"By the time a child is 5, he will have heard 90% of all the words that he will ever know.” Jim Trelease, The Read Aloud Handbook

What’s your favorite color? Skills can only develop if they are practiced. Reading books that introduce colors allows children to practice learning in a fun way.

Growing Savers @ Richland Library

Who couldn’t use a few tips on rainy day saving, or retirement planning? Children, teens, and adults all struggle to spend wisely and save money.

Did you know that scribbling is a very important part of literacy development in toddlers? When young children are given crayons, paints, play-dough and the freedom to explore their creativity, they are learning about artistic expression and working on their fine motor skills. More importantly, however, they are learning how to tell a story, and taking the first steps to learning to read. Those scribbles will eventually turn into letters, words, and will contribute to the early reading skills required for a child to develop a healthy appetite for learning.

At birth, a baby's brain is the only part of his body still developing. Read to your baby and his brain will grow big and strong. Books help you introduce your baby to rare words, language and the whole wide world. Come to the library for storytime every week and share books at home every day.

Love animals, but can't make it to the zoo? Picture books let you explore the zoo or visit the aquarium anytime - from home! Check out some of our books and get ready to roar like a lion and swim with the fish. Also, take a look at these great web cams to see zoo and aquarium animals up close.

Visit any location for a great selection of kids books. Our librarians are eager to help you.

Richland Library offers customers more than one million titles to choose from in our library system. Come in to any location to browse, to research or to read. Library staff is eager and ready to help you find a great read for the beach or your book club group, or just a good book. Children and teens have a wide variety of choices with specialized librarians knowledgeable about everything from the newest releases to the classics for every age.