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Transform the World Through SCLA!

SCLA is the state’s premier library association. We are a group of librarians, library staff members, and library supporters working together to advocate for and improve library services in South Carolina. If you’re visiting this site, you must care about libraries, and that means SCLA is for you!

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Support for You and Your Library

Your membership supports SCLA’s aggressive and productive efforts in the state and nationally to assure that South Carolina’s libraries are well-funded and maintain their national standing as the very best. 

We are a state chapter of the American Library Association (ALA) and an affiliate of the Southeastern Library Association (SELA).  The association is made of librarians from all around our state South Carolina dedicated to providing innovative services and promoting libraries and intellectual freedom to all our citizens including the public, as well as those in higher education and in our schools.

The Benefits of Membership

  • Support for you and your library
  • Grow your career and skills
  • Stay informed
  • Opportunities for involvement and networking
  • Access to services for you, your library, and your community

SCLA Conference 2019 Registration

The 2019 SCLA Conference will be held in Columbia, SC at the Columbia Marriott on October 9-11, 2019. Conference registration is now available! 

2019 SCLA Awards

Now accepting nominations for all 2019 SCLA Awards! There are eight awards to nominate fellow librarians, staff, friends of libraries, students, and paraprofessionals. Nomination forms are now available!

 

 

2019 Poster Session Proposals

We are now accepting Poster Session Proposals for the 2019 SCLA Conference! Please contact Kathy Snediker with any questions.

 

SCLA Continuing Education Webinar

Refresh Your Library Social Life! Using Social Media to Engage Users

A panel of library social media superstars present this topic on using social media to engage library users. Learn social media best practices, tips and tricks to improve outreach and increase participation, and strategies for assessment. The presenters look forward to helping refresh your library social life!

Presenters: Taylor Atkinson (Union County Library System); Sam Tyson (Charleston County Public Library); Sara Desantis (USC Upstate)

Register today!

 

Scholarship for Diversity in Librarianship Silent Auction