Jul 29 6:30 p.m.

Richland Library Online

Let's Talk Race

Richland Library is bringing back its popular Let's Talk Race series on Wednesday, July 29 from 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. 

Event Type(s):

Community Awareness

Audience(s):

Adults
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Richland Library Main

Most Popular Historic Images in June 2020

  • Margaret D.
  • Thursday, July 02

With over 7,000 images in the Local History Digital Collections it can be hard to find those hidden gems. Take a look at what your neighbors found interesting in June, 2020.

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Richland Library Main

Donating Books During a Pandemic

  • Laura Bliss Morris
  • Monday, June 29

While our libraries are focused on getting our physical materials in the hands of customers, we've temporarily taken a step back from accepting community donations but that doesn't mean there aren't some really great community organizations out there that would love to safely process your book donations. 

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Richland Library Main

Who's Ready for Some Sports?

  • Emily Stoll
  • Friday, June 26

If you're looking for a little dose of sports, our staff has some great titles that may be up your alley.

Jul 11 2:30 p.m.

Richland Library Online

Keep Me in Suspense Book Group

Join us for a book group discussion of this month’s title, I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara.

Event Type(s):

Clubs and Groups

Audience(s):

Adults, Seniors
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Richland Library Online

World Refugee Day: Create Your Own Atypical Doll

  • Diana Farfán
  • Saturday, June 20

Celebrate the strength and courage of refugees worldwide with artist Diana Farfan. In her doll making workshop, she will lead you through the creation of symbolic textile and mixed media characters, exploring the concepts of identity and belonging.

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Richland Library Main

Welcoming Refugees

  • Sarah Gough
  • Saturday, June 20

Celebrated annually on June 20, World Refugee Day commemorates the anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, which established specific criteria for what a refugee is and is not, as well as the rights and responsibilities of those seeking asylum, and of the nations providing that asylum.

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Richland Library Main

iRead: Coming-of-Age Stories for Tweens, Teens & Adults

  • Children's Room
  • Friday, June 19

iRead features the best ebooks and eaudiobooks for children and teens curated by the Children's Room and Teen Center staff. 

Delve into these stories of growing up and self-discovery set in a world filled with judgment and possibility.  

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Richland Library Main

5 Films For Free: Nature and Nurture

  • Phillip W.
  • Friday, June 19

This weekly blog series, published each Friday evening, features five films from streaming services which you can access for free using your library card. 

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Richland Library Main

Five Films For Free: Bollywood Calling

  • Mona Verma
  • Friday, June 12

This weekly blog series, published each Friday evening, features five films from streaming services which you can access for free using your library card. The five selections this week are from Bollywood.

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Richland Library Main

Let's Talk Race: Podcasts

  • Sarah C.
  • Thursday, June 11

Explore a variety of viewpoints and voices on race with these podcasts. 

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Richland Library Main

7 New Books for Summer

  • Megan M.
  • Tuesday, June 09

Check out titles due to be released in the upcoming months...

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Richland Library Main

A Shameful History

  • Margaret D.
  • Tuesday, June 02

As curator to Richland Library’s historic photograph collection, I have come face to face with evidence of South Carolina’s shameful history of police violence and unequal justice for African Americans.

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Richland Library Main

Create Your Own Track Record

  • Laura Bliss Morris
  • Monday, June 01

Take your Summer Learning Challenge to a whole new level this year by creating your own track record from right where you are.

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Richland Library Main

Most Popular Historic Images in May 2020

  • Margaret D.
  • Monday, June 01

With over 7,000 images in the Local History Digital Collections it can be hard to find those hidden gems. Take a look at what your neighbors found interesting in May, 2020.

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Richland Library Main

Let's Talk About Race

  • Richland Library
  • Monday, June 01

If you're ready to start an honest, courageous conversation and really get to know yourself and your neighbors keep reading. 

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Jake D.

5 Films for Free: Samurai Films

  • Jake D.
  • Friday, May 29

This weekly blog series, published each Friday evening, features five films from streaming services which you can access for free using your library card. The five selections this week highlight Japanese director's use of samurai culture as a springboard to tell very human stories about honor, duty, selflessness, violence, intrigue and love.

Niche Academy Tutorials

Find tutorials here to guide you through using Richland Library's many online offerings including Creativebug, Flipster, Hoopla, Kanopy, Lynda.com and more.

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5 Films for Free: Birds, Bugs, and Botany

  • Melissa S.
  • Friday, May 22

This weekly blog series, published each Friday evening, features five films from streaming services which you can access for free using your library card. The five selections this week are nature documentaries - just because we're stuck inside doesn't mean we can't still enjoy some of the wonders of our world!

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Richland Library Main

Uncover These Mysterious Titles

  • Emily Stoll
  • Tuesday, May 19

Richland Library staff is recommending some thrillers that are full of loaded questions and may just leave you on the edge of your seat.

Gale Onefile: Business

Gale OneFile: Business contains full-text coverage of all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, and business theory and practi

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Gale Onefile: Informe Académico

Meeting the research needs of Spanish-speaking users with a wide range of full-text Spanish and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines both from and about Latin America. Gale OneF

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Business Insights: Global

Business Insights: Global is a unique source for international business intelligence offering the most comprehensive and convenient way to find case studies, in-depth statistical data coup

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Gale Academic Onefile

This premier periodical resource provides millions of articles from scholarly journals and other authoritative sources with extensive coverage in key subject areas, such as biology, chemistry, crim

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Jul 14 7:00 p.m.

Richland Library Online

Book Banter

Join us for a book group discussion of this month’s title, Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II, by Robert Matzen.

Event Type(s):

Clubs and Groups

Audience(s):

Adults, Seniors
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Richland Library Main

Switch up Your Summer Reading List

  • Emily Stoll
  • Friday, May 08

Are you searching for a reading recommendation this summer? Our staff is ready to introduce some new titles to your home library.

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Richland Library Main

5 Films for Free: Eccentric Leads On A Mission

  • Thomas M.
  • Friday, May 08

This weekly blog series, published each Friday evening, features five films from streaming services which you can access for free using your library card. The five selections this week follow magnetic leads with highly specific goals outside the norm.