
Library News & Notes
Labor Day Closing
All branches of the Beaufort County Library will be closed on Monday, September 6th for Labor Day.
All branch Libraries will re-open on Tuesday, September 7th 2010 for regularly scheduled hours.
Northern Money, Southern Land at HH Tues., Sept. 14th
Submitted by Grace Cordial on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 8:54amIn case you missed the fabulous session these editors did for us in the Paul Siegmund Room last September, here's another opportunity!
Editors Stephen Hoffius and Robert Cuthbert spent several years reading microfilmed newspaper backfiles studying the work of Chlotilde Martin, Beaufort based Charleston News and Courier newspaper columnist during the 1930s. A financially strapped young widow intent on providing for her family, she wrote more than 50 columns about land, economic and social transactions involving about 80 plantations in our area.Read More...
From The Beacon: Library's references a local treasure
Submitted by Kelly Vadney on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 8:56amThese days, everybody's doing more with less. And doing more often means we need more resources to support us through the challenges we face. But where's the best place to find those resources?Read More...
Local History Program: Sunday, Sept. 12th at Bluffton Branch
Submitted by Grace Cordial on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 8:52amPlease join us as Beaufort native, Gloria Singleton, shares her collection of oral histories given by 50 intriguing Beaufortonians who explain why people flock to this coastal paradise inhabited by friendly folks, adorned with beautiful architecture, flanked by moss-draped oak trees.
Copies of her book, Beaufort Through the Ages, are available through our Local History sections as well as from booksellers locally and on the web. Bring your copy and she will personalize it for you!Read More...





