolla, M.L.I.S. Holly Hill Public Library, Orangeburg County, S.C.

Children’s impressionability was the focus of the North Carolina Smart Start Conference this past May 2015. Many people joined in camaraderie for this 3 day conference to develop a deeper understanding of how early childhood interactions, current life circumstances, and caregiver experiences set the stage to shape a child’s brain development and learning potential along with forming a child’s behavioral responses. We learned that if a child is in a constant state of stress because of a chaotic home life, caregiver relationship battles, or severe parenting interactions, the child’s brain circuitry changes to adapt to this never-ending toxic stress. The child’s cortisol fight-or-flight response never finds a peaceful equilibrium causing behavior and learning problems to ensue because the child is unable to de-stress, according to conference experts. Our goal, we learn, is to create healthy learning environments, acknowledge high quality care and have sensitive interactions that lead to better social and emotional development opportunities so children can thrive.

Because many of the grandfamily relationships we see in the library are born out of trauma, disillusion, and fundamental necessity, my intentions were to learn how to apply the knowledge gained from this conference to better serve the grandfamily population of my area. I attended two main seminars, Baby

Talk: Building the Foundation for Literacy Starting at Birth and The Changing Face of Early Literacy, along with several mini classes that ultimately expressed the need for professionals like me to be kind and creative when interacting with the children and families we serve. Conference attendees were encouraged to understand the diversity of care and teaching given to our littlest customers and to strive at implementing high quality experiences in safe and friendly settings, like the library, which would effectively lead to better childhood literacy. Conference presenters reiterated over and over that professionals who interact with children need to be compassionate and kind in such interactions because we do not know what that child is going through. In some instances, we could be the only kind person a child experiences on any given day.

Many tips and ideas were demonstrated on ways to enrich the relationship between caregivers and children through ordinary, everyday interactions; tips and ideas I could use as a library professional to meet my library’s mission to educate, enrich and entertain. I learned many ways to connect special resources to individual user’s needs and how to create awareness in the grandfamily focus group that the library is a safe and necessary destination that offers educational solutions, optional activities and programs that enhance the ability of the grandfamily to thrive without a burden to their resources.

I learned much about the nature of

early childhood learning and the profound effect socioeconomics, parental education and family circumstances contribute to a child’s behavior, illiteracy and school readiness. I have determined from attending this conference that we in the library can truly modify circumstances favorably for the people in our communities by utilizing compassionate actions and conscientious interactions that are positive, caring and creative exchanges; exchanges that are geared toward expanding family and individual potentials in the long run and helping each thrive in the here and now.

For more information, please contact Amy Ditolla at ditolla@orangeburgcounty.org or 803-496-7177.

This was an LSTA Conference Attendance grant made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Contact the LSTA Coordinator, Halie Brazier, at hbrazier@statelibrary.sc.gov for more information about library staff eligibility for Conference Attendance/Continuing Education Grants.

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New Resources for August 2015Check out the latest book titles we have at the SC State Library! Call or email to reserve a copy today - reference@statelibrary.sc.gov or 803-734-8666.

Faith in Bikinis, Politics and Leisure in the Coastal South Since the Civil War. Anthony J. Stanonis, University

of Georgia Press, 2014.

While traditional industries like textile or lumber mills have received a majority of the scholarly attention devoted to

southern economic development, Faith in Bikinis presents an untold story of the New South, one that explores how tourism played a central role in revitalizing the southern economy and transforming southern culture after the Civil War. Along the coast of the American South, a culture emerged that negotiated the more rigid religious, social, and racial practices of the inland cotton country and the more indulgent consumerism of vacationers, many from the North, who sought greater freedom to enjoy sex, gambling, alcohol, and other pleasures. On the shoreline, the Sunbelt South—the modern South—first emerged. This book examines those tensions and how coastal southerners managed

to placate both. White supremacy was supported, but the resorts’ dependence on positive publicity gave African Americans leverage to pursue racial equality, including access to beaches often restored through the expenditure of federal tax dollars. Displays of women clad in scanty swimwear served to market resorts via pamphlets, newspaper promotions, and film. Yet such marketing of sexuality was couched in the form of carefully managed beauty contests and the language of Christian wholesomeness widely celebrated by resort boosters. Prohibition laws were openly flaunted in Galveston, Biloxi, Myrtle Beach, Virginia Beach, and elsewhere. Yet revenue from sales taxes made states reluctant to rein in resort activities. This revenue bridged the divide between the coastal resorts and agricultural interests, creating a space for the New South to come into being. “Faith in Bikinis is a fascinating—and untold—history that has been carefully and eloquently told by an accomplished scholar.”

The Constitution, an Introduction. Michael Stokes Paulsen and Luke Paulsen. Basic Books, 2015.

The Constitution: An Introduction is the definitive modern primer on the US Constitution. Michael Stokes Paulsen, one of the nation’s most provocative and accomplished scholars of the Constitution, and his son Luke Paulsen, a gifted young writer and lay scholar, have combined to write a lively introduction

to the supreme law of the United States, covering the Constitution’s history and meaning in clear, accessible terms. This vital document, along with its history of political and judicial interpretation, governs our individual lives and the life of our nation. A lucid and engaging guide, The Constitution: An Introduction provides readers with the tools to think critically and independently about constitutional issues—a skill that is ever more essential to the continued flourishing of American democracy. “The Constitution: An Introduction is packed both with essential information and discerning analysis. More than that, it reads like a novel-adventure story. It will make a great text in any number of classes.”

U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2009. David W. Kummer. U.S. Marines, 2014.

This book is described as a general overview and provisional reference to the Corps’ participation in Operation Enduring Freedom from 2001 to 2009, “until new scholarship and archival materials become available.” However, it is a wonderful documentation of the Corps, including ample photographs and historical information. The “Selected Sources and Annotated Bibliography” is more than 20 pages long. Beautiful and informative!

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The United States Marine Corps in the World War. Major Edwin N. McClellan. U.S. Marine Corps, 2014.

This is an updated and revised edition of the 1968 and 1920 editions in the U.S. Marines in World War I Centennial Commemorative Series. This new edition provides an updated account of casualty numbers.

The CEO as Urban Statesman: Harnessing the Power of CEOs to Make Cities Thrive. Sam A Williams. Mercer University Press, 2014.

In The CEO as Urban Statesman, Williams uses case studies to argue that business leaders can and should contribute to their communities

by using their business skills to solve public policy problems--and he tells them how to do it. After some introductory chapters, the author takes the reader through five case studies, exploring each case in detail. The book concludes with best practices and cautionary tales.

Empire of Cotton, a Global History. Sven Beclert. Knopf, 2015.

The empire of cotton was, from the beginning, a fulcrum

of constant global struggle between slaves and planters, merchants and statesmen, workers and factory owners. Here is the story of how, beginning well before the advent of machine production in the 1780s, European entrepreneurs

and powerful statesmen captured ancient trades and skills in Asia, and combined them with the expropriation of lands in the Americas and the enslavement of African workers to crucially reshape the disparate realms of cotton that had existed for millennia, and how industrial capitalism gave birth to an empire, and how this force transformed the world. Beckert makes clear how these forces ushered in the world of modern capitalism, including the vast wealth and disturbing inequalities that are with us today. The result is a book as unsettling as it is enlightening: a book that brilliantly weaves together the story of cotton with how the present global world came to exist. Empire of Cotton is a winner of the Bancroft Prize and a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

USDA Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges, research for the long term. Deborah C. Hayes, Susan L. Stout, Ralph H. Crawford and Anne P. Hoover. Springer, 2014.

USDA Forest

Service Experimental Forests and Ranges (EFRs) are scientific treasures, providing secure, protected research sites where complex and diverse ecological processes are studied over the long term. This book offers several examples of the dynamic interactions among questions of public concern or policy, EFR research, and natural resource management practices and policies. Often, trends observed – or expected -- in the early years of a research program are contradicted or confounded as the research record extends over decades. The EFRs are among the few areas in the US where such long-term research has been carried out by teams of scientists. Changes in society’s needs and values can also redirect research programs. Each chapter of this book reflects the interplay between the ecological results that emerge from a long-term research project and the social forces that influence questions asked and resources invested in ecological research. While these stories include summaries and syntheses of traditional research results, they offer a distinctly new perspective, a larger and more complete picture than that provided by a more typical 5-year study. They also provide examples of long-term research on EFRs that have provided answers for questions not even imagined at the time the study was installed.

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State Library Welcomes New Staff MemberOn Monday, August 17, James “Jim” Arnold joined our team as the HelpDesk/IT Support Technician for the Information and Technology Division. Jim will respond to, diagnose and resolve technical support issues for printers, network infrastructures, desktop systems, laptop systems, mobile devices, and other IT equipment.

Jim obtained his Associate Degree from Walton Community College in Electronic Engineering and has maintained his A+ Service Technician Certification; he has 23

years of training and demonstrated experience as a network/computer technician which will be of value to the State Library. Prior to becoming a proud member of the State Library, Jim worked at the Division of State Technology as the IT Resource Coordinator. He was responsible for installation and support of the IT equipment for cabinet agencies and assisted the network administrator with setting up and maintaining users.

We are thrilled to welcome Jim Arnold!

National Library of Medicine Traveling ExhibitThe University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library is hosting the National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibit, the Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Yellow Wall-Paper.

The six-banner exhibit will be displayed from August 25, 2015 through October 31, 2015.

From the exhibit: “In the late nineteenth century, at a time when women were challenging traditional ideas about gender that excluded them from political and intellectual life, medical and scientific experts drew on notions of female weakness to justify inequality between the sexes. Artist and writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, who was discouraged from pursuing a

career to preserve her health, rejected these ideas in a terrifying short story titled The Yellow Wall-Paper. The famous tale served as an indictment of the medical profession and

the social conventions restricting women’s professional and creative opportunities.”

View more information about this exhibit, which was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.

The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library is located in Building 101 adjacent to the Dorn VA Medical Center at 6311 Garners Ferry Road in Columbia and is open to the public. Map and directions.

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State Library Intern SpotlightName: Lindsay Rogillio Hometown: Jackson, Louisiana.Program(s) of study: MLIS, concentrating in Archives and Preservation. I am currently making plans to stick around for a Specialist degree in Library Science focusing on the digital side of librarianship, especially as it pertains to archives, as well as web development, coding, etc.

Hobbies or special interests: When my nose isn’t stuck in a textbook, it’s usually still between the pages of a new novel. I also spend a lot of time performing genealogy research of my own family history as well as honing my genealogy research skills in general. I’d like to be a professionally certified genealogist in the near future, so I study methods, best practices, and

read a lot of case studies to develop my skills in my spare time. A lot of people’s eyes gloss over when I tell them about this “hobby,” but I get to reconstruct history in a personally relevant way, and that’s always interesting to me!

What projects have you worked on as an intern at the SCSL? As the Digital Collections intern, I worked on a few projects, chiefly creating the metadata for a digital photograph collection, and digitizing a few hundred 35mm Kodachrome slides. I also worked on uploading a few items to the library’s digital collections through DSpace. Additionally, I helped a bit with collecting the metadata for part of the rare book collection, and with weeding the large collection of periodicals in

the basement!

What did you enjoy most? What were some challenges? I had a love-hate relationship with the Kodachrome slides. I enjoyed digitizing the color-negative slides and playing around with a Photoshop-like tool (GIMP) to prepare them for an online collection. The slides were primarily taken in the 1950s and 1960s, and the content was often humorous, intriguing, or puzzling (Why is there a random photo of this corner of a room?!). Digitizing the slides was also the most

challenging task I performed as the slides sometimes (most times) would not scan correctly for a host of reasons. It took many, many days to digitize all those slides!

What have you learned from your internship? I learned a lot about digitizing 35mm slides, that’s for sure! I also learned much about metadata, which is so tedious to learn about in the classroom, so I’m very grateful to get some hands-on experience with the creation and implementation of metadata - required fields, formatting, and best practices.

What advice would you offer your peers about getting the most out of an internship? I would suggest those with internships take the initiative to explore on their own with the projects they’re given. Don’t take the internship for granted that it’ll be a selling point on your resume, but go beyond your assignment to learn as much as you can. Given the task to create metadata for items, go further than just following directions to really understand what you’re doing - read about Dublin Core; ask questions about why this method is the best way; when you hit a snag, do some troubleshooting on your own - connect all this theory learned in class to real practice. Treat it as an experience, not just busywork to fill credits on your transcript.

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Looking for online or on-site training opportunities? Check out our new Learning Opportunities and choose from many free and low-cost training sessions and workshops. Register today!

Fall/Winter Learning Opportunities Now Available

PASCAL Institutional Survey LaunchedEarlier this year, the Infrastructure Review Task Force (IRTF), was set up to review core library infrastructures used by PASCAL member libraries and the consortium. Additionally, they are charged with identifying alternatives that might be pursued by members and the consortium. The task force will complete the review and report on their findings in October. It is anticipated that their report will be an important resource for the entire membership. Indeed, it will be a foundation for

the discussion at the 2nd annual town-hall meeting to be held October 15.

The task force distributed an institutional survey to all member libraries. Each library is asked to complete one survey and members are encouraged to fill it out thoroughly and thoughtfully. Information gathered through the survey will be essential in shaping the task force report which will, in turn, guide discussion within the consortium on the future

of resource sharing in the state. PASCAL looks forward to engaging in this statewide conversation.

The Infrastructure Review Task Force is co-chaired by James Williams, Assistant Dean, College of Charleston Libraries and Scott Phinney, Head of Cataloging, University of South Carolina. Questions regarding the survey may be directed to them. For more information on the task force, please visit the IRTF page on the PASCAL member site.

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In the News...Authors United officially asks Department of Justice to investigate Amazon The Wall Street Journal reports that Authors United has finally gotten around to sending its letter to the Department of Justice asking that it investigate Amazon for anti-trust issues. Read more.

5 Posts to Jumpstart Your Classroom Blog The arrival of August always makes me think about the first few weeks of school. Using their blogs more consistently is one of the things that many teachers will be doing as the new school year begins. Read more.

6 Reasons to Add the Albena Beach Library to Your Bookish Bucket List “No shirt, no shoes, no service” doesn’t apply at the Albenia Beach Library. The beachfront library’s location—on the coast of the Black Sea—isn’t an easy trip for most readers, but that’s what bookish bucket lists are for. Read more.

There’s a library-shaped hole in the InternetIf you want to know anything about movies, the Internet’s got you covered. Likewise for details about the world’s roadways, song lyrics, or Pokemon characters. But if you want to know about books and the other items of culture we’ve entrusted to libraries, it’s much harder to find out. Read more.

12 Good Resources for Teaching Digital Citizenship As we head into the new school year and think about all of the new apps and sites we want to use with students, it’s a good time to think about teaching digital citizenship. Read more.

The Wandering Sculpture of a Thirsty POEt: A Look into Copyright Archives As a Junior Fellow in the Copyright Office, I spent the summer examining copyright registration applications from the 1900s and uncovering various artifacts that have long been waiting in the archives of the U.S. Copyright Office. Read more.

E-lending won’t put a big dent in book salesWith growth in ebook sales slowing, we seem to be reaching a point where digital and printed books can live in harmony. Will the same ever be said for publishers, booksellers and librarians? Read more.

Facebook Events Don’t Work for Organizations Maybe I’m missing something here. But in my experience, Facebook Events don’t work all that well for libraries. Or for many organization-based Facebook Pages. Read more.

Independent bookstore Kobo e-book partnership fizzlesThe Denver Post checks in with

independent bookstores taking part in the American Booksellers Association and Kobo’s program to allow independent bookstores to sell e-books. Read more.

‘Book deserts’ still keep kids from getting books Mother Nature Network has a story that looks at “book deserts”—areas where it’s extremely difficult for kids to get their hands on books. Read more.

Shunning self-published books? Your loss One of my favorite reads this year isn’t from S&S or Penguin Random House. It’s from an obscure self-published writer named Michael Spindler—author of Gatsby: My Story, which I reviewed here on TeleRead and elsewhere. Read more.

Setting an Agenda to Advance Learning in Libraries In May, a group of thought leaders met at the Kansas City Public Library in Kansas City, Missouri, for an IMLS Focus convening on the subject of learning in libraries. The event featured lively conversations on a variety of topics, including participatory learning, early learning; adult education and workforce development, continuing education and professional development, and digital literacy and inclusion. Read more.

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The South Carolina State Library is the primary administrator of federal and state support for the state’s libraries. The Library is a national model for innovation, collaboration, leadership and effectiveness. The Library’s mission is to optimize South Carolina’s investment in library and information services.

In 1969, as the result of action by the General Assembly, the State Library Board was redesignated as the South Carolina State Library and assumed responsibility for public library development, library service for state institutions, service for the blind and physically handicapped, and library service to state government agencies. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the Library is funded by the state of South Carolina, by the federal government through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and other sources.

For more information, visit statelibrary.sc.gov or call 803-734-8666.

About the South Carolina State Library

More, the Newsletter for South Carolina Libraries, is published online monthly by the South Carolina State Library.

ISSN 1554-5768

Dr. Curtis Rogers, Editor 803-734-8928 crogers@statelibrary.sc.gov

Amanda Stone & Debbie Anderson, Copy Editors astone@statelibrary.sc.gov | danderson@statelibrary.sc.gov

South Carolina State Library statelibrary.sc.gov PO Box 11469 1500 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29211 803-734-8666

Leesa M. Aiken, Acting Director

Board of Trustees Loretta K. Green, 1st District Deborah Hyler - Chair, 7th District Marty R. McKenzie, 6th District Martha Murtiashaw, 3rd District Suzanne W. Rast - Vice Chair, 2nd District Michael G. Simmons, 5th District Alanna I. Wildman, 4th District

South Carolina State Library Digital Collections Highlight

Know your own state: South CarolinaThis 1925 booklet was published by the Standard Oil Company and serves as a guide to the state of South Carolina, including history, geography, maps, and automobile care information.

You can view this document online.