Carolina in the Headlines
January 17 , 2012 by Sara ShiverColumbia locals have been hogging the headlines lately (even without the primary all over the news) and I bet you didn't even know it!
South Carolina Historical Newspapers Collection
November 15 , 2012The SC Historical Newspapers is a custom collection of early SC newspapers spanning the years from 1783 to 1848 and the State Newspaper covering the years 1891-1922. The communities of Charleston, Camden, Georgetown and Edgefield are all represented. The full text of the collections is searchable making it a powerful way to find mentions of people and events within articles.
Look Ahead, Look South
October 14 , 2011 by Bland L.Railroads have been a presence in Columbia for more than a hundred and fifty years. All around town, you are bound to run into signs of their activity past and present, from the former Union Station (now California Dreamin’ restaurant) and Seaboard Air Line Station (now the Blue Marlin), to Norfolk Southern’s Andrews Yard near Williams Brice Stadium and CSX’s yard across the river in Cayce.
Setting the Standard
October 9 , 2008 by Chantelle JanelleLibrary History
1933-1968 RCPL History
October 9 , 2008 by Chantelle JanelleIn 1933, the county assumed fiscal responsibility for the library and assessed tax millage. The 1934 South Carolina General Assembly established the library as a county institution supported by the one mill tax and governed by a Board of Trustees. The library’s name changed for the final time. Now officially the Richland County Public Library (RCPL), user privileges became completely free for all county residents. Two years later the Phillis Wheatley Branch was moved to new, larger quarters on Gervais Street. This new Waverly Branch, located in a former church, was popular and widely used. A new or second bookmobile was acquired in 1936 to cover routes in outlying county areas. During the 1930s, a branch library was also established in Eastover.
See South Carolina
May 1 , 2011 by Jane LongThrough RCPL’s Request for Purchase service, I’ve recently requested several beautiful new books for our collection, after I saw reviews either in a magazine, journal, or on Amazon. My most recent orders, Litchfield Style, The Irish Country House, and England’s Hideaways, have just arrived. Full of color and ideas, these books are “eye candy” for us home and garden lovers.
Columbians In The News
January 17 , 2012 by adminColumbia locals have been hogging the headlines lately (even without the primary all over the news), and I bet you didn't even know it!
South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominees 2012-2013
May 12 , 2012 by Kristi Sligh"The purposes of the South Carolina book awards are to encourage our students to read good quality contemporary literature and to honor the authors of the books annually chosen the favorites by student vote. The book award medals will be awarded to the winning authors the following year at the South Carolina Association of School Librarians annual conference." - South Carolina Association of School Librarians
South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominees 2011-2012
May 12 , 2011 by Joanna Bixler"The purposes of the South Carolina book awards are to encourage our students to read good quality contemporary literature and to honor the authors of the books annually chosen the favorites by student vote. The book award medals will be awarded to the winning authors the following year at the South Carolina Association of School Librarians annual conference." - South Carolina Association of School Librarians
Planting Peas
January 26 , 2011 by Jane LongPlanting sugar peas shouldn't be such a dilemma. I’ve been instructed for years by the Lexington Master Gardeners to plant this vegetable over the Thanksgiving weekend in November. Quite honestly, that weekend doesn’t work for me; life is much too busy. However, once I began searching for resources for this information, I have not found a book on South Carolina gardening that says to plant these peas in the fall! So, I turned to the 2010 South Carolina Midlands Master Gardener Calendar and Journal (an annual local publication), and there, on the “November To Do List” (under “Edibles”), is the entry, “Sow English and sugar snap peas, (as well as radishes, kohlrabi, lettuce, parsley, fennel, and dill) the vegetable garden during Thanksgiving weekend. Harvest winter crop early next spring.” So there’s our documentation for planting this crop now.