Carnegie Libraries in South Carolina

“Carnegie Libraries in South Carolina” Exhibit Opens in Hipp Hall Gallery American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie provided $41 million in funding for nearly 1,700 American libraries. Celebrating Carnegie’s historic efforts, education professor and amateur photographer Scott Henderson presents Carnegie Libraries in South Carolina. More …

Library’s Laura Baines Wins State Award

If you have ever received help from Laura Baines at the Research Assistance Desk, you’ll know why her co-workers nominated her for the South Carolina Library Association’s (SCLA) 2016 Outstanding Library Paraprofessional Award. Laura listens to your question carefully, and works with you to find appropriate, scholarly, and on-target answers. But she does it with humor . . .Continue reading Library’s Laura Baines Wins State Award

C-SPAN Broadcasts at Furman

C-SPAN Broadcasts at Furman

http://www.c-span.org/video/?405030-1/furman-university-special-collections-archives   On the weekend of February 20 – 21, the cable networks C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, and C-SPAN3 featured programs about Greenville, SC. Many of the programs involved Furman faculty including Courtney Tollison (History), Akan Malici (Political Science), and Jeff Makala, Furman’s Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist. Read more about the programs in an article . . .Continue reading C-SPAN Broadcasts at Furman

Professors on C-SPAN Broadcast

FURMAN UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, HISTORIANS WEIGH IN FOR C-SPAN’S “CITIES TOUR” FEATURING GREENVILLEBy Tina Underwood › February 12th, 2016 Coverage airs on C-SPAN’s “Book TV” and “American History TV” Feb. 20-21 GREENVILLE, S.C.—C-SPAN, a public affairs network with more than 100 million viewers, will feature the City of Greenville as part of its “2016 Cities Tour.” . . .Continue reading Professors on C-SPAN Broadcast