South Carolina State Library

South Carolina State Library SCSL is the primary administrator of federal and state support for the state's libraries.

Explore Ninety Six National Historic Site South Carolina in Upstate South Carolina. This National Park Service brochure ...
06/19/2026

Explore Ninety Six National Historic Site South Carolina in Upstate South Carolina. This National Park Service brochure gives visitors site information and details for touring the National Historic Site and Frontier Village, as well as a brief overview of the events that took place during The Siege of Ninety Six in 1781.

Check out this book: https://scsl.me/4f6yDBF

We had a wonderful afternoon yesterday with author and historian, Tom Elmore! He gave an incredible presentation about h...
06/19/2026

We had a wonderful afternoon yesterday with author and historian, Tom Elmore! He gave an incredible presentation about how Brig. Gen. Francis Marion has been portrayed in books, tv shows and movies over the years.

Join us on July 16 for our An American Revolution Panel Discussion. To learn more about this event and to register visit https://scsl.me/4xEkrGI

Happy ! This week's photo is of the Berkeley County Library System - BCLS bookmobile.
06/18/2026

Happy ! This week's photo is of the Berkeley County Library System - BCLS bookmobile.

We had a wonderful time celebrating our staff on Employee Appreciation Day last week! We recognized Duane for his 20 yea...
06/18/2026

We had a wonderful time celebrating our staff on Employee Appreciation Day last week! We recognized Duane for his 20 years of service and Sarah and Wendy for their 10 years of service at the South Carolina State Library! Congratulations to Duane, Sarah, and Wendy!

“Obstinate and Strong”: The History and Archaeology of the Siege of Fort Motte document explores the history and archaeo...
06/17/2026

“Obstinate and Strong”: The History and Archaeology of the Siege of Fort Motte document explores the history and archaeology behind this important Revolutionary site. To check out this document visit https://scsl.me/4ue4rbO

We had a wonderful evening with poet Len Lawson and his guest readers Miho Kinnas and Kathleen Nalley. Len read poems f...
06/17/2026

We had a wonderful evening with poet Len Lawson and his guest readers Miho Kinnas and Kathleen Nalley. Len read poems from his new book, "New Names for Stars".

Join us this Thursday for our next Speaker at the Center event with Tom Elmore, to learn more about our events visit https://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/events

Today we had a surprise visit from Sons of the American Revolution Colonel Matthew Singleton Chapter of South Carolina. ...
06/17/2026

Today we had a surprise visit from Sons of the American Revolution Colonel Matthew Singleton Chapter of South Carolina. We were excited to show them the many projects and initiatives we have been working on related to SC250.

To learn more about our projects related to SC250 visit https://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/sc250

To learn more about SC250 visit https://southcarolina250.com/

Ninety Six National Historic Site is one of the "best preserved Revolutionary War battlefields," according to the Americ...
06/16/2026

Ninety Six National Historic Site is one of the "best preserved Revolutionary War battlefields," according to the American Battlefield Trust. Planning a trip to the Ninety Six National Historic Site? Make sure to check out our books about Ninety Six by visiting https://scsl.me/3SaYUoX.

Did you know that the Siege of Ninety Six was the longest and most prolonged engagement in SC during the Revolutionary W...
06/16/2026

Did you know that the Siege of Ninety Six was the longest and most prolonged engagement in SC during the Revolutionary War?

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