We Have a NEW Website!


Check it out: www.beaufortcountylibrary.org

Come to the party this Saturday the 24th from 11:00-3:00

Get some great library schwag, eat some cake, learn what's new!

For more information give
us a jingle at (843)470-6500 or
IM us.

Come on, there's a whole lot more than books at

our library...besides everybody loves cake!

“I like my job because it involves learning. I like being around smart people who are trying to figure out new things. I like the fact that if people really try they can figure out how to invent things that actually have an impact.”

~ Bill Gates

Thoughts on Volunteering...

Reading some new blogs today and saw another notice for the Red Cross Blood Drive for the Beaufort Area. Great thing to volunteer for as that is always a need.

Bet there are many other needs in your community that are met with volunteers.

Hmmm let's brainstorm:

Libraries Beaufort County Library
Police Departments Beaufort Police Department
Firefighters Beaufort Firefighters
Hospitals Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Schools Beaufort School System
Food Banks Lowcountry Food Bank
Senior Services Senior Services of Beaufort
Tutoring Beaufort Branch Homework Tutoring
Animal Shelters Beaufort Animal Shelter
Hospices Caroline Hospice

Yep.....plenty of opportunities.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

~Booker T. Washington

Service is never a simple act; it's about sacrifice for others and about accomplishment for ourselves, about reaching out, one person to another, about all our choices gathered together as a country to reach across all our divides.

~Former President George Bush

Ever wonder how much of a difference a volunteer makes? I know, it seems rather broad doesn't it? But I was reminded of it today upon arriving to work to see our shelving carts empty and a whole entire shelf of books to be repaired completely empty.

How cool is that?

I tell you, it made our staff happy. It made me happy. And our volunteers...well we try to make them happy too because they are part of the essential backbone of our library system.

So go on, find a volunteer nearest you and say thank you. And when you've done that, think about becoming a volunteer yourself. It takes so little to make such a huge difference.

"Don't ever question the value of volunteers.
Noah's Ark was built by volunteers; the Titanic was built by professionals."

~Dave Gynn