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Join Richland County Public Library Literary (RCPL) Resident Dr. Rosemary Reisman for the Tuesday Morning Literary Discussion Group on British Fiction. Discussion held at the Bostick Auditorium RCPL's Main Branch from 10am to Noon. Call 929-3457 to register. January 8th -- a book discussion on "The Waughs: Alexander Waugh, Fathers and Sons: The Autobiography of a Family." Fiction by Evelyn Waugh, Alec Waugh, Arthur Waugh, Harriet Waugh, Teresa Waugh and Lorraine Waugh. Read anything you like by these authors and join in the discussion. January 22 -- Muriel Spark Febuary 5 -- Anthony Powell February 19 -- Ann Granger and Jill McGown March 4 -- Nina Bawden (adult works since 1980) March 18 -- Diane Setterfield

Artwork focusing on images from Nigeria by RCPL employee Pete Kramer will be on display in the Wachovia Gallery of the Richland County Public Library, 1431 Assembly St., through January 6. The series is based on Kramer's interpretation of photographs taken during his niece's travels throughout Nigeria in 2004. Kramer's love of art stems from his favorite childhood toy--a black board with colored chalk. He studied fine arts at the University of Texas at Arlington during the 1970s but stopped painting in the late 1980s. Nearly a decade later, he resumed painting after significant encouragement from friends and family and has exhibited in a number of local venues. The Main Library, located in downtown Columbia, is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Bring your lunch to the library and enjoy the music of folk singer and songwriter Fran Sanderson at Lunch & Listen, a music series brought to you by the Richland County Public Library, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 17 in 1431, the enhanced home of Film and Sound at the Main Library, 1431 Assembly St. Sanderson studied classical voice and piano in high school and sang in the University of South Carolina Concert Choir in college. She decided she'd rather be a folk singer after discovering Peter, Paul and Mary and currently performs throughout South Carolina at a variety of venues in Columbia, Florence and Myrtle Beach. Upcoming performances in the series include: Monica Mattier, soprano, 12:30 p.m., Thursday, February 21; Mario McClean, singer/songwriter, 12:30 p.m., Thursday, March 20; Jamie Tatro, jazz guitarist, 12:30 p.m., Thursday, April 17; Marina Alexandra, classical guitarist, 12:30 p.m., Thursday, May 15; For more information, call 929-3450.

Stock up on a variety of literary materials at the Friends of the Richland County Public Library's Winter Book Sale, and support the library! The Friends' Winter Book Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 26 at the RCPL Operations Center, 130 Lancewood Rd. A preview sale for Friends' members only will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, January 25 (Memberships, which start at only $25, are available at the door.) Peruse thousands of print and non print materials in all genres, from fiction and nonfiction to children's books and other rare finds for the best bargains in town. Prices start as low as 50 cents for paperbacks and $1 for hard backs. Last year, the four Friends' Book Sales raised more than $65,000 to support special programs and services not available through the library's budget appropriation from Richland County. The Friends of RCPL is a nonprofit organization charged with raising awareness of and support for the ...

The Friends of RCPL needs individuals and businesses to sponsor a basket or donate items for its fifteenth annual silent and live auction, A Tisket, A Tasket, A Literary Basket . This year's event, which will feature a variety of literary themed baskets, will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 16 in the Bostick Auditorium of the Main Library, 1431 Assembly St., as a part of the library's fifteenth anniversary celebration. A major Friends' fundraiser, this special event is a lively gathering of nearly 200 people and an excellent opportunity to share the love of books, libraries, travel, sports and cultural events. Contributions to Tisket allow the Friends of RCPL to support programs and services that the library could not provide otherwise. You can help by sponsoring a basket at the individual level or corporate level and by attending this special event on February 16. All donations are tax-deductible, and sponsors at the $200 level and higher will receive two compl...

Hello All: I hope everyone is enjoying their break. The latest issue of Chapters and Loose Papers , the SAA student chapter newsletter, is now available online. The newsletter provides information from the other archival programs around the country is a great way to find out what other student groups are doing (and get ideas for our group for the upcoming semester ;)). Here is the link: http://chaptersandloosepapers.wetpaint.com/ Enjoy! See you all in January for our next meeting (more details later).

[Posted on behalf of Dr. Sam] Dear Friends and Colleagues, It has been such a bitter sweet year here at SLIS. So many exciting initiatives are going so well but our hearts are heavy with the loss of Dr. John Olsgaard. I know he is safe now and free but I sure miss him! Liz has done a lovely tribute on the school website and we so appreciate everyone’s kind words of remembrance. Our literacy initiative continues to gain momentum. Our first class of doctoral students is ready for their second semester of courses, our undergraduate in Information Science is ready to launch next fall AND our MLIS and School Library Media Specialist programs continue to win awards! Add to that that we are the talk of the blogosphere with the launch of the hot-selling “Mildly Attractive Men of SLIS” calendar! LISSA is running a second printing and everyone is talking about the great photos and fun expose of students working hard. . .You can get your copy at http:...