http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/ en-us ℗ & © 2008 South Carolina State Library A Biweekly Podcast of South Carolina Library News South Carolina State Library The Lion's Roar is a biweekly news podcast highlighting what's happening in South Carolina's library world and is sponsored by the South Carolina State Library. The Lion's Roar is a biweekly news podcast highlighting what's happening in South Carolina's library world and is sponsored by the South Carolina State Library. South Carolina State Library scstatelibrary@yahoo.com no South Carolina State Library In this episode: LYRASIS 2010 NextGen Librarian Award; Gov. Mark Sanford's vetoes 31 and 92; Richland County is raising taxes to cover state library cuts. In this episode: LYRASIS 2010 NextGen Librarian Award; Gov. Mark Sanford's vetoes 31 and 92; Richland County is raising taxes to cover state library cuts. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp41.mp3 Tue, 6 Jul 2010 9:30:00 EDT 9:17 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library South Carolina Center for the Book Awards Program In this episode: South Carolina Center for the Book Awards Program; South Carolina State Library has recently awarded sixteen mini-grants for public library to promote reading and serve South Carolina families; Doug Henderson newly announced director of Charleston County Public Library; South Carolina Public Library History, 1940-1945 collection. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp40.mp3 Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:30:00 EDT 14:35 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library The South Carolina State Library has launched a new web site, WorkSC.org, to assist libraries, state government agencies and employees, and citizens locate useful resources on the many facets of workforce development In this episode: The South Carolina State Library has launched a new web site, WorkSC.org, to assist libraries, state government agencies and employees, and citizens locate useful resources on the many facets of workforce development; More than 69,000 young readers from across the country participated in this year's Letters About Literature writing contest, a reading promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, presented in partnership with Target and sponsored in South Carolina by the State Library?s Center for the Book; winners of the Third Annual National Library Week ?Day in the Life of South Carolina Libraries? photo contest; Board of Directors for the Chester County Library has selected a Library Director. Steve Farlow comes to Chester County from Rocky Mount, NC where he is currently the regional director for the Braswell County Public Library system. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp39.mp3 Fri, 21 May 2010 17:15:00 EDT 10:21 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library In this episode: South Carolina Common Cause day in the life of SC libraries releases report South Carolina Common Cause day in the life of SC libraries releases report; York County Library staff members Abbie Townson and Karen Van Vierssen were honored recently by the Friends of South Carolina Libraries; Four South Carolina public libraries have been selected by the American Library Association (ALA) to receive $5,000 grants as part of "The American Dream Starts @ your library" literacy initiative; South Carolina State Library recently added a new, more streamlined search feature to its DISCUS page. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp38.mp3 Thu, 6 May 2010 15:30:00 EDT 11:51 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library Letters About Literature winners announced In this episode: Letters About Literature winners announced; DISCUS, South Carolina?s Virtual Library, takes another great stride forward with SmartSearch; Richland County Public Library recognized the efforts of its many volunteers at a special event at the Main Library last month; Dorchester County Library is currently hosting "Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery"; State Library is taking an active role in helping the students of South Carolina through a new web site, StudySC.org. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp37.mp3 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:45:00 EDT 13:09 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library A book talk given by Dr. Robert Kapsch about his book, Historic Canals and Waterways of South Carolina This episode of the Lion's Roar is a recording of a book talk given by Dr. Robert Kapsch about his book, Historic Canals and Waterways of South Carolina. This is the first history of the canal boom that revolutionized transportation in the Palmetto State. The talk took place at the SC State Library's Center for the Book in partnership with the USC Press on March 25, 2010. For more information about the SC Center for the Book, visit www.sccenterforthebook.org. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp36.mp3 Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EDT 40:47 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce that it is now a BG TIME participating location South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce that it is now a BG TIME participating location; LYRASIS recently announced a collaboration with the South Carolina State Library and DISCUS, South Carolina's Virtual Library, to provide a customized online collection of current resources for job seekers in the state; The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the selection of the most notable South Carolina state government documents of 2009; On Tuesday, March 30, the state library will host The Teen Services Exchange; On Wednesday, March 31, you too can learn how to locate information on grants. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp35.mp3 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EDT 9:14 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2010 Maureen Hayes Award to the Abbeville (S.C.) County Library System The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2010 Maureen Hayes Award to the Abbeville (S.C.) County Library System; Friends of the Richland County Public Library and the University of South Carolina Institute for Southern Studies for a book discussion and signing by Pamela Duncan; Author Neil Gaiman, winner of this year?s Newbery Medal for "The Graveyard Book," has been named the 2010 Honorary Chair of National Library Week, which will be celebrated April 11-17; On March 22 and repeated again on the 23rd, there will be a free online training session titled, Find It With Ferguson's Career Guidance Center; Thursday, March 25, the State Library?s Center for the book will host author Robert J. Kapsch. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp34.mp3 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EDT 10:30 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library You will hear Tom Brown discuss the book, City of the Silent. This book is a guide to more than two hundred of the most famous, infamous, and influential individuals now interred in the iconic Charleston landmark that is Magnolia Cemetery. You will hear Tom Brown discuss the book, City of the Silent. This book is a guide to more than two hundred of the most famous, infamous, and influential individuals now interred in the iconic Charleston landmark that is Magnolia Cemetery. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp33.mp3 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:30:00 EDT 30:44 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library South Carolina State Library has recently published a report titled, Social Media, Libraries, and Web 2.0: How American Libraries are Using New Tools for Public Relations and to Attract New Users South Carolina State Library has recently published a report titled, Social Media, Libraries, and Web 2.0: How American Libraries are Using New Tools for Public Relations and to Attract New Users; The Richland County Public Library Foundation has established the Ethel Bolden Minority Scholarship in honor and recognition of Mrs. Ethel Bolden's years of service to the Richland County community and its libraries; Georgetown County Library will launch a two-year, innovative, "Smart investing @ your library" program, to promote financial education throughout its entire community; On February 26, from 10:30 AM to noon, Rodee Schneider of C-SPAN will conduct a special workshop at the State Library; On Thursday, February 18th from noon-1pm, Carl Naylor, author of The Day the Johnboat Went Up the Mountain: Stories from My Twenty Years in South Carolina Maritime Archaeology will present a book talk and author signing; On Friday February 24 from 9:30am to noon, you can learn how to locate information on grants available from private foundations and corporations, using the State Library?s electronic and print resources. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp32.mp3 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EDT 14:47 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library The first author talk for the spring series of the South Carolina Center for the Book's Speaker @ the Center: Kristina Dunn Johnson. The first author talk for the spring series of the South Carolina Center for the Book's Speaker @ the Center. Kristina Dunn Johnson, Curator of History South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum discusses her book, No Holier Spot of Ground: Confederate Monuments and Cemeteries of South Carolina. Kristina Dunn Johnson was a contributing writer for Forward Together: South Carolinians in the Great War from The History Press (2007). She serves as Curator of History at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum and has also worked as the Education Coordinator for the Historic Columbia Foundation. During the summers of 2002 through 2004, she worked as a Historical Interpretation Park Ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park. She has a B.A. in History from Emory University and a M.A. in Public History from the University of South Carolina. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp31.mp3 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EDT 48:16 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library Richland County residents will have access to more computers and free Internet service at their local libraries, plus expanded help in using both, thanks to a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Richland County residents will have access to more computers and free Internet service at their local libraries, plus expanded help in using both, thanks to a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; SmartSearch, the new federated search tool that includes a new home access solution for the DISCUS resources; The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in partnership with the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) invites nominations for the 2010 Coming Up Taller Awards; renovation of the Parler Avenue branch of the Dorchester County Library just moved a little closer to reality courtesy of a million dollar Community Development Block Grant; This edition?s featured web site is thedeadlibrarian.blogspot.com. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp30.mp3 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:40:00 EDT 10:34 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library This is a recording of the December 10 2009 Speaker @ the Center presentations by three South Carolina authors. This is a recording of the December 10 2009 Speaker @ the Center presentations by three South Carolina authors. Mike Creel and Lynn Kelley talk about their newly revised and definitive guide to the state dog of South Carolina, The Boykin Spaniel. We also hear from Ben McC. Moise about his recent memoir, Ramblings of a Lowcountry Game Warden. The book is described as career-spanning tales of a coastal crime fighter, ranging from the treacherous to the hilarious. For more information about the Speaker @ the Center program, visit www.sccenterforthebook.org. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp29.mp3 Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:20:00 EDT 57:21 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library The second annual Braille Challenge to be held in South Carolina will take place at the State Library's Talking Book Services Library on Thursday, February 4, 2010 The second annual Braille Challenge to be held in South Carolina will take place at the State Library's Talking Book Services Library on Thursday, February 4, 2010; South Carolina's first winner of the "I Love My Librarian Award" presented annually by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and by the New York Times to only 10 librarians nationally is Georgetown County Library Director Dwight McInvaill; After a successful year and a half assignment as interim dean of Francis Marion University's James A. Rogers Library, Joyce M. Durant has been promoted to dean, effective Jan. 1; The South Carolina State Library is proud to be one of the partners in the upcoming Southern Independent Bookseller's Alliance Southern Social Networking Summit; This edition's featured web site is www.siba.org. SIBA, which is the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, is a trade association which represents over 300 bookstores and thousands of booksellers in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and Mississippi. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp28.mp3 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:50:00 EDT 15:13 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library The State Library is proud to present the South Carolina Family Friendly Standards web site The State Library is proud to present the South Carolina Family Friendly Standards web site, in conjunction with the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee; Laurens County Honor Book program for the holidays; The Big Read is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations to conduct month-long, community-wide reads between September 2010 and June 2011; The South Carolina State Library has recently set up an FTP site for easier deposit of state government agency documents; This edition?s featured web site is www.scffs.org. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp27.mp3 Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:10:00 EDT 10:45 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library Stanley Lanzano is author of True Places: a lowcountry preacher, his church, and his people. For this episode we have a special guest presentation. Stanley Lanzano is author of True Places: a lowcountry preacher, his church, and his people. The book is a documentary photographer's vivid study of the daily and spiritual lives of a South Carolina African American coastal community. He and Jason Shaiman, Chief Curator of Exhibitions at the University of South Carolina's McKissick Museum, had a conversation about Stanley's book for the November 19th 2009 Speaker @ the Center program which is held monthly at the South Carolina State Library. For more information about the SC Center for the Book, please visit www.sccenterforthebook.org. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp26.mp3 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:00 EDT 54:41 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library Calhoun, Chesterfield, Dorchester and York County Public Libraries have gone live on the new SC LENDS online catalog system. Calhoun, Chesterfield, Dorchester and York County Public Libraries have gone live on the new SC LENDS online catalog system; Visually impaired and blind K-12 students from across the state have their artwork on display at the State Library's Talking Book Services student art gallery; The University of South Carolina's Thomas Cooper library is holding a "What Can You Make With Catalog Cards?" Contest thru November 30; Join the Greenville County Public Library for a six-week presentation of Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience! From November 2 thru December 14, this national exhibition, along with discussions, lectures and film, will explore the history of black baseball players in America over the past 150 years; This edition's featured web site is www.scbookfestival.org. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp25.mp3 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:50:00 EDT 12:04 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library Librarians at the State Library have three classes which are open to state employees, to library staff and to the public. Librarians at the State Library have three classes which are open to state employees, to library staff and to the public. They're called "State Government Information," "Grants Research: Finding a Funder for Your Nonprofit Organization," and "BOOKS, Books and more Books! SC LENDS and Safari Books Online."; 130,000 book lovers flocked to the ninth annual National Book Festival held September 26 on the National Mall; Helen Ann Rawlinson was honored with the 2009 Lucy Hampton Bostick Award from the Friends of the Richland County Public Library at its Annual Meeting on Sunday, September 27; This edition?s featured web site is www.sibaweb.com. SIBA is the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp24.mp3 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:30:00 EDT 11:36 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library South Carolina State Library was recognized as a United Way 2009-2010 Kickoff Superstar South Carolina State Library was recognized as a United Way 2009-2010 Kickoff Superstar; Library Card Sign-up Month; Berkeley County Library System (BCLS) has received a $13,450 Google Community Grant from the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund at Tides Foundation; South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the launch of a family literacy activity calendar called South Carolina Day by Day; This edition?s featured web site is www.southcarolinaarts.com. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp23.mp3 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:55:00 EDT 14:40 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library South Carolina's Virtual Library is pleased to announce two additions to its lineup of resources: LearningExpress Library and Ferguson's Career Guidance Center South Carolina's Virtual Library is pleased to announce two additions to its lineup of resources: LearningExpress Library and Ferguson's Career Guidance Center; National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), a division of the Library of Congress, entered the first phase of its transition to a digital playback system; Charleston Library Society has named local historian, teacher and writer Anne Walker Cleveland as its new executive director; National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded the University of South Carolina libraries a $350,000 grant to make many late 19th- and early 20th-century South Carolina newspapers accessible via the Web; featured web site is www.hcml.org. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp22.mp3 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EDT 12:04 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library South Carolina Library Association Awards Committee invites nominations for the Outstanding Librarian Award, Jane Walter Mason Award for Excellence in Technical Services, and Friend of Libraries Award "Get Caught Reading Now!" contest; 2009 SCLA Annual Conference, October 28-30; South Carolina Library Association Awards Committee invites nominations for the Outstanding Librarian Award, Jane Walter Mason Award for Excellence in Technical Services, and Friend of Libraries Award; Midlands resident Carmella Broome and the Talking Book Services (TBS) division of the SC State Library will soon be completing the recording of Ms. Broome's memoir; This edition's featured web site is the South Carolina Library Histories Project at www.libsci.sc.edu/historiesc. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp21.mp3 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:30:00 EDT 19:11 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library Author Jackie Cooper speaks at the SC State Library's Center for the Book. This is a Special Edition of the Lion's Roar. You will hear from author, Jackie Cooper, who presented at the SC State Library's Center for the Book on August 20th, 2009. Jackie K. Cooper was born in South Carolina and now lives in Georgia. He is the married father of two sons and the proud grandparent of a boy and two girls. He is familiar to people living in the middle Georgia area as the "entertainment man" since his entertainment reviews run in newspapers and are shown on television there. His short stories have been used as commentary on Georgia Public Radio. He also keeps active appearing as an after dinner speaker for various events. Cooper has lived an exceptionally interesting life and portions of it were contained in his first book "JOURNEY OF A GENTLE SOUTHERN MAN". The journey continued in "CHANCES AND CHOICES". His third book "HALFWAY HOME" was published by Mercer University Press in October 2004. His fourth book "THE BOOK BINDER" was published in the fall of 2006. His latest collection of stories is titled "THE SUNRISE REMEMBERS" which was also published by Mercer University Press. For more information about Jackie, visit http://www.jackiekcooper.com and for more information about the SC Center for the Book, visit http://www.sccenterforthebook.org. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp20.mp3 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:00:00 EDT 37:22 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library South Carolina State Library has launched a new campaign, Connecting State Government to Information Resources South Carolina State Library has launched a new campaign, Connecting State Government to Information Resources; In late July, more than 25 University of South Carolina Gamecock football players and mascot Cocky took the field at the Richland County Public Library in Columbia to emphasize the importance of summer reading; The Director of the South Carolina State Library, David Goble, and State Library board member, Dr. B.G. Stephens, recently visited the Union County Carnegie Library to deliver a State Library Board of Trustee's proclamation congratulating the library on receiving Library Journal's highest recognition of excellence for a small public library in the United States; The South Carolina Academy of Authors is pleased to announce The Carrie McCray Nickens Fellowship in Poetry; The World?s Largest Commercial Jigsaw Puzzle is on Display at Greenville's Hughes Main Library; This edition's featured web site is Knowitall.org. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp19.mp3 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:00:00 EDT 13:50 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the redesign of its web site The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the redesign of its web site; The Friends of Florence County Library was selected as one of five 2008 Baker & Taylor Award winners for "Guess What Friend is Coming to Dinner."; 2009 National Book Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.; Archives Institute; featured web site is the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind located at www.scsdb.k12.sc.us. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp18.mp3 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:40:00 EDT 14:36 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library The South Carolina Literary Arts Partnership welcomes Frances Kablick as coordinator The South Carolina Literary Arts Partnership is pleased to welcome Frances Kablick as coordinator; Nine library staff members recently graduated from the Leadership RCPL program at the Richland County Public Library in Columbia, SC on June 25; The South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book proudly announces the recipients of the 2009 South Carolina Center for the Book Awards for Writing, Teaching and Literary Arts Advocacy; The Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded Big Read grants to 269 arts, culture, and science organizations, libraries, and municipalities on June 23; The South Carolina State Library is doing its part to assist out-of-work citizens find jobs. The Library now offers four specialized public access computer workstations where users can create resumes, develop PowerPoint presentations for job interviews, search for State Government and public sector job opportunities, and much more; This edition's featured web site is the Humanities Council SC located at www.schumanities.org. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp17.mp3 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:40:00 EDT 14:25 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, recently announced that 907 U.S. museums, libraries, and archives have been selected to receive the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), recently announced that 907 U.S. museums, libraries, and archives have been selected to receive the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. Of the 907, 13 are located in South Carolina; Mr. Dan Mackey has recently been elected to chair the South Carolina State Library Board of Trustees; The President's Volunteer Service Award and USA Freedom Corps have recognized the Oconee County Friends of the Library in appreciation of the group's commitment to strengthening the Nation and for making a difference through volunteer service; Brianna Murray, a 10th grade violin major at The Charleston School of the Arts, has qualified for the National Braille Challenge Finals in Los Angeles, California; This edition's featured web site is the South Carolina Center for the Book located at www.sccenterforthebook.org; The Lion's Roar is now highlighting new South Carolina book titles; On Wednesday July 8, 2009, from 10am to 3pm, the DISCUS staff will sponsor a free training session titled, Introduction to DISCUS. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp16.mp3 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:50:00 EDT 14:52 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library 2009 South Carolina First Novel Prize Winner Brian Ray discussed his novel Through the Pale Door at the South Carolina State Library as part of the South Carolina Center for the Book's Speaker at the Center series. On Thursday, June 25, 2009, from noon to 1:00 p.m., 2009 South Carolina First Novel Prize Winner Brian Ray discussed his novel Through the Pale Door at the South Carolina State Library as part of the South Carolina Center for the Book's Speaker at the Center series. Through the First Novel Prize, a program of the S.C. Arts Commission, the Humanities Council SC and the South Carolina State Library, Ray's first novel, Through the Pale Door, was published by the Hub City Writers Project, an award-winning independent press in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The story is about a young artist who works at her dad's steel mill for one summer following the unexpected death of her mother, all while stumbling through her first romance with a muralist who paints the mill at night. Through the Pale Door is available on Amazon.com. For more information about Ray, his work and upcoming events, visit www.brianrayfiction.com. Brian Ray grew up in Marietta, Ga., and now lives in Greensboro, N.C., where he is completing a doctorate in English. He earned his master?s degree in fine arts from the University of South Carolina, where he taught courses in writing and literature. Brian was a 2007 winner of the S.C. Fiction Project and his stories have appeared in Louisiana Review, Green Mountains Review and Storyteller magazine. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp15.5.mp3 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:00:00 EDT 37:42 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library DISCUS Volunteer Trainer Program; and much more in this episode of The Lion's Roar. DISCUS Volunteer Trainer Program; The Greenville County Library System (GCLS), SC, has reached out to its unique mix of foreign-born patrons by producing a short film titled, "Welcome to Your Public Library"; On Thursday, May 28, the SC State Library went live with SC LENDS; Officials in Florence County said they are always looking for grant opportunities; featured web site is SchoolRooms located at scsl.schoolrooms.net; South Carolina First Novel Prize Winner Brian Ray will appear at if ART Gallery, 1223 Lincoln Street, June 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for a reading and book signing to promote his first novel, "Through the Pale Door." He will also speak at the State Library, 1430 Senate Street, for "Speaker @ the Center" June 25 from noon to 1 p.m. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp15.mp3 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:30:00 EDT 12:37 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library DISCUS - South Carolina's Virtual Library is celebrating a ten-year milestone as the provider of quality online library resources to the citizens of South Carolina 24/7; and much more in this episode of The Lion's Roar. DISCUS - South Carolina's Virtual Library is celebrating a ten-year milestone as the provider of quality online library resources to the citizens of South Carolina 24/7; The USC School of Library and Information Science recently received high marks for their program in the U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Colleges Guide" for 2009. The University is ranked No. 2 for its program in school-library media; Library Journal, the oldest and most respected publication in the field, named the Charleston County Public library a "star" library, putting it in the top three percent of library systems throughout the country; This edition's featured web site is DISCUS located at www.scdiscus.org. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp14.mp3 Tue, 26 May 2009 09:30:00 EDT 11:24 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library A group of 10 pilot libraries has formed the SC LENDS consortium to share resources; and much more in this episode of The Lion's Roar. In this episode: A group of 10 pilot libraries has formed the SC LENDS consortium to share resources; Melanie Huggins has been named executive director of the Richland County Public Library; Winners of the 2008-2009 Letters About Literature contest have recently been announced; The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the winners of the Third Annual National Library Week 'Day in the Life of South Carolina Libraries' photo contest; This edition's featured web site is the South Carolina Library Network Wiki located at scln.statelibrary.sc.gov; May 28, 2009, from noon to 1:00 p.m., Dr. Scott Peeples will discuss the writings and life of Edgar Allan Poe. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp13.mp3 Fri, 8 May 2009 15:30:00 EDT 15:38 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library On April 23, 2009, from noon to 1:00 p.m., Cecil Williams, Orangeburg author and photographer discussed his books and art. On April 23, 2009, from noon to 1:00 p.m., Cecil Williams, Orangeburg author and photographer discussed his books and art. Williams is the author of "Orangeburg 1968" which documents one of the least remembered chapters of America's Civil Rights history- the Orangeburg Massacre. On February 8, 1968, over 150 students gathered on the campus of South Carolina State University to protest the segregation policies of the town's only bowling alley. Amid escalating tensions, students protested by building a bonfire on the edge of the campus. State Highway Patrolmen fired live ammunition into the unarmed group in an attempt to end the protest. Killed were Henry Smith, Samuel Hammond, both students at South Carolina State University, and Delano Middleton, a 17-year-old Wilkinson High School student. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp12.mp3 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:45:00 EDT 27:11 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library In this edition we will hear from Carmella Broome. On Thursday, March 26, 2009, from noon to 1pm, professional counselor Carmella Broome discussed her first book at the South Carolina Center for the Book. In this edition we will hear from Carmella Broome. On Thursday, March 26, 2009, from noon to 1pm, professional counselor Carmella Broome discussed her first book at the South Carolina Center for the Book. Carmella, who has been legally blind since birth, has written "Carmella's Quest: Taking on College Sight Unseen," which chronicles her first year at North Greenville University in upstate South Carolina. The book is published by and available through Red Letter Press of Columbia. Throughout the twenty-six chapters of this straight-forward memoir, Carmella describes her efforts to adjust to college life and academics, friendships and romantic relationships, struggles with accepting her visual limitations, and other experiences that took place during the 1994-1995 academic year. The South Carolina Center for the Book is the South Carolina Affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book and is a cooperative project of the South Carolina State Library, the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science, and the Humanities Council SC. The Center is located at 1430 Senate in Columbia. In May, the Lion's Roar will get back to featuring South Carolina library news. In the mean time, we hope you enjoy hearing from South Carolina authors. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp11.mp3 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:30:00 EDT 58:32 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library S.C. Academy of Authors will celebrate writers Kwame Dawes, Susan Ludvigson, and Carrie Allen McCray Nickens, inducting the three into the state's literary hall of fame on April 25, 2009; and much more in this episode of The Lion's Roar. South Carolina Academy of Authors will celebrate writers Kwame Dawes, Susan Ludvigson, and Carrie Allen McCray Nickens, inducting the three into the state's literary hall of fame on April 25, 2009; South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the selection of the most notable South Carolina state government documents of 2008; Georgetown County Government has just been awarded $59,873 from ICMA, the International City/County Management Association, for a Public Library Innovation Grant; In celebration of National Library Week, April 12-18, 2009, you can take a moment to share how you have benefited from using the library; This edition's featured web site is the Palmetto Archives, Libraries, and Museums Council on Preservation located at www.palmcop.org. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp10.mp3 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:45:00 EST 16:25 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library ALA and the S.C. Library Association (SCLA) laud President Barack Obama for noting how libraries assist Americans during the president's recent address to Congress; and much more in this episode of The Lion's Roar. American Library Association (ALA) and the South Carolina Library Association (SCLA) laud President Barack Obama for noting how libraries assist Americans during the president's recent address to Congress; Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) recently awarded 23 Connecting to Collections Statewide Planning Grants; PASCAL helps libraries share resources and save South Carolina money; Thomas McNally, who has served as interim dean of the University of South Carolina libraries since 2007, has been named to the post permanently; featured web site is the South Carolina Association of School Librarians located at www.scasl.net; Thursday, March 26, 2009, from noon to 1pm, professional counselor Carmella Broome will discuss her first book, Carmella's Quest. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp9.mp3 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:55:00 EST 18:12 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library SC Book Festival presentation: The Afterlife of Edgar Allan Poe SC Book Festival presentation: The Afterlife of Edgar Allan Poe - Saturday, 2/28, 4:30 p.m. - 5:20 p.m. Scott Peeples (PhD, Louisiana State University 1994) teaches courses in early (colonial/18th-century) and nineteenth-century American literature, as well as freshman writing. He has published two books on Edgar Allan Poe and several essays on nineteenth-century American literature. He currently serves as co-editor of the journal Poe Studies: History, Theory, Interpretation; and as editor of the book series Literary Criticism in Perspective (Camden House). http://www.cofc.edu/~english/people/peeples.html http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp8.5.mp3 Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:15:00 EST 36:45 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library Overcoming test-taking anxiety, raising test scores, and improving skills is possible with just the click of a mouse at your local Berkeley County Library; and much more in this episode of The Lion's Roar. Overcoming test-taking anxiety, raising test scores, and improving skills is possible with just the click of a mouse at your local Berkeley County Library; The South Carolina Library Association now offers CapWiz; Learn more about becoming a librarian; Greenville County Library System is one of 12 libraries in the country to receive a Smart Investing grant from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation and the American Library Association; featured web site is the located at www.scla.org; upcoming events. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp8.mp3 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:15:00 EST 11:14 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library In this special edition, you will hear from South Carolina author Sandra E. Johnson discuss her book, Standing on Holy Ground: A Triumph over Hate Crime in the Deep South. In this special edition, you will hear from South Carolina author Sandra E. Johnson. Sandra discussed her book, Standing on Holy Ground: A Triumph over Hate Crime in the Deep South. This book powerfully narrates the true story of how two women--one white, the other black--risked their lives to lead an interracial group of volunteers to rebuild a historic black church in Dixiana, SC, that had been destroyed by hate crime. In addition to receiving glowing reviews from O: The Oprah Magazine, USA Today, Southern Living, and numerous other publications, the book received a Christopher Award for Literature. Sandra E. Johnson has also written for Lake Murray-Columbia, Columbia Metropolitan, Family Motor Coaching, and a number of other magazines. She frequently teaches creative writing at Midlands Technical College and is currently at work on a novel set in South Carolina's Lowcountry. This lunchtime program was presented on Thursday February 19th by the State Library's South Carolina Center for the Book, the South Carolina affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book. The SC Center for the Book is a cooperative project of the State Library, the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science, and The Humanities Council SC. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp7.5.mp3 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:45:00 EST 41:31 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library Anderson County Library System is partnering with the Anderson County Arts Center throughout January and February in presenting a "Big Read"; and much more in this episode of The Lion's Roar. Anderson County Library System is partnering with the Anderson County Arts Center throughout January and February in presenting a "Big Read"; Picturing America Kits have been awarded to 854 South Carolina School and Public Libraries; Newberry County has a brand new library building; Union County Carnegie Library (also known as UCCL), has been named the Best Small Library in America 2009 by Library Journal; featured web site is the Union County Carnegie Library located at www.unionlibrary.org; upcoming events. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp7.mp3 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:40:00 EST 18:34 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library River of Words contest for K-12 students; Training opportunities at the South Carolina State Library; and much more in this episode of The Lion's Roar. This edition's podcast includes: River of Words contest for K-12 students; Training opportunities at the South Carolina State Library; Declining state funding for U.S. public libraries in fiscal year 2009; Indian Land's new Del Webb Library; featured web site is the Partnership Among South Carolina's Academic Libraries, also known as PASCAL, located at www.pascalsc.org; South Carolina State Library announces a new hour-long online training session, "DISCUS and SchoolRooms: Your Educational Toolkit." http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp6.mp3 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:15:00 EST 15:41 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library January 4, 2009, marked the bicentennial of the birth of Louis Braille; and much more in this episode of The Lion's Roar. News in this episode: January 4, 2009, marked the bicentennial of the birth of Louis Braille; South Carolina State Library has recently launched a new campaign to let state agencies and their employees know more about the host of free services it offers; American Printing House for the Blind (APH) sponsors the APH InSights Art Competition and Exhibition, a contest for visually impaired and blind artists of all ages; Librarians at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library have authored the book, Answers to the Health Questions People Ask in Libraries; This edition's featured library web site is the Center for Disability Resources Library located at uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp5.mp3 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:30:00 EST 13:09 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library S.C. State Library deals with budget cuts; and much more in this episode of The Lion's Roar. SC State Library deals with budget cuts; Nancy Carson Library, a member of the Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell-Edgefield Regional Library System, is one of 40 sites recently selected to host the traveling exhibit, "Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Times, A Man For All Times"; SchoolRooms and DISCUS now feature new instructional videos to help educators and parents find useful and trustworthy resources on particular topics; Florence County library one of 40 US public libraries have been selected to host the traveling exhibition, "Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery." This edition's featured library web site is the Friends of South Carolina Libraries located at www.foscl.org. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp4.mp3 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:35:00 EST 12:02 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library Tutor.com has recently awarded the York County Library as Innovator of the Month for its unique promotion of Live Homework Help; and much more in this episode of The Lion's Roar. Tutor.com has recently awarded the York County Library as Innovator of the Month for its unique promotion of Live Homework Help; The South Carolina Digital Library (SCDL) has received a fifth year of funding to support the preservation of cultural heritage materials; South Carolina State Library has recently begun "Twittering"; DISCUS is now partnering with Britannica Digital Learning to offer a new suite of encyclopedia products for 2009; This edition's featured library web site is the South Carolina Department of Archives and History located at scdah.sc.gov. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp3.mp3 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:25:00 EST 13:20 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library International City/County Management Association offer public library innovation grants; and much more in this episode of The Lion's Roar. International City/County Management Association offer public library innovation grants; State Library offers use of OPAL room to SC's libraries; Dr. Samantha Hastings awarded ASIS&T Watson Davis Award; Spartanburg County Public Library receives important 150-year-old letter predicting the start of the Civil War. This edition's featured web site is the SC Library History Project: www.libsci.sc.edu/histories http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp2.mp3 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:25:00 EST 16:50 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational South Carolina State Library First episode of The Lion's Roar, biweekly podcast of the South Carolina State Library Highlighting what's happening in South Carolina's library world http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/multimedia/podcasts/TheLionsRoarEp1.mp3 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:25:00 EST 10:39 south carolina, state library, libraries, news, librarians, education, educational