Top 10 FREE genealogy websites
July 11 , 2014
1. Look for state specific blogs: Dead Librarian Blog; or the Upstate New... More
Local History
Reminisce with Jim "Soni" Sonefeld
June 2 , 2014
The summer of 1994 was full of excitement in Columbia as Hootie and the... More
Summer Learning Track: Local History
May 24 , 2014
Have you always wanted to know more about your local community? Then... More
Lorick Art Collection Coming to Library
March 18 , 2014
The Columbia Museum of Art and Richland Library are partnering to give the... More
SC NAACP 15,000 members strong - 1944
February 2 , 2014
During the summer of 1944 the South Carolina chapter of the NAACP met to... More
House genealogy
January 23 , 2014
In 1920 an Aladdin mill opened in Wilmington, NC and Aladdin kit houses... More
Skating on Fisher's Mill Pond - 1852
January 6 , 2014
Although 19th century reporters did not know the term "polar vortex" they... More
Today in History with a Twist: October 22, 2013
October 22 , 2013
Nukes in Cuba! 1962 - President John F. Kennedy, after internal counsel... More
The State newspaper digital content
October 10 , 2013
Richland Library recently contracted with information provider, Newsbank,... More
Swamp Fever
September 28 , 2013
No one in my family understands it. I detest bugs. I fear snakes. And... More