The Center welcomes summer intern Ryan Lowery
Born and raised in Columbia, SC, Ryan has a passion for reading, writing, and all things related to the Palmetto State. Ryan is a student at Clemson and will be working on various SC literature projects.
The Center welcomes summer intern Jackie Mohan
The Center welcomes Jackie Mohan as its summer intern! Jackie is a junior English major and Graphic Design minor at the University of South Carolina and a resident of Fort Mill, South Carolina. She will be working on various literary arts projects and will be a contributor to the ReadSC.org web site.
Center Chooses Virals to Represent South Carolina at National Book Festival
The South Carolina State Library’s Center for the Book has selected Virals, by Kathy Reichs, to represent South Carolina at the 2012 National Book Festival in Washington, DC. The book is the state’s selection for the National Book Festival’s “Discover Great Places Through Reading Map”. Each state selects one title of fiction or non-fiction, a book about the state or by an author from the state that is a good read for children or young adults. The map is distributed at the Pavilion of the States at the Festival and lists “Great Reads About Great Places”.
About Virals – Tory Brennan, niece of acclaimed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (of the Bones novels and hit TV show), is the leader of a ragtag band of teenage “sci-philes” who live on a secluded island off the coast of South Carolina. When the group rescues a dog caged for medical testing on a nearby island, they are exposed to an experimental strain of canine parvovirus that changes their lives forever.
As the friends discover their heightened senses and animal-quick reflexes, they must combine their scientific curiosity with their newfound physical gifts to solve a cold-case murder that has suddenly become very hot if they can stay alive long enough to catch the killer’s scent.
Fortunately, they are now more than friends- they’re a pack. They are Virals.
Virals is published by Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, which is dedicated to young adult and middle grade books.
Dr. Reichs is one of only eighty-two forensic anthropologists ever certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. She served on the Board of Directors and as Vice President of both the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, and is currently a member of the National Police Services Advisory Council in Canada. She is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.
Dr. Reichs is a native of Chicago, where she received her Ph.D. at Northwestern. She now divides her time between Charlotte, NC and Montreal, Québec.
The National Book Festival will be held on the National Mall on September 22 & 23, 2012. It will feature award-winning authors, poets and illustrators in several pavilions dedicated to categories of literature. Festival-goers can meet and hear firsthand from their favorite authors, get books signed, have photos taken with mascots and storybook characters and participate in a variety of learning activities. The Pavilion of the States will represent reading and library programs and literary events in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. trusts and territories.
SC Center for the Book Presents Hanoch McCarty
Kick the 2012 SCBook Festival off with an interactive session sponsored by the SC Center for the Book: Coffee and Danish with Chicken Soup for the Soul series author and editor Hanoch McCarty on Saturday, May 19 from 10:00 – 11:15 a.m. in the Columbia Ballroom. McCarty will speak on: ““The Awesome Power of the 46th Try! Finding and Telling the Stories Your Life Has Taught You.” No reservations required, but claim your seat early!
Michael Griffith Book Talk
Michael Griffith Book Talk from SC Center for the Book on Vimeo.
Join the Friends of the Richland County Public Library and the University of South Carolina Institute for Southern Studies for a the 2012 Southern Writers Series that features several of the South’s best authors. All events are held at the Main Library, 1431 Assembly St.
Michael Griffith, 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 17. Griffith is the author of three books of fiction, including Bibliophilia, Spikes and now Trophy, a new novel set in Lexington. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Virginia Quarterly Review, Southern Review, Oxford American, The Washington Post and many other periodicals. An associate professor of English at the University of Cincinnati, he also serves as editor of the Yellow Shoe Fiction Series for Louisiana State University Press.
State Library’s South Carolina Center for the Book Announces 2011-2012 Letters About Literature Competition Award Winners
The Letters About Literature program, sponsored by the South Carolina Center for the Book and the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores, is a national reading and writing promotion contest. To enter, readers write personal letters to an author, living or dead, from any genre, explaining how that author’s work changed their way of thinking about the world or themselves. Nine winners will be honored at an awards ceremony at the South Carolina State Library’s Center for the Book in Columbia. The ceremony will be held on June 1 from 11:00 am to noon in Room 309, 1430 Senate Street, Columbia. Contest judges, the President of the South Carolina State Library Foundation, and the Director of the State Library will be on hand to present awards. Winners will be reading their letters and each will receive a check from the South Carolina State Library Foundation ($100 for first place, $50 for second, and $25 for third). In addition, first place winners receive a $50 gift card from Target stores.
Level One: Grades 4 – 6
First Place – Mikayla Zwerdling, Charles Townes Center at Sterling School, Greenville
Second Place – Shelby Higgenbottom, Hammond Hill Elementary School, North Augusta
Third Place – Kiara Johnson, McDonald Elementary School, Georgetown
Level Two: Grades 7 – 8
First Place – Gina Joerger, Charles Townes Center at Sterling School, Greenville
Second Place – Katherine Woo, Riverside Middle School, Greer
Third Place – Kathryn Simmons, Charles Townes Center at Sterling School, Greenville
Level Three: Grades 9 – 12
First Place – Kristyn Robinson, Individual Submission, Greer
Second Place – Kelly Ellis, Individual Submission, Easley
Third Place – Madeline Giess, Dreher High School, Columbia
For more information about the South Carolina Center for the Book, please visit www.readsc.org.
Nikky Finney – Head Off & Split Book Talk Q&A, pt.2
Join the Friends of the Richland County Public Library and the University of South Carolina Institute for Southern Studies for a the 2012 Southern Writers Series that features several of the South’s best authors. All events are held at the Main Library, 1431 Assembly St.
Nikky Finney, 6 p.m., Thursday, March 22. Finney’s fourth poetry collection, Head Off & Split, was awarded the 2011 National Book Award for poetry. She is also the author of the story collection Heartwood, editor of The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South and co-founder of the Affrilachian Poets. A native of South Carolina, Finney is currently a professor of English and creative writing at the University of Kentucky.
Nikky Finney, National Book Award Winner Reads from Head Off and Split
Join the Friends of the Richland County Public Library and the University of South Carolina Institute for Southern Studies for a the 2012 Southern Writers Series that features several of the South’s best authors. All events are held at the Main Library, 1431 Assembly St.
Nikky Finney, 6 p.m., Thursday, March 22. Finney’s fourth poetry collection, Head Off & Split, was awarded the 2011 National Book Award for poetry. She is also the author of the story collection Heartwood, editor of The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South and co-founder of the Affrilachian Poets. A native of South Carolina, Finney is currently a professor of English and creative writing at the University of Kentucky.
ANNUAL LITERACY LEADERS AWARD CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
We hope that you will help us identify those who have had a statewide impact on literacy, by nominating individuals or groups for the South Carolina Annual Literacy Leader (ALL) awards for 2012.
The ALL awards are presented by the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina in the fall of each year to from one to three individuals and / or groups who have had a statewide impact on literacy in South Carolina. Their contributions can include the following kinds of activities:
- developing and implementing innovative and creative approaches to literacy education;
- establishing models of best practices in literacy education;
- providing service to under-served groups and communities;
- providing funding and support for these kinds of programs; or
- making other statewide contributions deemed appropriate by the Committee.
Recipients can be any individuals, agencies, organizations or corporations with a local presence in South Carolina, regardless of their primary place of residence or corporate headquarters.
Nominations should take the form of a one-page letter summarizing the statewide impact of the nominee with respect to the award criteria. Nominations should be received no later than April 23, 2012.
Send your nominations by email to:
Bobbi Kennedy, Chair of the ALL Nominations Committee kennedy@scetv.org and Sam Hastings, Director SLIS hastings@sc.edu or by mail to:
Dr. S. K. Hastings
School of Library and Information Science
University of South Carolina
Davis College
1501 Greene St.
Columbia, SC 29208
Previous Winners Include:
2007 Recipients:
Hon. Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Hon. Lanny Littlejohn
Rachel Hodges
Tommy Preston
Dr. Dan Barron
2008 Recipients:
REACH 2010 MUSC, Georgetown and Charleston County Public Libraries
South Carolina ETV
Jane Connor, State Library
2009 Recipients:
Callee Boulware and SC Reach Out and Read
Rodney Graves, Spartanburg High School
Ida Thompson, Richland One
2010 Recipients:
AT&T African American History Calendar
Charleston: A Community of Readers
Ginger Shuler, Richland County Public Library
2011 Recipients:
Spartanburg County Public Libraries’ Children’s Department
Junior Achievement of Central SC
Sarah Katherine DeVenny
We appreciate your help in recognizing these important people and organizations who contribute so much to our state. The tentative date for the 2012 award ceremony is Tuesday September 11, 2012.
Sincerely,
Bobbi Kennedy
Chair, Annual Literacy Leaders Awards Nominating Committee
Jason Ryan book talk – pt. 2 (panel discussion)
If you’re interested in learning more about the details and first hand stories behind Jason Ryan’s Jackpot, be sure to watch part 2 of his book discussion at the Richland County Public Library.