"Color Our World" with Pictorial Works about Local History

Summer Reading themes can be a bit of a challenge for a local history unit. When I think of "colorful" and local history it's more likely to result in a person who led a "colorful" life. (Bless his/her heart.). Unfortunately, that interpretation doesn't really fit with the graphics for SRP 2025 - which is more artistic in tone. Therefore, I've decided to change tack and highlight some of the pictures or images spread throughout our holdings.  

According to the Library of Congress, "pictorial works" are "works consisting entirely or primarily of pictures." As it turns out, the BDC has almost 200 pictorial works to share with our customers that encompass parts or all of Beaufort County. I will break them down into smaller subsections for a series of Connections posts during June and July on the theme of "Color Our World." Here are some of the categories to expect in the coming months - though not necessarily in this order:  

• Coffee Table Books
• Annuals & Directories
• Illustrated Newspaper Prints
• Artistic Prints 
• Picture Books for Youth
• By and about Local Artists
• Books by and about Local Photographers
• Digital Collections
• Archival Collections
• Coloring Books
• Illustrated County Histories

Many - but not all - of the featured material will be "colorful" but black, white and grayscale are also colors to me and those shades and tones also "Color Our World." 

Sydney and Cassi will make some posts to "Color Our World" too.