Savannah met celebrated children’s author Jennifer Richard Jacobson in 2016. She was excited when the author visited her school – to say the least.

I am a Lakota author and educator born and raised in South Dakota. The SDHC has encouraged and promoted my work, and allowed me to develop as an author.

Take something you like to do that adds value or meaning to your life. Ask: why is this important? Your answer—whatever it ends up being—is the humanities.

Goldfish don’t mind living in small fish bowls because their brains are very small, and every time they swim around the bowl, it’s a new experience.

So what about us as humans? It is our nature to ask that question, and so the humanities exist.

Angela Ostrander, supervisor of the Faith Public/School Library, explains why the humanities are important from the perspective of a librarian/SDHC program coordinator.

NEH representatives visited South Dakota to conclude a five-year review process that included site visit interviews with more than 40 people.

An award-winning author recognized as the voice of the Vietnam generation has joined the lineup for the 2017 Festival of Books in Deadwood and Rapid City.

My parents introduced me to the humanities well before I was aware that there was such a thing. They didn’t set out to do it. It just happened.