Beaufort County library director named ‘Outstanding Individual’ for 2016

Beaufort County Library System Director Ray McBride has won the Outstanding Individual Award for 2016.

The award is given by the Friends of South Carolina Libraries, a statewide organization which helps to foster, create and support local Friends of the Library groups.

McBride was hired by Beaufort’s library system in 2015. He was the director of the Florence County Library System and began his career with the Darlington County Library System.

The award was presented at the Friends of South Carolina Libraries’ annual meeting in April.

McBride was nominated by the Friends of the Bluffton Branch Library.

This story was originally published April 21, 2016 at 10:09 AM with the headline "Beaufort County library director named ‘Outstanding Individual’ for 2016."