The Hilton Head Branch is excited to host two events on April 5th to celebrate National Poetry Month for 2018. The Pat Conroy Literary center will be joining us at 2pm for "Pat Conroy's Great Love of Poetry" during which Tim Conroy, Pat's brother, will "explore Pat’s lifelong relationship with poetry as a reader, as a self-described failed poet, and as a writer who found a creative outlet for the rhapsody and rhythms of poetry in his iconic lyrical and descriptive prose." Come back at 6pm for the 5th Annual Poetry Month reading which is sure to be a treat! This event highlights eight local poets who you will not want to miss and one is even bringing his guitar! Both events are free to th

Civil War and Reconstruction-era Stereoscope Collections Now Available View over 150 images in the Library’s new stereoscope collection. The images date back to the Civil War and Reconstruction time periods and include historic lowcountry sites and people around town. The images can be enjoyed with or without 3D glasses. The two collections are available for viewing in the Lowcountry Digital Library: Civil War and Reconstruction Era Stereoscope Photographs of the Port Royal Region This collection of 106 Civil War period photographic stereopticon cards of the Beaufort area, St. Augustine, Florida, and Charleston are primarily from the Samuel A. Cooley studio. This collection was purchased

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Resources for Aging Loved Ones Are you currently a caregiver? Or, do you need access to resources in the community to better care for your loved ones? Join us at the Beaufort County Library as we share some information on the aging process which will include resources for our aging family members and planning for future care. March 28, 2018 at 9:30am Beaufort Branch Library Everyone is welcome. Coffee and donuts provided.

Need to fax or scan something? We have good news. All five of our library branches now have BookScan stations. To get started, just bring what you need to scan to your nearest branch. It's so easy. 1. Scan your documents, photos, books, or other items. 2. Then save the scans to your USB drive or as JPEGs, PDFs, or other file types. 3. From the same screen, simply email or fax the file wherever it needs to go. Big stores charge for these services, but the Beaufort County Library offers these services for FREE.

Our new web page features current New York Times best selling fiction and non-fiction lists. It's easy to place a hold -- just click on the book cover of the title you want. The cover links directly to the book in our physical or digital collections. BeaufortCountyLibrary.org/bestsellers