by McCormick County Library | Dec 11, 2013 | Friends of the Library, Meeting Room, News, Speakers
Gail Oust is often accused of flunking retirement. While working as a nurse/vascular technologist, she penned nine historical romances under the pseudonym of Elizabeth Turner. It wasn’t until she and her husband retired to South Carolina that inspiration struck for...
by McCormick County Library | Nov 5, 2013 | Meeting Room, News, Speakers
Local author Luman Slade will be at the McCormick County Library on Thursday, November 14th to discuss his first book: Determined: The True Story of Big Blue Walkinghood. The free presentation starts at 7 pm and will include a book signing, a question and answer...
by McCormick County Library | Sep 25, 2013 | Friends of the Library, Meeting Room, News, Speakers
The Friends of the McCormick Library will hold their annual Author’s Night at 7 pm on Thursday October 10th, 2013. The visiting author is south Georgia writer, Shirley Twiss, author of “Cotton in Augusta” and “Joy in the Morning.” The evening will include a...
by McCormick County Library | Aug 30, 2013 | Children's Department, Friends of the Library, Meeting Room, News
The McCormick County Library will host two free concerts for children and their families during this year’s Gold Rush Festival on Saturday, September 21st. Award-winning musician Billy Jonas of Asheville N.C. will perform his original voice and percussion based songs...
by McCormick County Library | Aug 23, 2013 | Friends of the Library, Meeting Room, News, Speakers
On Thursday, September 12th @ 7 pm, Elizabeth Laney of the Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site will be at the McCormick County Library to share the history of the plantation – from its founder, SC Governor and US Senator James Henry Hammond, to its current...
by McCormick County Library | May 24, 2013 | Meeting Room, News, Speakers
The recent rains have been welcome, and the drought is officially over for all South Carolina counties according to the S.C. Drought Response Committee. But, South Carolina has experienced drought conditions during eight of the last ten years. Oftentimes, a month’s...