December 2023
January 2024 Regional Meeting

Join the Friends of South Carolina Libraries for our Regional Meeting at the Spartanburg County Library - Main Branch on Friday, January 12th. Check in and coffee opens at 9:45 am with the program beginning at 10:00 am and ending at 12:00 pm.

The program will include presentations from Todd Stephens, Director of the Spartanburg County Library and the Friends of the Spartanburg County Library, followed by a tour of the facility.

Free and open to all library Friends members and library enthusiasts.

Once the Regional Meeting ends, all attendees are encouraged to visit Pages on Pine, a free-standing book store run by the Friends of the Spartanburg County Library. The book store is located at 2355 S Pine Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302.

Time to Renew Your 2024 Membership
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The Friends of South Carolina Libraries is funded primarily by annual membership dues. Your support matters!

Here are just a few of FOSCL's membership benefits:

  • Purchase discounted tickets to the Annual Conference in March 2024

  • Opportunity to nominate candidates for annual awards

  • Apply for FOSCL grants in support of Friends projects

  • Receive support with statewide membership benefits with ALA's United for Libraries, the national Friends of the Library association

  • Leadership opportunities to serve as a FOSCL Board Member

  • Share ideas and connect with other library Friends groups and members from across South Carolina
Good News: Share Your Story 2023-2024
All South Carolina Libraries are invited to share uplifting and impactful library stories with their community and the legislators who serve them. This campaign is supported by SCLA, SCASL, APLA and FOSCL. Interested libraries or participants do not have to hold a membership to any affiliated organization to submit. 

The third edition of Share Your Story will focus on the theme of "Good News." This theme is meant to be open, inclusive, and flexible to all library stories from the past year. (Click here to view the first edition or second edition )

Here is a brief list of suggested stories to be included:
  • Summer Reading Statistics and Library stories
  • K-12 library program stories
  • Public Library community programs and borrower statistics
  • Academic library outreach efforts and impact on student success
  • Special library efforts (Medical, archives, and more)
  • Patron experiences and letters

All libraries, all stories, and all efforts are encouraged.
Submissions are due by February 2nd, 2024.
Friends of SC Libraries | fosclpresident@gmail.com | www.foscl.org