Beaufort District Collection Connections Blog

April, 2010

1/3 of Americans Get Access to the Internet through Libraries
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Today's entry is taken from the "First-ever National Study: Millions of People Rely on Library Computers for Employment, Health and Education," by Samantha Becker, U.S. Impact Studies, Information School, University of Washington:

March, 2010

Notable State Document Award goes to SCDL
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The South Carolina Digital Library received a Notable State Document Award from the South Carolina State Library:

The selection is announced annually on or near Freedom of Information Day, March 16, the birthday of President James Madison, an early proponent of citizen access to government information. Awards were presented to the winning agencies by David Goble, State Library Director, at a morning ceremony at the State Library, March 16th:

BDC @ Programs addition
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BDC @ Programs bring local history programs to the branch libraries. The Library surveys tell us that we are on the right track. And, we're definitely trying to meet your expressed needs for more of the high quality local history programs that we are known to offer. In fact, we are beginning to experience the wonderful challenge of not having enough space to comfortably seat all the people who arrive for a local history program!

I just caution everyone to remember that:

Reminder: Brooker on Slaves on Tuesday!
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Tues., March 30th -- “Searching for Gov. Moultrie’s Forgotten People,” by Colin Brooker, 5:30pm – 6:30pm, Paul Siegmund Room, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 2nd floor.

300 Days to the 300th Anniversary Celebration
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Today the countdown begins! Beaufort Three-Century Project reminds us that there are 300 days before the 300th Anniversary of the founding of Beaufort on 17 January 2011. Peruse their website for upcoming events, and highlights. Stay tuned for much, much more.

Compact Shelving Update
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I am delighted to announce that we cleared a major hurdle today. The Public Facilities committee of the Beaufort County Council approved our request for funding of the compact shelving array for the Paul Siegmund Room around 5 pm this afternoon. Hurray! David Hughes, County Engineering, did a good job of presenting our request.
The full Council will discuss the matter on 12 April. Keep your fingers crossed that the project gets approved, the shelves installed, and the collection relocated to the 2nd floor before Hurricane Season 2010 begins June 1st.

In Honor of St. Patrick's Day : Book of Kells
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To get a taste of how to identify Irishness in census records, please read last year's 16 March and 17 March blog entries. As the entries show, identifying national origin and ethnicity of ancestors is not always an easy task.

Mayor Billy -- Verdier House Lecture Series
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Daufuskie Photographic Memoir of the 1970s. Presented by Mayor Billy Keyserling, Monday, March 22nd, 5:30 p.m – 7 p.m.

Smithsonian Music exhibit to visit Beaufort in 2011-2012
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Fellow BCL Reference Librarian, Amanda Brewer, wrote this short notice for our Staff Newsletter:

Brooker on Moultrie's Slaves in the Bahamas
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Colin Brooker's talk on "Tormenting, Dissatisfied People" held at Hilton Head Branch earlier this month was well received. Participants were particularly interested in learning what happened to the slaves of John Moultrie once they were taken from the United States. Mr. Brooker will oblige us all on March 30th. He has agreed to tell the rest of the story (as far as he knows it from his research) during "Searching The Bahamas for Gov. John Moultrie's Forgotten 'People.'" This time, Mr.

BDC Local History Spring Program Schedule
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You are invited to attend any or all of these BDC sponsored programs about our local history, culture, or environment:

Tues., March 30th -- “Searching for Gov. Moultrie’s Forgotten People,” by Colin Brooker, 5:30pm – 6:30pm, Paul Siegmund Room, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 2nd floor [This about the slaves and their migrations from Africa to South America with a stopover in Beaufort].

"What is the Role of a Reference Librarian?"
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In our profession, there is considerable talk about what it is that Reference Librarians do and the role we play doing what it is that we do for our communities. At a recent Booklist webinar, this question was posed: "What is the Role of a Reference Librarian?"

Journal on Exhibit
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the University of South Carolina Beaufort, the Beaufort County Library has temporarily loaned the Journal of the Proceedings of the Trustees of the College of Beaufort From their first Incorporation in 1795 [to 1868] for a display in their South Campus Library. The bound manuscript was placed on exhibit March 3rd. It will remain on display in the South Campus Library until April 5th. The Journal of the Proceedings contains minutes of the Trustees irregular meetings. Drop by and take a look at the original if you have a chance.

"Who Do You Think You Are?"
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NBC is putting on a new show "Who Do You Think You Are?" that may be of interest to those readers who are interested in uncovering their own family history. According to the promotional blurb sent out from Ancestry.com:

The NBC series features Lisa Kudrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Spike Lee, Matthew Broderick, Susan Sarandon, Emmitt Smith, and Brooke Shields, and takes each celebrity on a heart-warming journey back in time as they discover more about the ancestors who came before them.

Road Trip! Through SC Civil Rights History
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Road Trip! a SCETV Know-It-All interactive website allows virtual tours of historical places in South Carolina marking important events from the civil rights movement. The modern Civil Rights Movement began in the 1940s and many changes had taken place by the early 1970s, with the major events happening between 1954 and 1968. The movement involved Blacks, Whites, Native Americans, young and old, as well as churches and non-religious groups.

February, 2010

Susie King Taylor, Nurse, Teacher, and Author
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Susie King Taylor, teacher, nurse, and laundress attached to the 1st South Carolina Volunteers (also known as the 33rd United States Colored Troops) wrote the first autobiographical account of the Civil War from her perspective as a former female slave. To learn more, review these Connections blog entries about her from 2009: January 3rd and January 5th.

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