April Programs, Outreach, and Schedule

At the start of Fiscal Year 2019 (July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019), I set a self-inflicted goal of increasing BDC program and outreach attendance by 15% over FY 2018. The figure I set for myself was 1000 customers. I fully expect that I will have reached that figure by Wed., April 10th.

On Monday, April 8th, the BDC takes "Tide of Death: The Hurricane of 1893" to The Cypress of Hilton Head Island. (We are booking for August 2019 and beyond for outreach in case one of the organizations to which you belong needs a speaker in the late summer or early Fall).

A presentation on Tuesday, April 9th, Neil Baxley of the Sheriff's Department and Ed Allen, Beaufort County Coroner about the history of law enforcement and select Beaufort County cases will conclude Season 3 of the Beaufort History Museum/Beaufort County Library Local History series. Registration is required. Sign up online at https://beauforthistorymuseum.wildapricot.org/event-3325659. Please note: Registration will close when room capacity of the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall is reached but as of this writing there are about 25 seats left.

Our joint African American Genealogy series with the International African-American Museum's Center for Family History and the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission continues on Saturday, April 13th. All the seats for the morning session have been reserved. The afternoon session is first come, first served but please bear in mind that each session only has 20 seats available. The computer lab at St. Helena Branch Library is rather small but it's still the largest computer lab that the Beaufort County Library has. 

 

The month of April has several themes to highlight on our Facebook page. Visit us there to learn more about local poets, National Library Week, and watch for tips about how to take care of your personal treasures during Preservation Week, April 21 - April 28. 

There is a change to the Library's usual and customary operating schedule to pencil into your calendar: 

And since we get calls every year on Good Friday, all units of the Beaufort County government, including the Library system, will be open regular hours on Good Friday, April 19th and Holy Saturday, April 20th. None of our facilities are open on Sundays so of course, all units of the Library system will be closed on Easter Sunday.