The Lion's Roar: Ep. 9, South Carolina library news for the week of March 13, 2009

American Library Association (ALA) and the South Carolina Library Association (SCLA) laud President Barack Obama for noting how libraries assist Americans during the president's recent address to Congress; Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) recently awarded 23 Connecting to Collections Statewide Planning Grants; PASCAL helps libraries share resources and save South Carolina money; Thomas McNally, who has served as interim dean of the University of South Carolina libraries since 2007, has been named to the post permanently; featured web site is the South Carolina Association of School Librarians located at www.scasl.net; Thursday, March 26, 2009, from noon to 1pm, professional counselor Carmella Broome will discuss her first book, Carmella's Quest.