From Our Collection: Pirates - Episode 96

Dr. Curtis Rogers learns all about pirates in this episode of From Our Collection with Sarah Pettus and Kerry Jeyschune from the library's Collections Management and Digitization department. 

• Sarah's selection of titles include the pirates Anne Bonny, Calico Jack (Jack Rackham), and Mary Read:
  • Pirates of the Carolinas by Terrance Zepke
  • Charleston and the Golden Age of Piracy by Christopher Byrd Downey
  • Wind from the Main by Anne Osborne
• Kerry's selection of titles include the pirates Stede Bonnet and Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard:
  • Stede Bonnet: Charleston’s Gentleman Pirate by Christopher Byrd Downey
  • Blackbeard and Other Pirates of the Atlantic Coast by Nancy Roberts
  • Pirates of the Carolinas Second Edition, by Terrance Zepke

From Our Collection: Legendary Locals - Episode 91

Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses some "legendary locals" of the Upstate and Lowcountry of South Carolina with Sarah Pettus and Kerry Jeyschune. Sarah discusses Legendary Locals of Greenville by Cindy Landrum, which features Hattie Logan Duckett, Johnnie Mac Walters, and Edvard Tchivzhel. Kerry highlights Legendary Locals of Hilton Head by Barbara Muller, which features General Quincy Adams Gillmore, the Mauney Family, and Harriet Tubman. 

Aïda Rogers - Episode 90

Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses South Carolina's rich literary heritage with Aïda Rogers. Aïda is a writer and editor whose feature journalism has won national and regional awards. She has worked in newspapers, television, and magazines and has coauthored Stop Where the Parking Lot's Full, a guidebook to South Carolina's favorite restaurants, and she also edited three volumes of State of the Heart: South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love published by the University of South Carolina Press. She has also worked closely with Writing South Carolina, which is a high school writing contest sponsored by the University of South Carolina Honors College. 

Dr. Carolyn Donelan - Episode 89

Dr. Curtis Rogers interviews Dr. Carolyn Donelan about Richland School District One's Challenger Learning Center. Dr. Donelan has been a middle school science teacher, a high school science teacher, school administrator, and district administrator. She has been with Richland County School District One for twenty-one years and has been the Lead Flight Director of their Challenger Learning Center since 2011. To learn more, visit the Challenger Learning Center's website at thechallengercenter.net.

From Our Collection: South Carolina Outdoors - Episode 88

Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses items from the Library's collection with Sarah Pettus and Kerry Jeyschune from the Collections and Digitization department. Featured in this episode are:

• The Official Guide to South Carolina State Parks by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
• 50 Hikes in South Carolina by Johnny Molloy
• Best Dog Hikes South Carolina by Melissa Watson
• Beginner’s Guide to Fishing by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
• The Southern Surfcaster by S. Cameron Wright
• South Carolina’s Guide to Freshwater Fishes by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
• Shorebirds of the Southeast and Gulf States by Stan Tekiela and the Adventure Quick Guides
• South Carolina Film Location Guide by the South Carolina Film Commission