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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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2021 Executive Officers

Megan Palmer
President
Clemson University
(864) 656-5179
[email protected]

Sara DeSantis
1st Vice President/Conference Chair
University of South Carolina Upstate
(864) 503-5006
[email protected]

Sunny Peterson
2nd Vice President/Membership Chair
Richland Library Sandhills
(803) 699-9230
[email protected]

Danielle Robinson
Treasurer
Greenville County Public Library - Fountain Inn
(864) 430-8796
[email protected]

Jessica Kohout-Tailor
Secretary
Clemson University
(864) 656-4177
[email protected]

Nathan Flowers
Francis Marion University
Immediate Past President
(803) 661-1299
[email protected]

American Library Association Councilor

Jonathan Newton
USC Upstate
[email protected]

Executive Secretary

Donald Wood
South Carolina Library Association
P.O. Box 1763
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 252-1087
(803) 252-0589 - Fax
[email protected]

2021 Association Representatives

Heath Ward
Association of Public Library Administrators Liaison
Saluda County Library
(864) 445-4500, Ext 226
[email protected]

Virginia Cononie
South Carolina Association of School Librarians Liaison
University of South Carolina Upstate
(864) 503-5735
[email protected]

Doris Johnson-Felder
Southeastern Library Association Liaison
South Carolina State University
(803) 536-8642
[email protected]

Announcements

Call for Proposals

If you are interested in presenting at this year's conference, please fill out the Session Proposal form or the Poster Proposal form by July 15.

Take Action!

Check out SCLA's Legislative Action Center and sign up to be notified about upcoming advocacy campaigns.

SCLA Board of Directors

The next Board Meeting will be on Thursday, August 5, 2021; 10:00 a.m.-noon.

Latest Issue of SC Libraries Journal

Click here to view the latest edition.

Submit your article for inclusion in the next issue by August 15th!

Digital Collection

SCLA's Digital Collection at the South Carolina Digital Library showcases 100 years of Association history, including conference programs, photographs of events, documents, and handbooks.