S. C. STATE t ,~RARY AUG 2 5 1992 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE For South Carolina

1500 Senate St. • Box 11469 Columbia, S. C. 29211 803- 734-8666 Vol. 24, No. 9 September 1992 Library Services South Carolina State Library • Library Planning and Development • Interlibrary Cooperation • Service fo r State Government circulation reaches record high and State Agencies • Consultant Assistance fo r Public and Institutional Libraries For the first time in its history, the State Library's annual circulation topped the • Service for the Blind and Handicapped 100,000 figure. • South Carolina Library Network increases which exceeded projections. • Reference and Information Services All State Library service statistics showed For the 1991-92 fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, 100,381 items were borrowed. • Interlibrary Loan Services The same period saw major increases in reference questions answered and number • Audio-Visual Service of photocopies supplied. • Grants-in Aid • Continuing Education The following statistics show comparisions with the previous year: • Technical Assistance for Library Construction 1991/92 1990/91 Increase • State and Federal Documents Service to State Government • Statistical Information Items Circulated 54,045 49,068 100/4 • Grants Research Collection Reference Transactions 15,624 13,714 14% • ERIC Collection • Computerized Data Bases Interlibrary Loan Service • Public Information Program • Publications Items Circulated 40,209 36,556 100/4 Reference Transactions 9,531 7,536 26% Photocopies Supplied 41,213 34,452 200/4

Audiovisual Services Inside ... Items Circulated 6,126 5,809 5.5% One percent budget cut in library funding "A circulation of 100,000 items appears small when compared with the statistics proposed by House of most public libraries," said Jim Johnson, director of the S.C. State Library. panel. "However, given the special nature of the State Library's clientele - state page 2 government officials and employees and interlibrary loan to local libraries, the figure is impressive when compared with other special and state libraries." The Young Radio Reader show The use of the State Library's collections has increased tremendously in the past premieres. six years. Since 1986-87, loans to state government personnel have increased 82 page 3 percent while the number of reference questions answered increased by 61 percent.

Volunteers at the Books sent on interlibrary loan have gone up by 53 percent and reference quesions State Library for the answered by 88 percent. The number of photocopies supplied to libraries showed Blind and Physically a 115 percent increase. Handicapped are honored. "No doubt this increase in use is due in part to the ease of access provided by the pages South Carolina Library Network as well as to the on-going promotion oflibrary and information services to state government," John Landrum, deputy director of the State Library said.

ISSN, 0146-1842 page 2 September 1992 House panel cuts library funding by one percent

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee on July 23 approved a measure which would cut Department of Education library programs by one percent from current levels. The only library program recommended for an increase was the HEA VI, section 607 foreign periodicals program, which would have been funded at $1 million (a doubling ofcurrent funding) before the one percent cut. The one percent cut was applied to all education programs and to almost all programs in the entire L-HHS-ED Appropriations Bill for FY 1993 because ofthe severe budget restrictions imposed by the Budget Enforcement Act. The next step for HR 5677 is House floor action.

Amounts for library and related programs in HR 5677 are as follows:

PROGRAM (amounts in thousands) FY 1992 FY93ADMIN. FY1993 APPROP. REQUEST HSE.COM.

LIBRARY SERVICES & CONSTRUCTION ACT $129,663 $35,000 $128,366 Title I, services 83,898 35,000 83,059 II, pub. lib. construction 16,718 0 16,551 III, interlibrary cooperation 19,908 0 19,709 IV, Indian library services • • V, foreign language materials 976 0 966 VI, library literacy programs 8,163 0 8,081 HIGHER EDUCATION ACT 18,084 0 18,398 Title 11-B, library career training 5,000 0 4,950 11-B, research & demonstrations 325 0 322 11-C, research libraries 5,855 0 5,796 11-D, college library tech. 6,404 0 6,304 VI sec 607, foreign periodicals 500 0 990 ESEA Chapter 2 school block grant 474,600 465,200 466,191 Nat'l. Center for Educ. Statistics 77,213 128,400 92.656 NCLIS 831 1,000 590 WHCLIS 0 0 400 National Library of Medicine 103,323 108,662 105,024 (incl. Medical Lib. Ass't. Act)

The Appropriations Committee reduced funds for NCLIS in order to offset funds required to liquidate the obligations incurred by the White House Conference on Library and Information Services that were spent in excess of the appropriation. President Bush recently requested a supplemental appropriation of $400,000 to cover the overspending by the WHCLIS. The Committee chose not to include this amount in a pending supplemental funding bill, but to handle it by reducing the NCLlS funding instead.

Correction A In the State Government Publications oflnterestarticle in the July 1992 issue, the price of $5.50 was omitted from the following publication:

PALMEITO Conversion charts. (prepared by John Kelly and Gwen Heusell). Rev. DISCOVERY'92 (1992) 46 p. Pahnetto Discovery '92 is a year-long celebration of the people, places and things that make South Carolina great. September 1992 page 3

South Carolina's Summer Read­ The Young ing Program cited in speech Radio Reader show to premiere Eileen D. Cooke, director of the American Library Association's Washington Office, cited South Carolina's use of LSCA title I funds September 8, 1992 is the sched­ in developing a successful summer reading program in her recent uled premiere date for The Young testimony before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Radio Reader show on the South SeIVices, and Education Senate Committee on Appropriations. Carolina Educational Radio Net­ work. Cooke said, "LSCA title I funding provides opportunities to a broad and diverse population. Many states use LSCA funds to develop The Young Radio Reader, which is summer reading programs such as the one in South Carolina which being sponsored registered 40,515 by the State De­ children and stimulated children to stretch their partment of Education, the S.C. minds by participating in storytelling programs and writing work­ Association of &hool Librarians, shops, making their own books, and using creative dramatics to the University of South Carolina's demonstrate stories." College of Librazy and Informa­ tion Science and the S.C. State Cooke's testimony before the committee was made in an attempt to Librazy, will replace Give a Chil.d a persuade the committee to reject the Bush Administration's FY 93 Book, and will be broadcast from proposed budget cuts in federal library programs. (See page 2 for list of proposed 3:30 to 4:00 Monday through cuts.) Wednesday afternoons. Books selected for the broadcast will be chosen from SCASL's Children's, Junior, and Young Data file available for public libraries Adult Book Award lists and have been selected by the committees The U.S. Department of time equivalent staff, amount and based on each book's appropri­ Education's National Center for source of operating income, ateness for broadcast and its read­ Education Statistics announces amount and categozy of operating aloud appeal. the release of the data file for the expenditures, capital outlays, and 1990 smvey of public libraries. size oflibrazy collection by type of An exciting new aspect of the pro­ material. gram is that students who are 15 The file contains data submitted years old and older will be invited through the Federal-State Coop­ It also provides total annual pub­ to audition and join adult readers erative System for Public Librazy lic seIVice hours for all outlets, in tape recording the books for Data. annual attendance in the library, broadcast. Audition information annual number of reference trans­ will be mailed to high school li­ FSCS is a cooperative system that actions, annual number of circu­ brary media centers and public allows states to submit individual lation transactions, and number libraries in mid-September. public library data in machine­ of interlibrazy loans to and from readable format to NCES on a other libraries. The Department of Education's voluntary basis. All 50 states and Audiovisual Library, located at the District of Columbia submit­ 1\vo high-density data diskettes 1513 Gervais Street, Columbia, ted data. with documentation are available can provide assistance in dupli­ for $75. cating The Young Radio Reader For each public librazy in the re­ show at no cost as long as blank sponding state, the data file pro­ For ordering information. contact: tapes are provided. District Tap­ vides the name, address, city or ing Centers will also have copies town, zip code, telephone num­ U.S. Department of Education of The Young Radio Reader broad­ ber, population of legal service Data Systems Branch cast for duplication. area, number and type of service 555 New Jersey Avenue NW outlets, number and type of full- Washington, DC 20208 page 4 September 1992 News from around the state

The Alken County Public Library and Southeast pital will receive a "Get Well Wishes" book bag from Helicopters of Saluda recently offered area adults the Georgetown County Library and the Friends and children an opportunity to see a helicopter and of the Georgetown County Library. The bag learn of its many functions. The helicopter landed in contains a paperback suitable for the child's age, a the library parking lot for a hands on examination by coupon for a free library card and a coloring sheet or participants. Books on helicopters and flight were word search puzzle created by the library staff. on display in the library. The Greenville County Library has received a The Friends of the Chapin Branch of the LelCington $250,000 bequest from the Homozel Mickel Daniel's County Library will hold their annual book sale on estate. The money is to be used to purchase books Labor Day during the Chapin's Labor Day festival. and materials for the library.

The Charleston County Library has developed a Pelion Elementary School principal Eddie Walker program of library services aimed at the Hispanic has agreed to kiss a pig if 100 summer reading segment of the county's rural population, specifi­ program participants at the Pellon Branch of the cally the Hispanic migrant workers on John's Is­ LelCington County Library read 15 books each by land. A variety of Spanish and English language August 5. If 200 readers participate, Pelion mayor books, audio and video cassettes, audio cassette Elsie Rast Stuart will do the kissing. The two may players and 11 Spanish newspapers have been kiss the pig at the September 8 PTA open house at purchased by the library. In addition to these mate­ Pelion Elementary School. rials. videos in Spanish or with Spanish subtitles are shown each Sunday after Mass at the Holy Spirit The Friends of the Richland County Public Li­ Catholic Church on John's Island. brary will hold their annual book sale October 10 - 11 at the American Legion, Post 6, 200 Pickens The Chester County Library named its meeting Street, Columbia. room for the late Jean McFall White during a special program at the library on.July 25. McFall White was Thomas Gerald Seay has been appointed interli­ a benefactor of the Chester County Library. brary loan/reference services librarian at the Robert Scott Small Library of the College of Charleston. The Darlington County Library recently sponsored a Summer Reading Program featuring Jim Brunson Summer Reading Program participants at the Union of the Darlington Fire Department. Participants at County Carnegie Library recently planted a time this program were also treated to homemade ice capsule on the library's lawn to be opened during cream provided by Clemson Extension officials. the library's centennial in 2005. Local children placed items ranging from 1992 calendars to a 1992 Lawrence E. Ellis is the new library director at the penny in the capsule. Library items placed in the Wessels Library at Newberry College. capsule included brochures, a library staff desk schedule and a summer reading program schedule. Children admitted to the Georgetown Memorial Hos- Award competition open The H.W. Wilson Company and the Public Relations the 1991 /92 school year. Section of the Library Administration and Manage­ ment Association announce the opening of the Completed entries must be received by the H.W. competition for the 1993 John Cotton Dana Library Wilson Company by February 1, 1993, with judging Public Relations Awards contest. by a committee of LAMA's Public Relation Section to take place in March 1993. The John Cotton Dana Awards are given for a library's total annual coordinated public relations The awards will be presented at the 1993 ALA program. Annual Conference in New Orleans. Special awards are also given in recognition of a part To obtain an information packet and entry forms, of a library's public relations program, such as a write: John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations fund-raising campaign or a special promotion, that Awards Contest, The H. W. Wilson Company, 950 took place during the 1992 calendar year or during University Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452. September 1992 page 5 Caroliniana

Aarnes, William. Leamin" to Dance, P.O. Box Meroney, GeraldineM. Inseparable Loyalty: ABio"- 30882, Furman University, Greenville, S.C. Ninety- raphy of William Bull, Norcross, Ga. Harrison Co., Six Press. 1991. 58pp. $10.00. (poetry). 1991. 232pp.

Anderson, Charles Roberts. Charleston, A Golden Powell. Richard J. Homecomin": The Art and Life of Mem01y, Charleston, S.C. Wyrick. 1992. l 16pp. William H. Johnson. 1901-1970. Washington, D.C. $9.95. National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1991; New York, N.Y. Rizzoli, 1991. Burroughs, Franklin. Hony and the Waccamaw. $45.00 cloth. $29.95 paperback. New York, N.Y. Norton, 1992. 208pp. $19.95. Ravenel, Beatrice St. Julien. Architects of Charles­ Cameron, Louisa Pringle. The Private Gardens of ton. Columbia, S.C. University of South Carolina Charleston. Charleston. S.C. Wyrick, 1992. 96pp. Press, 1992. 32lpp. $34.95. Rhyne. Nancy. Tourin" the Coastal South Carolina Flynn, Jean Martin. The Militia in Antebellum South Backroads. Winston-Salem, N.c. J .F. Blair, 1992. Carolina Society. P.O. Box 5401, Spartanburg, s.c. 276pp. $14.95. The Reprint Co., 1991. 200pp. $25.00. Sea Island Roots: African Presence in the Carolinas Frommer, Harvey. Shoeless Joe Jackson and Ra"­ and Geor"ia. Trenton, N.J. Africa World Press, 1991. time Baseball, Dallas, Texas. Taylor Pub. Co., 1992. 187pp. $45.00. Paperback $12.95. 225pp. $19.95. Sinclair, Bennie Lee. The Lynchin". New York, N.Y. Griffith, Harrison P. The Life and Times of Reverend Walker and Co .. 1992. 209pp. $19.95. John G, Landrum. Columbia, S.C. SCMAR, 1992. 302pp. Taylor. John Martin. Hoppin' John's Lowcount:ry Cookin". New York, N.Y. Bantam Books, 1992. Lancaster County Black Histozy: A Photo"raphic 345pp. and Literazy Document, 1785 to 1991. Lancaster, S.C. Lancaster County Black Heritage Committee. Todd, Dennis E. South Carolina Division, Sons of 1992. 124pp. Confederate Veterans, a Brief Histozy, 1894-1991, Columbia, S.C. South Carolina Division, Sons of Mccuen, Anne K. Abstracts of Some Greenville Confederate Veterans, 1991. 46pp. OrderfromDen­ County, South Carolina, Records Concern1n2 Black nis E. Todd, 1113 Pine Street, Cayce. S.C., 29033. People, Free and Slave, 1791-1861. P.O. Box 5401. Make check payable to Sons of Confederate Veter­ Spartanburg, S.C. The Reprint Co., 1991. 228pp. ans. $5.00. $25.00. Vlack. John M. Charleston Blacksmith: The Work McKnight. Gene. The Charleston Orphan House, of Philip Simmons. Rev. Ed. Columbia, S.C. Univer­ 1790-1951. Charleston, S.C. Gene McKnight, 1990. sity of South Carolina Press. 1992. l 72pp. 12lpp.

ALA Chapter Relations publishes first newsletter

The first issue of "Chapter Relations: Newsletter For World Book Goal Award that was awarded to the And About Chapters of ALA" has been published by Chapter Relations Committee. the American Library Association Chapter Relations Committee. 11le newsletter also covers ALA meetings of interest to chapter members and advice on tapping the The newsletter will be published twice a year and is resources of ALA. designed to increase communication between the chapters. Those interested in being included on the mailing list for this free publication should contact Julie The first issue includes an article on how chapters Anne Geissler in the Chapter Relations Office, 800- celebrate centennials and a report on the 1991 ALA 545-2433, ext 4283. page 6 September 1992 Volunteers Are Priceless By Frances Case, Director of Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, S.C. State Library Volunteers of the S.C. State Library's Department Volunteer Coordinator. Ms. Bradey serves as moni­ for the Blind and Physically Handicapped lend their tor for all narration since we have been unsuccess­ support in many ways. ful so far in recruiting volunteer monitors who can work on the narrators schedule. In appreciation these volunteers have been honored for the last several years with a reception which Students who are patrons or who wish to perform coincides with the anniversary of the opening of the public service projects are special help during the library in South Carolina in September, 1973. Na­ summer months. Some become volunteers simply tional Volunteer Week in April of each year is because they enjoy having something to do after another time for recognition of these generous school. persons. Projects have also been car­ In reviewing the accomplishments ried out in conjunction with of these dedicated individuals, one the Training Center of the in particular and the group with S.C. Commission for the Blind which he works, stands out. in order to give work-place experience to teen-age clients. Richard S. Morris, Jr., 90, has led a group of retired Telephone Pioneers In times of severe staff short­ since 1960 in the talking book ma­ ages there are women who chine repair program. This group serve as our receptionist for of ten or eleven members, has re­ several hours per day. paired more than 13,000 cassette machines and over 6,000 record The small staff which pro­ players in the past 32 years. vides almost 300,000 books to about 8,000 persons per Each one of our volunteers, regard­ year is very proud of all the less of age, makes his or her own volunteers and is happy to special contribution to the library see them arrive with a smile and its services. By inspecting books, narrating on their faces ready to lend a helping hand, to share S.C. books and magazines, addressing newsletters their time and special skills with enthusiasm. and other mass mailings, up-dating computer records, filing, or boxing record players and cassette "It's for a worthwhile cause" they say: or, "I enjoy the machines, each one helps to improve patron service. work and the people." "I get more than I give," and "There's fellowship and camaraderie," seem to be One retired librarian has reviewed or written thou­ feelings shared by veteran volunteers of all ages. sands of annotations for large print books. A graauate school student helped with a project to The eleven member Advisory Council composed of gain additional shelf space through the weeding of users and other providers of services to the handi­ 6,000 volumes of books on disc. capped, as well as all volunteers seIVe as ambassa­ dors and promoters of the library by telling friends, Most of the narrators who lend theirvoicesfor South relatives and co-workers about this library seIVice Carolina books and magazines have full time jobs for special people. but "do their time" in the sound booth during lunch or after work. The value of these generous volunteers can not be overstated. To staff as well as patrons their seIVices These recording schedules as well as other assign­ are priceless! ments are arranged through Ms. Naomi Bradey, September 1992 page 7

New Professional Literature Calendar The following books are available on interlibrary loan from the South Carolina State Library: SEPTEMBER

Sannwald, William w .. Editor. Checklist of Librazy Buildin," Desi"n 16: S.C. State Library Board Considerations. Second edition, revised. ALA. Chicago, 1991. meeting, Columbia, 12:00. (Call #: 022.3) Guide to assist librarians and architects in designing library space. 25: CLIS Continuing Educa­ tion series, "ABC's of Luner, Philip, Editor. Paper Preservation: Current Issues and Building Design and Recent Developments. TAPP! Press. Atlanta, 1990. Maintenance." For more (Call #: 025.8) information, contact the Collection of papers presented at the TAPP! Preservation Sympo­ College of Library and sium held in 1988 in Washington. D.C. Information Science at 777-3858. Ihrig, Alice. Public Relations as a Librazy Trustee's Responsibility Not New - Just Different. ALA, Chicago, 1990. 25: "'IV Instructional Re­ (Call#: 021.82) sources Via Telecommuni­ Brief paper on the role of the trustee in public relations. cations Channels: Access­ ing, Utilizing and Schedul­ Maillett, Lucienne. SuUject Control of Film and Video: A Compari­ ing." USC-CLIS Continuing son of Three Methods. ALA. Chicago. 1991. Education Series. (Call #: 025.3) The author compares and analyzes PRECIS, LC, and NICEM sub­ 25: SI.A/SC Chapter meeting, ject headings for films and videos. Charleston Museum Library, Charleston. SC. Contact Jan Watson, Thomas Cooper Library. Notice 777-3151. September 26 - October 3: lf your are not affiliated with a South Carolina library or are not a . current public library trustee. but wish to continue to receive this Theme: "Censorship: Old publication, please return the form below by October 1, 1992. lf a form Sins in New Worlds." is not received, your name will be dropped from our mailing list. OCTOBER

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