Jean De Florette Manon of the Spring.
Loving Vincent
Staff Picks

Van Gogh and His Inspirations: A Colorful Life

  • Sarah C.
  • Friday, October 04
Check out this list of companion titles for the Columbia Museum of Art's upcoming exhibition: Van Gogh and His Inspirations (October 4, 2019 - January 12, 2020). This list includes both books about Van Gogh, titles that inspired the artist and title inspired by the artist, setting and time period.
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge!
Staff Picks

Van Gogh and His Inspirations: Paris

  • Chantal W.
  • Friday, October 04
Check out this list of companion titles for the Columbia Museum of Art's upcoming exhibition: Van Gogh and His Inspirations (October 4, 2019 - January 12, 2020). This list includes both books about Van Gogh, titles that inspired the artist and title inspired by the artist, setting and time period.
Learning from Henri Nouwen and Vincent Van Gogh
Braving the Wilderness
Staff Picks

Van Gogh and His Inspirations: Half Monk/Half Artist

  • Sara M.
  • Friday, October 04
Check out this list of companion titles for the Columbia Museum of Art's upcoming exhibition: Van Gogh and His Inspirations (October 4, 2019 - January 12, 2020). This list includes both books about Van Gogh, titles that inspired the artist and title inspired by the artist, setting and time period.
Landmarks of Western Art a Journey of Art History Across the Ages. Impressionism and Post-impressionism
Van Gogh and Nature
Staff Picks

Van Gogh and His Inspirations: Artistic Cultivation

  • Chantal W.
  • Friday, October 04
Check out this list of companion titles for the Columbia Museum of Art's upcoming exhibition: Van Gogh and His Inspirations (October 4, 2019 - January 12, 2020). This list includes both books about Van Gogh, titles that inspired the artist and title inspired by the artist, setting and time period.
Painting Landscapes
Pere Goriot
Staff Picks

Van Gogh and His Inspirations: Museum of the Mind

  • Megan M.
  • Friday, October 04
Check out this list of companion titles for the Columbia Museum of Art's upcoming exhibition: Van Gogh and His Inspirations (October 4, 2019 - January 12, 2020). This list includes both books about Van Gogh, titles that inspired the artist and title inspired by the artist, setting and time period.
The Last Stone
Deliver Us
Staff Picks

Unsolved: True Crime

  • Sara M.
  • Tuesday, October 01
By the time you read these books, they may be out of date! New DNA data sources and technology have recently identified the Golden State Killer, the Norcal Rapist, and Texas murder victim Orange Socks, among others. Enjoy these books about unsolved cold cases (some of them very cold indeed!)
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Richland Library Main

Hiring Help

  • Bayne Dangerfield
  • Monday, September 30
How to Get your Time Back and Scale Your Small Business
The Blade Itself
Daughter of the Blood
Staff Picks

It's Over: Completed Fantasy Series

  • Sara M.
  • Monday, September 30
Ever breathlessly turn the last page of a book and find out, to your dismay, that it's the first in a trilogy and the next book hasn't been written yet? Worried your favorite author is going to die before finishing your favorite series? Still angry at George R. R.
The Case of the Fickle Mermaid
The Mermaid's Daughter
Staff Picks

Here Be....Mermaids

  • Mahogany S.
  • Tuesday, September 24
If you have a hankering for some fantasy, and want to take a break from Dragons, here are some Mermaid stories sure to entertain you. Also make a Mermaid craft or two, and interpret your dreams when the Mermaids swim their way through.
Everyone on This Train is a Suspect
No Exit
Staff Picks

Locked Room Mysteries

  • Megan M.
  • Monday, September 23
You'll recognize the Locked Room scenario from many murder mystery books and TV shows: An impossible murder takes place in a sealed room (or train!) with no possible escape route for the perpetrator. Check out these traditional and not-so-traditional Locked Room mysteries and find out who dunnit!
Turn Right at Machu Picchu
A Walk in the Woods
Staff Picks

Armchair Travel

  • Sara M.
  • Thursday, September 19
Books can take you places! A well written travel memoir can make you feel like you've climbed to the top of Mount Everest or thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail. Travel the world without leaving your reading nook with one of these great books.
Revolutionary Mothers
How to Build a Museum
Staff Picks

American History- Without All The Sugar

  • Morgan R.
  • Wednesday, September 18
America's history is deep, complicated, and pretty uncomfortable to talk about at times. These books delve into the complexities of America, its troublesome past, its noble accomplishments, and hopes for a brighter future. While these selections only scratch the surface, there are thousands more to be found at your local Richland Library location, or at your fingertips through our eResources apps.
How to Draw What You See
Keys to Drawing with Imagination
Staff Picks

Now Fill In the Details: Learn to Draw

  • Sara M.
  • Monday, September 16
First, draw an oval. Then, draw another oval. Connect the ovals with a rectangle. Now, fill in the details! Did you ever try to learn to draw that way? Did anybody actually learn to draw that way? Try these books instead - real drawing technique, whether you want to draw lifelike portraits, comics, or caricatures.
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Richland Library Main

OFF BOOK: Markie Gaddis

  • Laura Bliss Morris
  • Friday, June 24
Artist, maker and costume designer, Markie Gaddis goes off book to kick off her library residency.
Blog
Richland Library Main

My Mom Has Dementia

  • Lee P.
  • Monday, September 16
My daughter is four and my mom is seventy-four. Sometimes they are more similar than they are different.
Transforming Your Life Through Self-care
The Creativity Challenge
Staff Picks

Low-Key: How to Keep (or Find) Your Cool

  • Morgan R.
  • Sunday, September 15
Self-care is all the rage, and while you may think it is a self-centered millennial obsession, there is power in nurturing your whole self, beginning with your mind. Sometimes life gets crazy. Sometimes stress gets the best of us. Sometimes we need to find our inner calm before we totally lose it. Try these titles and start living that low-key life!
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Richland Library Main

Back to Cool 🎶

  • Keith B.
  • Friday, September 13
Channel your inner back-to-school nostalgia with our throwback Freegal playlist Mix Tape: Back to Cool.
Caramelo
The House on Mango Street
Staff Picks

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage

  • Sarah C.
  • Friday, September 13
National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) is a time to recognize and celebrate the diverse heritage, culture, and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx Americans. Inspire your own celebrations by checking out some of these great titles from Latinx authors!
Country Music
The Encyclopedia of Country Music
Staff Picks

Are You Ready for the Country?

  • Bland L.
  • Thursday, September 12
If you’re one of the many people looking forward to the first episode of Ken Burns’s documentary Country Music, to air on PBS on September 15, you might want to supplement your viewing with some of Richland Library’s books on this most American of music genres. Whether your tastes run toward classic country, alt-country, Americana, or somewhere in between, we’ve got you covered! You can even
In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe
More Deadly Than the Male
Staff Picks

Scary Stories to Keep You Up All Night

  • Rebecca K.
  • Wednesday, September 11
It's almost fall, the perfect time for dark, eerie, spine-tingling tales! Don't be afraid to pick up one of these horror story collections, full of enough thrills and chills to give you nightmares.
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Richland Library Main

Required Reading Refresh

  • Laura Bliss Morris
  • Tuesday, October 29
Pique your teen reader’s interest by recommending these fresh takes on the required reading from your glory days.
The Traveler's Guide to Space
The Space Barons
Staff Picks

What's New in Space Exploration

  • Sara M.
  • Monday, September 09
The past few years have been big in unmanned space exploration - a rover found organic matter in Mars rocks, we landed a robot on an asteroid, new exoplanets are popping up all the time! Here are some recent books on what's going on way above our heads and what it means for us here on Earth.
The Memory Book
The Fixer
Staff Picks

Talking with Teens About Dementia

  • Richland Library
  • Monday, September 09
Books are one of the best ways to open the door on a topic and start a conversation with your teen about tough issues like a dementia diagnosis. While there are many books out there, below are some of our staff's recommendations to help get the conversation started for your family. For more on dementia, visit RichlandLibrary.com/Access.
The Three Rules of Everyday Magic
Switch
Staff Picks

Talking with Children About Dementia

  • Richland Library
  • Monday, September 09
Books are one of the best ways to open the door on a topic and start a conversation with your children about tough issues like a dementia diagnosis. While there are many books out there, below are some of our staff's recommendations to help get the conversation started for your family. For more on dementia, visit RichlandLibrary.com/Access.
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Richland Library Ballentine

What Can You Do In Ballentine's MakerSpace?!

  • Melissa Sprenne
  • Wednesday, May 04
What's most important, in my opinion, are the connections between people and their ideas that happen in these spaces. And that you are making a thing - something you can hold and be able to say, "I made this!"
Give Me Your Hand
Alias Grace
Staff Picks

Black Widows: Fictional Female Killers

  • Sara M.
  • Wednesday, September 04
Female serial killers, spree killers, vengeance killers - find them all in this list! Spoiler warning: in some of these books knowing that the killer is female may be a spoiler. Proceed at your own risk.
Blog
Richland Library North Main

Coming Full Circle with Music

  • Jocelyn T.
  • Tuesday, September 03
"Joining different people with different ideas and gifts to contribute is truly beautiful...."
All the Single Ladies
Bulls Island
Staff Picks

Celebrating Dorothea Benton Frank

  • Sarah C.
  • Tuesday, September 03
Dorothea Benton Frank, beloved author of Sullivan's Island and Isle of Palms, passed away on Monday, September 2 at the age of 67. Celebrate the life of this South Carolina author by re-reading your favorite titles or checking her out for the first time.
The Floating World
Parable of the Talents
Staff Picks

Cli-Fi: Climate Change in Fiction

  • Sara M.
  • Monday, September 02
"Cli-fi" is a catch all term for fiction that in some way explores the consequences of climate change. The Chicago Review of Books runs a monthly column, Burning Worlds, highlighting the best of these books. Some are set in our present and some in our future; all address the impact of our climate on our stories.
No Judgments
The Long Call
Staff Picks

LibraryReads for September 2019

  • Sarah C.
  • Friday, August 30
Each month, LibraryReads lists the top ten titles recommended by librarians across the country. All these books will be published in September 2019, so stay ahead of the curve and get on the holds list now!
That Churchill Woman
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
Staff Picks

New Historical Fiction

  • Kristin A.
  • Friday, August 30
These are the must read historical fiction titles for 2019 (so far!)
The Cider House Rules
Dead Poets Society
Staff Picks

Pairs Nice with Pumpkin Spice

  • Laura Rogers
  • Thursday, August 29
A little scary, a little cozy, a little back-to-school... these titles all have some quality that makes you want to grab your pumpkin spice latte or hot apple cider and curl up with a bowl of popcorn.
Database

Enciclopedia Moderna

For high school students to adult. Enciclopedia Moderna is a Spanish language reference source perfect for both native Spanish speakers and students of the Spanish language.

Read More | Access
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
On a Pale Horse
Staff Picks

World Class Series

  • Mahogany S.
  • Thursday, August 29
In a book slump? Thinking about starting a new series? Here are a few suggestions of the first book in a series, across all genres that will help you get the reading bug.
Database

MEDLINE

MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.

Read More | Access
All That Heaven Allows
An Autumn Afternoon
Staff Picks

Dreaming of Autumn?

  • Allison T.
  • Tuesday, August 27
Ready for fall colors and temperatures? Get in the mood with these films set in autumn.
(Don't) Call Me Crazy
The Man Who Couldn't Stop
Staff Picks

Unquiet Minds: Mental Health Memoirs

  • Sara M.
  • Monday, August 26
Memoirs can offer a window into the lives of people experiencing mental illnesses and provide connection, representation, and information. This list showcases a wide variety of diagnoses and experiences.
Start Origami
Origami
Staff Picks

The Art of Origami

  • Kimberly Jones
  • Thursday, August 22
Looking to learn the art of origami and don't know where to start. These items are sure to put you into a folding frenzy.
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STEAM Ahead With Reading

  • Kelly H.
  • Friday, August 23
I’m proposing a new acronym: STREAM – Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics.
Dark Companion
Jane Eyre's Husband
Staff Picks

Lend Me Your Eyre

  • Mahogany S.
  • Wednesday, August 21
Are you a fan of Jane Eyre? Do you want to be? Check out these titles that are inspired by Charlotte Bronte's classic story. And check out Jane Eyre too if you haven't already.
A San Diego Romance
Law Man
Staff Picks

Swoonworthy Single Parent Romances

  • Sara M.
  • Wednesday, August 21
Romances about single parents come with extra stakes - nobody wants a child to get attached to somebody and then be disappointed. These books all feature a single mom or single dad working hard to raise a child alone and find lasting love.
Blog
Richland Library Main

Last Summer Hoorah!

  • Emily Stoll
  • Friday, August 16
Turn the page on the final days of summer with some great picks from Richland Library staff.
Blog
Richland Library Main

Ghosts of Photographers Past

  • Margaret D.
  • Friday, August 16
Working with photograph archives I often feel the “presence” of the photographers who created the collection. It is as if they are watching to make sure I get it right.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Theft
Staff Picks

If You Loved Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch Try...

  • Morgan R.
  • Wednesday, August 14
Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece The Goldfinch is an expertly crafted coming-of-age story full of everything an award winning book should have and more. It is emotional, gripping, and paced to match real life with an over-arching melancholy tone. The connection between art and humanity is one of the prominent themes, and Tartt's arresting language makes this book one that will stick with you for years to come. The audiobook is a work of art in and of itself, with the narrator David Pittu's Audie award-winning perfomance.
Americanah
Internment
Staff Picks

Just One Word

  • Rebecca K.
  • Wednesday, August 14
Do books with one-word titles pique your curiosity? These authors chose a single word to represent hundreds of pages of storytelling. If you've ever wondered what these titles mean, check them out and discover how a story can be distilled into just one word.
Blog
Richland Library St. Andrews

Ask a Flower: Herbs

  • Lindsey T.
  • Thursday, August 22
Come here for the answers to all your herb questions!
#NotYourPrincess
Woman Who Owned the Shadows
Staff Picks

Indigenous Arts: Books by Native American Authors

  • Sara M.
  • Monday, August 12
Decolonize your bookshelf with these books from Native American and Canadian First Nations authors. From fantasy to memoir to young adult and graphic novels, these authors are writing rich and varied books for everyone. You may notice that there are many recent titles - we are currently in the middle of a Native literary Renaissance, so expect to see even more great books from these perspectives!
America Day by Day
The Lost Continent
Staff Picks

Wide Open Spaces: American Road Trip Books

  • Sara M.
  • Saturday, August 10
Summer is almost over, but there's still time for a road trip! Get some snacks you'd never buy anywhere but at a gas station, make a playlist, and set your cruise control for these books about traveling across our vast country by highway.
Starting a Business All-in-one for Dummies
Real Estate Investing 101
Staff Picks

Brave New World (of Business)

  • Bland L.
  • Friday, August 09
If you’re interested in recent trends in business, check out these new titles recently added to our collection. Several consider how the world of work has been radically transformed. Seasonal Associate is German novelist Heike Geissler’s account of her stint working at an Amazon fulfillment center in Leipzig. Philadelphia journalist Emily Guendelsberger writes of her experiences at a series of similarly stressful stopgap jobs in
Sugar's Twice As Sweet
Alex
Staff Picks

Get to First Base: Sports Romances

  • Sara M.
  • Friday, August 09
Already love sports romances, or ready to dip your toe in the pool? To play doubles, you'll need to really get your head (and heart) in the game. Are you ready to make a forward pass? Be careful - you might get thrown a curve ball, but you definitely miss 100% of the shots you don't take!
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Richland Library Main

A Tribute to Toni Morrison

  • Mona Verma
  • Wednesday, February 17
Toni Morrison was an inspiration. A bold, beautiful, strong, Black woman. A Nobel prize winning author extraordinaire, an empowered and outspoken literary icon, I always looked up to her in admiration. Here is a blog in remembrance.
The Weather Machine
Gravity's Century
Staff Picks

New in Science

  • Bland L.
  • Wednesday, August 07
Check out these titles recently added to our science collection. The Weather Machine is the latest from Andrew Blum, author of the critically acclaimed Tubes, an exploration of the out-of-sight and (mostly) out-of-mind physical infrastructure of the Internet. In his new book, Blum examines the history of weather forecasting and the rise of increasingly complex - and accurate - forecasting models built on huge amounts of data gathered from satell
Robert Rauschenberg
At Home with Muhammad Ali
Staff Picks

What's New in Biography

  • Bland L.
  • Tuesday, August 06
Check out these biographies and memoirs recently added to our collection. The list includes the fourth memoir from award-winning British/Zimbabwean author Alexandra Fuller, Travel Light, Move Fast, about the death her father, which has been praised by one reviewer as a "gorgeously written tribute to a life well lived and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable loss and grief."
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Richland Library Main

C. A. Johnson Online Yearbook Collection Grows

  • Debbie B.
  • Thursday, August 29
King Jeffcoat is a hero. This summer, thanks entirely to his efforts the Richland Library Local and Family History Center scanned and made freely available online C. A. Johnson High School yearbooks from 1950-1972.
Martha Stewart's Cakes
The Southern Cake Book.
Staff Picks

Batter Up! 🍰

  • Rebecca K.
  • Friday, August 02
Make the last days of summer even sweeter with these tasty cake recipes!
Nevermore!
Handling the Undead
Staff Picks

Oh the Horror!

  • Mahogany S.
  • Wednesday, July 31
Can't get enough of that creepy crawly feeling? Want to feel the hair rise on the back of your neck? Check out these horror titles - some classics, some new and some short stories!
Stillhouse Lake
Dark Matter
Staff Picks

Breathless Books

  • Sara M.
  • Monday, July 29
Check out these page-turning thrillers that start off with a bang and keep moving until the last page!
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Richland Library Main

Hit 🔄 on Your Summer Reads

  • Emily Stoll
  • Thursday, August 01
Before taking one last summer trip, don't forget to pack these suggested titles with you.
Sapphire Flames
Things You Save in a Fire
Staff Picks

LibraryReads for August 2019

  • Sarah C.
  • Thursday, July 25
Each month, LibraryReads lists the top ten titles recommended by librarians across the country. All these books will be published in August 2019, so stay ahead of the curve and get on the holds list now!
Blog
Richland Library Main

Columbia during the Cold War

  • Margaret D.
  • Thursday, July 25
Historic images in the Local History collection illuminate Columbia during the Cold War era as marked by a mixture of fear that we might experience a nuclear disaster and optimism that we could survive one.
Charleston Receipts
The Southern Cake Book.
Staff Picks

Southern Cooking Makes You Good Looking

  • Sara M.
  • Monday, July 22
If there's one thing we know how to do here in the South, it's eat. Anyone can eat, but you gotta learn to cook. These are some of the best books to show you how.
Midnight Riot
White Hot
Staff Picks

Magical Mystery Tour: Mysteries Blended with the Supernatural

  • Chantal W.
  • Saturday, July 20
Do you like your mystery with a supernatural twist? The list of books below will appeal to readers who like mysteries and don't mind magic or ghostly goings-on, to fantasy readers that like a strong sense of suspense in their stories, and even romance readers who like their suspense mixed with the paranormal. Many of the books in this list are the first in the series, so there are plenty more books to be added to your TBR pile if any of these tickle your fancy!
Hiding in the Bathroom
Life Kerning
Staff Picks

Read Like a Boss

  • Rebecca K.
  • Thursday, July 18
Whether you're just starting your career or you're a seasoned pro, these books can help you improve your performance, productivity, and interpersonal skills at work.
The Gone Dead
Here and Now and then
Staff Picks

2019 Debut Authors

  • Kristin A.
  • Wednesday, July 17
Looking to discover a new favorite author? Check out some of these must read books by 2019 debut authors.
Exploring Happiness
Lagom
Staff Picks

How to Be Happy

  • Sara M.
  • Tuesday, July 16
How do you want to be happy? Are you looking for the Australian "fair go", the Hawaiian "aloha", the Danish "hygge", the Finnish.... "pantsdrunk"? Enjoy these books on the global search for happiness.
Can't Hurry Love
The Circus in Winter
Staff Picks

Small Towns Big Quirks

  • Megan M.
  • Monday, July 15
Sometimes a Small Town can feel, well, too small, especially when it's filled with quirky and eccentric characters. Check out these novels that are small in place and big in character.
The Rise and Fall of the Gallivanters
Revenge of a Not-so-pretty Girl
Staff Picks

Growing Up 80's

  • Rebecca K.
  • Thursday, July 11
If you've finished the latest season of Stranger Things and you're full of nostalgia, check out these books about coming of age in the 1980's!
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Richland Library North Main

So you want to read...Octavia Butler

  • Mahogany S.
  • Saturday, August 17
Octavia Butler's Birthday was on June 22nd, so you may have been seeing her name on different blogs and news sites.
Inhuman Land
Zama
Staff Picks

Found in Translation: Great Literature from NYRB

  • Bland L.
  • Wednesday, July 10
American (and British) writers get so much coverage in book reviews that we occasionally need reminding that English-language authors don’t have a monopoly on talent. New York Review Books, the publishing arm of the venerable New York Review of Books, has for years helped to address this imbalance by releasing great literature in translation by writers from around the world, some of them well known but many unjustly neglected/overlooked.
The Jumbies
Broken Monsters
Staff Picks

Can't Get Enough of Stranger Things?

  • Sarah C.
  • Wednesday, July 10
Are you suffering from Stranger Things binge withdrawal? Do you need more of that weird, spooky goodness in your life? Binge on these titles instead!
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Richland Library St. Andrews

Open Mic Night (July 2019)

  • Lindsey T.
  • Wednesday, July 10
We celebrated big with nearly 100 people attending Rasheen Richardson's last Open Mic at St. Andrews.
Children of Blood and Bone
Otherbound
Staff Picks

Beyond Lothlorien: Diverse Epic Fantasy

  • Sara M.
  • Tuesday, July 09
Do you miss Game of Thrones? Love Lord of the Rings? But also like reading books with diverse casts including people of color and LGBT+ characters that draw on a variety of cultural traditions? This list is for you! "High" or "epic" fantasy, as opposed to "low" fantasy, tends to take place in a world other than our own. It may involve epic quests, big stakes, and lots of magic. Elves and dragons are permitted but not required!
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Richland Library Main

Tea Obreht's Inland: A Book Review

  • Sarah C.
  • Tuesday, July 09
Following nearly eight years after her New York Times bestselling hit The Tiger’s Wife, Tea Obreht’s new novel Inland is worth every bit of the wait.
The Bear and the Nightingale
Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube
Staff Picks

Tales from a Cold Climate

  • Sara M.
  • Monday, July 08
It is HOT outside. My glasses fog up when I poke a toe out there. My steering wheel isn't safe to touch without potholders. I don't want to read books about people sweating at the beach - I want to read books about people dying of hypothermia in Antarctica! Mountaineers! Norwegian mysteries! Russian folk magic! Turkish delight! Try one of these cold weather stories to cool off your brain, even if you can't really cool off your seat belt buckle.
Gardening with Less Water
Gardening with Less Water
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Water-wise Gardening

  • Megan M.
  • Sunday, July 07
Love to garden, but hate high water bills? Check out these books on water-wise plants. And on Wednesday, July 10, come learn some tips on growing Heat & Drought Tolerant Plants from Richland County's Master Gardeners.
Apollo Expeditions to the Moon
Neil Armstrong
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"We Choose to Go to the Moon": The Apollo Legacy

  • Bland L.
  • Saturday, July 06
With the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing coming up soon, on 20 July, read up on the storied Apollo space program in a variety of titles that consider it from every angle: the technological challenges, the personalities involved, the world political backdrop, and more. Noted historian Douglas Brinkley's American Moonshot: John F.
The Art of Happiness
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff-- and It's All Small Stuff
Staff Picks

Self-Help Classics

  • Sara M.
  • Wednesday, July 03
Some things never go out of style. The books on this list offer advice that has stood the test of decades (and in the case of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations millenia!) Check out one of these perennial favorites.
Knitted Homestyle
Mollie Makes Crochet
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Feather Your Nest: Fiber Arts for the Home

  • Sara M.
  • Tuesday, July 02
Does your home need a little refresh? Living room looking a little stale? Bedroom too sterile? Update your space yourself! These books will help you knit, crochet, sew, and use other techniques to make your space shine.
Insurrecto
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Staff Picks

Adventures in Road Tripping

  • Rebecca K.
  • Sunday, June 30
If you need some inspiration for your own summer travel plans, or if you want to take a journey without leaving the comfort of your favorite reading spot, check out these novels about road trips. Join characters as they learn more about themselves while they travel across America, throughout the world, and even across dimensions!
Dhalgren
The Brothers Karamazov
Staff Picks

Definitely Not Beach Reads

  • Sara M.
  • Thursday, June 27
For most people, a "beach read" is an accessible, fast paced book that sucks you in and keeps you turning the pages while you're half-distracted by your vacation. Some people, however, like to take a different kind of book with them to the beach - something they don't have the leisure to read the rest of the year. Something thick, or dense, or gloomy, or antique, or... well, Russian. This list is for those people - the ones who love hard books.
4 Little Girls
25th Hour
Staff Picks

22 Spike Lee Joints

  • Keith B.
  • Tuesday, June 25
For over 30 years Spike Lee has been entertaining and challenging us with his films. Take a look back over the accomplished career of our most prolific Black director from his first film She's Gotta Have it to his Oscar winning BlacKkKlansman.
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Richland Library St. Andrews

Ask a Flower: Tomato Edition

  • Lindsey T.
  • Thursday, June 27
Are you a first time tomato-grower? Come here for answers to all your tomato questions!
The Annotated African American Folktales
The Annotated Brothers Grimm
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Celebrated and Annotated : Classic Literature

  • Rebecca K.
  • Friday, June 21
It's time to revisit the classics! Explore your old favorites with extra historical, social, and political context, and learn more about the story behind the story.
Mark Z. Danielwski's House of Leaves
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Staff Picks

Summer Scare: Books That Will Make You Jump

  • Morgan R.
  • Thursday, June 20
Looking for something spooky, dark & twisted, or downright terrifying to read over summer break? Try these titles that will keep you up at night.
Parents Magazine's the Best Advice I Ever Got
The A to Z Guide to Raising Happy, Confident Kids
Staff Picks

25 Good Books on Parenting

  • Mona Verma
  • Saturday, June 15
The oft' repeated woe of parenting is that children do not come with a training manual. There is never just one right way to raise a child. We parent according to our instincts and our personalities. A lot of books have been written on this subject. There is an information overload out there based on the different personal perspectives on parenting. Some people believe in helicopter parenting, others insist on French Style parenting. There are tiger moms and then there are the more lenient moms.
Hyperbole and a Half
When in French
Staff Picks

It Wasn't Funny at the Time - Hilarious Memoirs

  • Sara M.
  • Thursday, June 13
I'm not saying there's no tragedy in these memoirs - some of them have a lot of awful things in them. I'm saying that whether they're sad or not, they're also full of laughs - just like life. Enjoy some of these humorous memoirs!
White Gardenia
Year of Wonders
Staff Picks

Under the Southern Cross: Australian Reads

  • Sara M.
  • Tuesday, June 11
Check out some of these books by authors from the land down under! From suburban domestic thrillers to cattle station memoirs to explorations of indigenous culture, there's something for everybody in Australian literature.