More than 1,500 students representing 19 counties across the state will gather at the South Carolina State House on Thursday, April 11, to celebrate reading at the 2024 South Carolina Read-In.

This annual event, sponsored by the South Carolina State Library, lets students show why kids who read succeed.

The Marching 101 Band of South Carolina State University drumline will lead the parade. Attendees will hear from special guests including:

  • Sheriff Leon Lott, Richland County Sheriff
  • Ellen Weaver, SC Superintendent of Education
  • Dinah Johnson, South Carolina Author of Indigo Dreaming
  • Jada Samuel, Miss South Carolina 2023, Author of Joy on a Journey: Finding a Mentor

SCASL Regional Librarians of the Year

  • Emily Baccomo — 2024 Midlands Regional Librarian of the Year
  • Jennifer Wolfe — 2024 PeeDee Regional Librarian of the Year
  • Katherine Freligh — 2023 Lowcountry Regional Librarian of the Year

Registered groups gather in the State Library’s parking lot at 1500 Senate Street between 9:15 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.

The parade to the State House begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. and the route follows Senate Street to the State House. The Read-In program ends at 11:30 a.m. and groups are invited to stay at the State House until 12:30 p.m.

The South Carolina State Library develops, supports, and sustains a thriving statewide community of learners committed to making South Carolina stronger. The Library serves the people of South Carolina by supporting state government and libraries to provide opportunities for learning in a changing environment. It is the primary administrator of federal and state support for the state’s libraries.

In 1969, as the result of action by the General Assembly, the State Library Board was redesignated as the South Carolina State Library and assumed responsibility for public library development, library service for state institutions, service for the blind and physically handicapped, and library service to state government agencies. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the Library is funded by the state of South Carolina, by the federal government through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and other sources.

For more information, please visit www.statelibrary.sc.gov or call 803-734-8666.