On the Agenda for October 2021

October is usually a busy month in the Research Room as we celebrate Archives Month, Family History Month and Archaeology Month. This year those observances will be mostly made on the BDC's Facebook page. If you're comfortable on that social media platform, I do hope that you'll follow us there. If you're not comfortable on Facebook, the posts I make there in October will re-appear here in Connections in early November. 

Please note: The Beaufort County Library will be closed for Staff Training on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Regular hours will resume on Thursday, October 7th. 

We have two local history programs scheduled that you may want to put on your calendar. Professor Barnes discusses Charlotte Forten and Harriet Tubman and what they were doing in June 1863 beginning on October 14th at 11 AM 

and a few days later, on Tuesday, October 19 at Noon, we post the all virtual "Dueling in Beaufort District" lecture by Neil Baxley into the Library's YouTube Channel for you to enjoy.

The Library system will also be providing a link to the all virtual Arkhaois Archaeology Film Festival 2021. This festival actually began in Beaufort County in 2013 and was held here through 2017. (We have a vertical file of materials and some posters about the festival in the BDC Research Room).  Unfortunately this year's festival does not include any entries about Beaufort District nor South Carolina. Nevertheless if you are interested in archaeology at all, I encourage you to attend the free and virtual festival, October 11 - October 17. 

A reminder that limited access to the BDC Research Room continues. The COVID situation and loss of staff caused a re-evaluation of service delivery and access to the Research Room. Since the first re-opening in June 2020 and the second re-opening on October 5, 2020, we have provided limited in-person access to the Research Room.

This model is the most common form of special collections and archival service delivery.

As those of you who have been inside the Research Room are aware, the public area is physically quite small. We cannot accommodate multiple researchers and staff while at the same time following CDC guidelines for keeping everyone safe.

Be sure to make the necessary arrangements no less than a couple of work days in advance to have the best chance to secure your preferred future weekday date and time. BDC does not monitor incoming requests when the Library is closed, when the BDC is closed, on weekends, over holidays or when staff is on leave or otherwise unavailable.

Please note: No walk-ins allowed. No same day appointments. No monitoring of appointment requests on weekends, holidays, or when the BDC staff is otherwise unavailable. No exceptions – since the access provided for one customer must be provided to all under terms of the Library Code of Ethics.

Contact us to make the arrangements 843-255-6446 or bdc@bcgov.net.