Major Library System Project Unfolds Soon

This is a system-wide exploration of Afghanistan, its peoples, culture, and its relationship with the United States and other countries.  Three books were chosen by the Programming Team as keystones to our discussions and events (for all ages) relating to this mesmerizing country and culture:

• Gayle Lemmon, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana (Adult Readers)
  
• Fabio Geda, In the Sea There Are Crocodiles (Young Adult and Adult Readers)
  
• Tony O'Brien, Afghan Dreams: Young Voices of Afghanistan (Children)
  

Although the scope and mission of the BDC doesn't usually include connections to mid-eastern cultures, we are a unit of the Library system.  Therefore, the Beaufort District Collection is contributing to this system-wide effort in several ways:

1. We are promoting the project through BDC social media.
2. We are designing and installing "History of Tea in Human Culture" displays for four of the branch libraries during September.  Library staff are sharing some of their personal tea paraphernalia in these displays.  
3. Child labor is a theme of In the Sea There are Crocodiles.  The BDC@ The Branches series includes a presentation about "Child Labor in Beaufort District" at two of our branch libraries.  Attend to learn more about local industries that used children as a significant part of their labor forces well into the 1930s.  The BDC@ The BDC session is set for Aug. 23rd; a reprise will be held in Bluffton Branch on Sept. 13th.

Details forthcoming via the Library's homepage about the myriad program opportunities in this project. "One County Reads One Country" has been made possible through a Library Services and Technology Act grant awarded to the Beaufort County Library and administered by the South Carolina State Library. 

Reminder: The BDC Research Room will be closed during lunchtime (Noon to 1 pm) starting Mon., July 23rd - Mon., Aug. 13th.