South Carolina State Library
Every resident of South Carolina has free access to a statewide library system run by South Carolina State Library. With a local library card, students, parents, and teachers can use research databases, ebooks and audiobooks, and learning programs at no cost. Here is what is available and how to get it.
South Carolina public libraries at a glance
Research databases: DISCUS (South Carolina's Virtual Library)
DISCUS (South Carolina's Virtual Library) is South Carolina's free statewide research service.
Resources students can use inside DISCUS (South Carolina's Virtual Library) include:
- EBSCO Explora, LearningExpress & NoveList
- Britannica (all levels, incl. Spanish)
- Gale In Context, eBooks & Chilton
- ProQuest CultureGrams
- Capstone PebbleGo
- TumbleBooks
- StudySC
- Tutor.com
Ebooks & audiobooks: TumbleBooks and Gale eBooks via DISCUS; local Libby/OverDrive & Hoopla, free with a library card.
Homework help: Tutor.com
Tutor.com, included in DISCUS, gives South Carolina students free live online tutoring.
Accessible reading & talking books
Students and family members who cannot read standard print (because of a visual, physical, or reading disability such as dyslexia) can get free audiobooks and braille through Talking Book Services, part of the national NLS network and its BARD download service. SC State Library Talking Book Services (Columbia), an NLS network library, serves residents who can't read standard print.
Find a library & get a card
Use the official locator to find your nearest South Carolina public library, hours, and how to get a card. Find a library →