In today’s competitive job market, it is imperative to research prospective companies or organizations in order to understand what their needs are so that you may set yourself apart from the many other qualified applicants.

At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, the Richland Library Friends will host The Literary Vine, an evening of wine, beer, music and food. Purchase your ticket now  and help fund the Richland Library Friends.

The daily commute to work just got more interesting for folks traveling down Gervais Street.  The beautiful Dunbar Funeral Home is being renovated by Historic Columbia Foundation and the USC School of Law.  One of the resources being used to provide a historic visual guide to how the house looked when it was built is the book Modern Cotton Mill Engineering. The Walker Local and Family History Center digitized the book, and it is available online.  Not only does the book feature the Whaley home but also several other homes that Whaley built in Columbia.  Some still exist. Can you guess where they are?

Check out the audiobooks recently added to the library's collection.

Check out the music on CD recently added to the library's collection.

Check out the TV on DVD recently added to the library's collection.

Check out the nonfiction on DVD recently added to the library's collection.

Check out the feature films on DVD recently added to the library's collection.

Check out the films on Blu-ray recently added to the library's collection.

The 2013 Small Business Learning Series will end this coming Wednesday, April 3, when Business and Job Center Librarians Iris Abney and Diane Luccy present Help for Small Business Owners: What Your Library Can Do for You!