September is National Library Card Sign-up Month
August 31, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – September is National 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 our students have the most important school supply of all – a free library card.
Resources at your local South Carolina public library are available to anyone who has a library card. Students can turn to the library for materials, programs, and services that support academic achievement.
Students can use their library cards from home as well. South Carolina public libraries provide access to important educational resources such as ebooks, Discus – South Carolina’s Virtual Library, StudySC – K-12 South Carolina Information, and much more!
“Our state’s public libraries provide all types of students with the tools they need to succeed,” says Dr. Curtis Rogers, Communications Director for the South Carolina State Library. “Public libraries throughout the state offer students exciting and engaging programs that make learning fun and resources they can access from the library or from home – all with a free library card. A public library card is the most important school supply of all.”
For more information on how to sign up for a library card, visit your local public library in person or online.
About the S.C. State Library
The South Carolina State Library develops, supports, and sustains a thriving statewide community of learners committed to making South Carolina stronger. The Library serves the people of South Carolina by supporting state government and libraries to provide opportunities for learning in a changing environment. It is the primary administrator of federal and state support for the state’s libraries. 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, please visit www.statelibrary.sc.gov or call 803-734-8666.
