The SC Center for Children's Books and Literacy is an examination collection including newly published children's titles. The collection also contains a permanent collection of award-winning children's books. Teachers, librarians, early childhood educators, literacy advocates, and others may visit the Center to examine materials. An satellite Early Literacy center is housed on the USC campus at the Schuyler Moore Child Development and Research Center as a pilot project for program development in the setting of a child care center.

The SCCCBL is located on the Mezzanine level of the South Carolina State Library at the corner of Senate and Bull Streets in Columbia, SC. A satellite center is housed on the USC campus at the Schuyler Moore Child Development and Research Center as a pilot project for program development in the setting of a child care center.

The Center is open
Monday through Friday
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Closed on official holidays

The SCCCBL is open to the public and is available for classes or special tours upon request.

If you are interested in more information, please call (803) 734-8207 or write to The Center for Children's Literacy and Books of the University of South Carolina at the State Library, PO Box 11469, Columbia, SC 29211.
Our e-mail address is ellenh@sc.edu