Help your toddler discover the alphabet, numbers and other concepts while building social skills and learning about our world. This storytime is suited for walkers.

Stories, songs and more!

Stories, songs and much more await you and your family at the library.

Interested in knitting, needlework, scrapbooking or other crafts? Bring your own portable craft project and share with fellow crafters!

Do you have a specific question about how to use computers or find your way around the Internet? Drop-in to our Computer Basics Learning Lab for personalized assistance. Learn basic computer skills such as using a mouse, saving files to a computer, navigating the Internet, uploading files to a website, setting up an email account and attaching files to email.

Certified pet therapy dog, Josh loves to be read to. Participants will individually read to the dog in a setting where they can feel comfortable and confident. Afterall, this dog will not correct them or make them feel awkward if they stumble.

We've got a Playstation 4 and Wii U and we know how to use them.

We've got a Playstation 4, Xbox One, and a Wii U and we know how to use them. Join us every Thursday on our second floor to enjoy a rotating schedule of consoles and games. 

Burn Calories and have some fun Hula hooping.

Create robots, cities, creatures and more using LEGO blocks/KEVA Planks and LEGO Mindstorm!

Sylvie Golod, Career Specialist, shares tips on how to network using your professional LinkedIn profile. Whether you are looking for employment, sharing your expertise or promoting your business, LinkedIn is the powerful way to build your network. Intermediate class for active LinkedIn users only.

Interested in knitting, needlework, scrapbooking or other crafts? Bring your own portable craft project and share with fellow crafters!

For this iteration of Handmade Home we will be creating a small cardboard loom and begin weaving small wall hangings or coasters on them.  All materials provided. Please be prepared for small detailed handwork.

Learn how to work with fondant and make simple, edible figures for cakes and cupcakes.

Share stories, songs and more while building early literacy skills! It's fun for the whole family!

Share stories, songs, and much more while building early literacy skills with fun for the whole family.

Learn basic skills for creating a presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint (2013). Learn to create new slides, edit text and insert images.Prerequisite: Microsoft Word (2013) class or solid Word experience.

Opportunities to engage the senses and fine motor skills through open play! Program geared for young learners and those with other sensory challenges. Caregivers, please plan to assist your child in safely exploring the materials and activities.

Stories, songs and more!

Stories, songs and much more await you and your family at the library.

The North Main Gardeners share a variety of gardening tips.

Share stories, songs, and much more while building early literacy skills with fun for the whole family.

Share stories, songs, and more while building early literacy skills with fun for the whole family.

Join us as we spin merino wool with a drop spindle. We will go over basic wool knowledge as well as how to spin and ply to make yarn. All skill levels welcome.

Join For the Love of Arts Foundation for an afternoon of art and poetry! Enjoy spoken word and poetry performances and a presentation by artist and SCAD student, Mia Mack, creator of the Empire Dionysia anime series.

An evening of seriously good music! Come out for this specialevent where our Music Entrepreneur Group (along with somespecial guests) will be showing off their musical skills for FREE.Have a great time celebrating the talent in our community.

Create something dreadful and win the bad art trophy. Make a sculpture, painting, drawing, the possibilities are endless. You bring the creativity, we supply the rest. Let's make something awful!

Local author and photographer Vennie Deas-Moore captured both the beauty and the history of the Congaree, the Broad and the Saluda Rivers in her book meant to inspire and guide visits to our area waterways. Learn about her process of exploring and researching the rivers, her writing process, and what she learned about river access, ecotourism, and what gets in the way.

Introduce your baby to the world of books and nurture a love of reading with stories, rhymes, and songs. This storytime is geared for crawlers.

Stories, songs and much more await you and your family at the library.

Richland Library and Palmetto Health partner to provide healthy education classes to teach consumers how to make healthier food choices.

1 of every 3 adults have high blood pressure. Unfortunately, about 1 of 5 adults with high blood pressure do not know they have it. Do you know your numbers? Come get screened at your local library.

Careers with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of South Carolina (BCBSSC)* Trevea Vogt, Corporate Human Resources Manager at Blue Cross and Blue Shield, discusses their hiring process, interviewing tips, and various employment opportunities with BCBSSC.

Do you like to use words like tsundere, shojo, or doujinshi? If so - or if you’re just curious - the doors of T.O.A.S.T., the Team Of Anime Seeking Teens, are open to you. Watch fresh-picked anime series every Monday at 6 p.m., learn brief Japanese lessons, and enjoy anime-based games and crafts. (Bread not included.)

Learn to use various silhouetted shapes to create stylized character faces.

A series of workshops designed to spark your creativity and get your ink flowing. No previous writing experience necessary.

NASA Spacecraft Cassini has lived a long and fulfilling life orbiting the gas giant, Saturn. Celebrate Cassini's discoveries and learn about the grand ringed planet, Saturn. After the presentation, if the skies are clear, we will have a short observation session of Saturn and the first quarter moon.

Share stories, songs, and much more while building early literacy skills with fun for the whole family.

Join Health Educators from Palmetto Health for a discussion on Sodium Reduction.

Did you know that representatives from SafeLink Wireless, a Federal Lifeline program that provides a FREE cellular phone along with FREE minutes, data, and text messages, are at the Richland Library Main location every Tuesday from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM? They are available to enroll you and answer any questions about the program you may have.About SafeLink Wireless Plans· No contract· Service is for 12 months and you need to re-qualify once a year· If you qualify, you will receive your cell phone in 5-7 business days.To be eligible for the SafeLink Free Phone Program, you may qualify if your income falls below your state’s residency poverty guidelines OR if you participate in a government assistance program such as:· Medicaid· Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps or SNAP)· Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)· Supplemental Security Income (SSI)· Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)· Other state or federal assistance programsWant to Apply or Learn More? Apply online (http://www.safelink.com), over the phone (1-800-723-3546), or with a SafeLink representative at the library on Tuesdays! If you plan on applying in person, be sure to bring proof of total household income (for income-based qualification) or a copy of a current document proving that you participate in a government assistance program. Additional questions can be asked by calling the SafeLink Wireless information line at 1-800-723-3546 or by asking a SafeLink representative!

Interested in knitting, needlework, scrapbooking, or other crafts? Bring your own portable craft project and share with fellow crafters!

Keep calm and Color On!

Do you have a business or product idea and need help getting started? Martin Short Jr., Economic Development Specialist, Small Business Administration, and Stanley Green, Extension Associate, Clemson University will share the “Lean Startup” principle for developing your business and products during a kick-off informational session to our exclusive 4- Part Business Series: Activating Your Lean-Start Up. Mr. Short will share the three key Lean Start-up components that are used to build and launch new products or services. Participants will prepare a business plan for the culminating workshop.

If you enjoy experimenting with mixed media, join us as we create textural, colorful art pieces using tissue paper and discover techniques of some of our favorite picture book illustrators and mixed media artists.

A weekly event for local entrepreneurs to meet and present their startups to the thriving peer network of founders in Columbia. The coffee is highly encouraged.

Simple art fun for the very young. Come for a short storytime in our story nook and then head to the maker lab for a fun project. Dress for a mess! A second session of the same craft will be held at 10:45.

Share stories, songs, craft, and much more while building early literacy skills with fun for the whole family.

Your baby will love storytime while increasing vocabulary, listening and motor skills with stories and songs.

Interested in basket weaving? Bring your own supplies and share your skills with fellow basket weavers!

Let your imagination run wild as you build and create with Legos in the Sandhills Steam Corner.