Looking For South Carolina Historical Records?

Directory of Historical Records Repositories in South Carolina

This is a directory of repositories holding significant amounts of primary source materials documenting South Carolina history. These materials include such items as letters, diaries, business and government records, and photographs. Not included are repositories whose holdings are mostly printed materials such as books and periodicals. All of the listed repositories are open to public use.

Website: The Directory of Historical Records Repositories in South Carolina

Santa Claus is coming to the Berkeley County Library!

Mark your Calendars!
When: December 7, 2006
Time: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Where: Berkeley County Library - Moncks Corner [Foyer]
Santa Claus will greet children and read "The Night before Christmas", a Christmas Classic.
A great occasion for children of all ages and adults.
Those in attendance will receive gift bags on injury prevention and educational tips to keep children safe during and after the holidays.
This event is sponsored by the Berkeley County Emergency Medical Services.

So You Think You Can Write

Two writing contests to test your skills!

Letters About Literature

The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores and in cooperation with affiliate state centers for the book, invites readers in grades 4 through 12 to enter Letters About Literature, a national reading-writing contest. To enter, readers write a personal letter to an author, living or dead, from any genre-- fiction or nonfiction, contemporary or classic, explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or themselves. There are three competition levels: Level I for children in grades 4 through 6; Level II for grades 7 and 8, and Level III, grades 9 - 12. Winners receive cash awards at the national and state levels.

Information: Letters About Literature

River of Words

Each year, in affiliation with The Library of Congress Center for the Book, River of Words conducts a free international poetry and art contest for youth on the theme of watersheds. The contest is designed to help youth explore the natural and cultural history of the place they live, and to express, through poetry and art, what they discover.
Deadline: 2/15/2007
Information: www.riverofwords.org

Eight Grand Prize winners—four in poetry and four in art, in four different age categories—are chosen from the US entries.
Category I — Kindergarten-Grade 2
Category II — Grades 3-6
Category III — Grades 7-9
Category IV — Grades 10-12

For more information about both competitions, call youth services consultant Jane Connor at the State Library at (803) 734-8658. Visit www.sccenterforthebook.org.

Information provided by the South Carolina State Library

Award-winning author Bebe Moore Campbell, 56, dies

Bebe Moore Campbell, who wrote many best-sellers such as "Your Blues Ain't Like Mine","Brothers and Sisters","Singing in the Comeback Choir", "What You Owe Me" and "72 Hour Hold", died Monday from complications due to brain cancer. She was 56.

Bebe Moore Campbell - cnn.com [opens in new window]
Bebe Moore Campbell - Berkeley County Library Catalog [opens in new window]

USPS: "Favorite Children's Book Animals" commemorative stamps

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE COMMEMORATES FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK ANIMALS ON STAMPS

The 16-stamp pane, bearing eight children's storybook characters on 39-cent First-Class stamps is available nationwide at Post Offices and Philatelic Centers.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Maisy by Lucy Cousins
Curious George by Margret and H.A. Rey
Olivia by Ian Falconer
Wild Thing "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak
Wilbur by E.B. White
Frederick by Leo Lionni
Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss

I Love A Parade

Hey!
December 1st, 2006 @ 6:00 p.m. the Berkeley County Library-St. Stephen Branch will be represented in the Annual St. Stephen Christmas Parade!! Come see St. Stephen Library staff tooling through town in a convertible provided by "Hoover the Mover."

The Friends of the Library and "Hoover the Mover" are sponsoring a tree for the library in the St. Stephen's Annual Christmas Tree Competition. The theme of our tree is "Food for Fines." The winner will be announced December 1st.

More later...I've got to head out and start decorating the tree!!

RAMONA GRIMSLEY

Berkeley County Library - Food For Fines

Berkeley County Library - Food For Fines
November 27 - December 30, 2006

Help your Community and clear your account by paying your Overdue Fines with any non-perishable Food item.
Donations must be of equal value to fines.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Berkeley County Library is Closed on 11/23 - 11/25 in observance of Thanksgiving.
Normal Berkeley Library hours will resume on 11/27/2006.
Have a Happy and safe Thanksgiving!