Earlier this summer, members of the SCC Library staff drove down to Florence, SC, to attend the 2008 LIBRIS Conference held at the SIMT Conference Center, adjacent to Florence Darlington Technical College.
According to the LIBRIS website, this conference is an “annual gathering of librarians and library staff from across South Carolina” who meet annually to “share ideas that will better enable them to carry out the vision and mission of their libraries throughout South Carolina” (www.sclibris.org).
The first program attended was the “One Campus One Book” presentation about The Big Read, a community reading program. Last fall, the SCC Library participated in The Big Read with the Spartanburg County Public Library, and staff was thrilled to share experiences with a panel of Local Technical College library staff.
Staff also attended “The Green Library” program, where several eco-friendly alternatives for printing were suggested, and Furman University’s green initiative was discussed. Next stop was “U2 Can YOUTUBE,” where they worked with the slide collection and made a sample video clip. There was also a presentation by Dr. Jacqueline Miller Carmichael, a local author, who discussed how events in her personal life caused her to write a book about Margaret Walker’s Jubilee, entitled Trumpeting a Fiery Sound.
After lunch, staff had a chance to mingle with library personnel from other Technical Colleges. A leisurely stroll around the cool, refreshing fountains in front of the Conference Center was the perfect way to enjoy the ambience.
After the post lunch session, SCC staff headed home to Spartanburg and are definitely looking forward to LIBRIS 2009 in Columbia, SC.
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