Spotlight 4 Success
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Spotlight 4 Success

We're shining a light on education success stories and talking about current trends and topics of importance to the education community. Join us in conversation!

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Dec. 3, 2025

Books, Beasts, And Borrowed Time

Send us a text Curious how a zoo brings the wild into your local library? We sat down with Andrea Robichaud, education specialist at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, at the South Carolina Library Association to share how summer rea...
Dec. 3, 2025

Libraries Beyond Books

Send us a text Think a library is just shelves and a reference desk? Spend a few minutes with us and librarian Jenny Lao from Richland Library Northeast, and watch that picture shift. Recorded at the South Carolina Library As...
Dec. 2, 2025

What Happens When Children Choose Their Own Books

Send us a text A gym full of kids, a stack of fresh books, and a mascot who can turn a story into a celebration—this is how reading becomes a lifelong habit. We sit down with Margaret Jackson of Cocky’s Reading Express to exp...
Dec. 2, 2025

Charleston Libraries Rebuilt

Send us a text Big change doesn’t happen by accident. We sit down with Charleston County Public Library’s chief deputy director to unpack a county-wide transformation powered by a $108.5 million referendum, deep community tru...
Dec. 2, 2025

Story Walks That Get Kids Reading

Send us a text Imagine a picture book unfolding along a sunny park path, each page waiting around the next bend. That’s the magic behind story walk signs, and we sit down with Meghan Beehler from Lark Signs to explore how thi...
Dec. 1, 2025

STEM For Every Student

Send us a text The future of work isn’t waiting, and neither are we. From a bustling floor at the South Carolina Library Association Conference, we sit down with Collin Robinson, executive director at 21st Century Ed, to unpa...