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#BrainBreaks: Self-Portraits

  • Heather M.
  • Wednesday, January 13

Take a #brainbreak and create a self-portrait.  Whether it's a new year, a new season or a new day, it's always a good time to document who you are.  

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#OWNVoices: Hip-Hop Lollipop

  • Cassie G.
  • Wednesday, January 13

Teeth brushing

Music crushing

Bass thumping

Shoulders pumping

Head rotation

Jubilation!

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#OwnVoices: 2020: a Year in Children's Literature

  • Taelor J.
  • Wednesday, January 06

If you are like me and have missed out on some of the new titles of 2020, don't worry, you can find #OwnVoices books published in 2020 for both younger and older children here.

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Take a Reading Challenge

  • Morgan R.
  • Tuesday, December 29

Break out of your reading comfort zone with these book-focused challenges for the new year.

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Handmade Gifts for the Holidays: Hot Cocoa Mix

  • Shinelle P.
  • Wednesday, December 23

Need some low budget holiday gift ideas? All the DIY gifts in the "Handmade Gifts for the Holidays" series can be made with supplies costing $10 or less!

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Handmade Gifts for the Holidays: Haystacks

  • Shinelle P.
  • Tuesday, December 22

Need some low budget holiday gift ideas? All the DIY gifts in the "Handmade Gifts for the Holidays" series can be made with supplies costing $10 or less!

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Handmade Gifts for the Holidays: Pretzel Hugs

  • Shinelle P.
  • Thursday, December 17

Need some low budget holiday gift ideas? All the DIY gifts in the "Handmade Gifts for the Holidays" series can be made with supplies costing $10 or less!

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2020 Holiday Gifts for Children

  • Children's Room
  • Thursday, December 10

The gift of books is one that children treasure.

El regalo de los libros es uno que los niños atesoran.

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Dinner Table Talks: Inside Out & Back Again

  • Taelor J.
    Heather M.
    Jocelyn P.
  • Saturday, December 05

Based on the author's own childhood, Inside Out & Back Again tells the story of a pivotal year in the life of a South Vietnamese family.  Once a wealthy family with two parents, 1975 brings a reversal of fortune for Hà, her brothers and mother. 

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#BrainBreaks: Story Starters

  • Heather M.
  • Wednesday, November 11

Take a break!  Picture books provide the perfect starting point for telling your own story.  

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Dinner Table Talks: Going Down Home with Daddy

  • Taelor J.
    Heather M.
    Jocelyn P.
  • Saturday, November 07

This 2020 Caldecott Honor book gently and proudly tells the story of Lil Alan and his family as they return to his father’s childhood home in the South to celebrate traditions and family history.

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iRead: Ninjas RULE!

  • Children's Room
  • Friday, November 06

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

Ninjas are AWESOME!  They are stealthy, strong and full of surprise.  Discover the real ultimate power of ninjas--both fact and fiction--and read some super stories along the way.  

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iRead: Spooky Stories

  • Children's Room
  • Friday, October 23

Fears--real and imagined--abound in these scary stories featuring a missing mother, killer buttons, a ghost and a suspicious rabbit.  (And we won't tell if you decide to sleep with the light on...)

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iRead: Kelly Starling Lyons

  • Rebecca K.
  • Friday, October 09

Award-winning author Kelly Starling Lyons grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, surrounded by creativity and artistic expression.  She has now written more than a dozen books for children, from picture books to beginning readers to chapter books, focusing on the African-American experience and giving young people stories to reflect their own lives and culture.

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Learning at Home: Multisensory Spelling

  • Emily J.
  • Friday, October 09

Many times, children have trouble identifying the separate letter sounds or phonemes in words. Fingerspelling is a handy multisensory strategy to help children learn how to spell.  They learn to pull apart words into separate sounds (segmenting) and to associate a letter’s sound with the letter’s written form.

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The Benefits of Bilingual Storytime

  • Elisa D.
  • Wednesday, October 07

Enjoy storytime in English and Spanish!/ ¡Disfruta la Colecion de la Hora de Cuentos en inglés y español! 

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SC Science Standards: Plant Growth and Survival

  • Emily J.
  • Tuesday, October 06

Plants tell an important story about the environment. Take time to explore and investigate the plants in the backyard with your kindergartener. Visit local gardens and discuss the types of plants in the area. Ask questions about how the environment provides plants with the resources they need to survive, water and sunlight

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Dinner Table Talks: Fry Bread

  • Taelor J.
    Heather M.
    Jocelyn P.
  • Saturday, October 03

Inspired by his family, author Kevin Noble Maillard writes about the love a family has for each other and how the food they make, in this case fry bread, brings them even closer together.

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iRead: On The Run

  • Richland Library
  • Friday, October 02

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

Whether it's running from danger or running towards adventure, these are stories of friends and family discovering new things about the world and themselves.  

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Detecting Energy Use in Your Home

  • Emily Stoll
  • Thursday, October 01

Are there any "energy vampires" in your home? Learn more about them along with energy-saving tips.

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DIY Storytime: Grace for President

  • Children's Room
  • Wednesday, September 30

Curated storytimes that families can share at home with an ebook (Grace for President), songs and rhymes ( Sunny Day by Elizabeth Mitchell, I Am Special and Young Soul by Secret Agent 23 Skidoo) and activities (Make Your Own Campaign Poster, "If I Were President," Make Your Own "I Voted" Badge & Design Your Own Readers Make Leaders Bookmark)

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Halloween Egg Hunt: A Social Distanced Trick-or-Treat Tutorial

  • Shinelle P.
  • Wednesday, September 30

Keeping our distance doesn’t mean we can’t still have fun! A Halloween Egg Hunt is a playful way to keep the Halloween spirit, whether you organize a neighborhood event or just hide the eggs around your home for the kiddos to find. This two-for-one tutorial is a great craft for kids and preparation for a fun Halloween event!

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iRead: Sharon Draper

  • Caitlin B.
  • Friday, September 25

“I learned to dream through reading, learned to create dreams through writing, and learned to develop dreamers through teaching. I shall always be a dreamer. Come dream with me."--Sharon Draper

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#OwnVoices: Toning the Sweep

  • Jocelyn P.
  • Wednesday, September 23

If you've visited the library, you've likely had one of our library staff emphasize the importance of not only reading but that reading builds empathy.

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DIY Storytime: Grandma's Tiny House

  • Children's Room
  • Monday, September 21

Curated storytimes that families can share at home with an ebook (Grandma's Tiny House:  A Counting Story), songs and rhymes ( Dos Manitos Diez Deditos and 5 Green & Speckled Frogs) and activities (Counting with Nature, Matching with LEGOs & Number Scavenger Hunt).

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iRead: The Tía Lola Stories Series

  • Leslie Tetreault
  • Friday, September 18

A touchstone series of cultural identity for middle grade readers, these novels center around 11-year-old Miguel Guzman and his sister Juanita, who move from New York City to Vermont with their recently divorced mother.  His flamboyant tía Lola arrives just as he’s trying to fit into a mostly white farming community. But her charm and cooking enthrall the family and neighbors, and teach them much about life, family, the Latinx culture, and community.

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All About Reading

  • Emily J.
  • Tuesday, September 15

Many of us have started homeschooling for the first time this year, whether it’s a virtual option through our school districts or we’ve decided to take on the role of classroom teacher ourselves.  Richland Library’s Education Studio has reading curriculum to help guide you through your new position as homeschool teacher or reading tutor

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iRead: Joyce Hansen

  • Children's Room
  • Friday, September 11

Joyce Hansen is the author of many novels and nonfiction works for children and young adults.  Her books are a mixture of contemporary and historical fiction, and she has also written and contributed to several works of non-fiction focused on African American historical subjects.  Ms. Hansen currently lives in the midlands of South Carolina, and continues to write for youth. 

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Dinner Table Talks: Dreamers

  • Taelor J.
    Heather M.
    Jocelyn P.
  • Saturday, September 05

Dinner Table Talks create the opportunity for families to have important conversations centered around books. These discussions will build our capacity for talking about race and define our roles in fighting against both everyday and systemic racism.

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#OwnVoices: Crown

  • DJ Barber
  • Wednesday, September 02

Derrick Barnes captures one of the most pivotal moments of a black boy’s life: his first haircut.

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iRead: Diverse Friendships

  • Taelor J.
  • Friday, August 28

How can Irene and Charles work together on their poetry project? They don't know each other...and they're not sure they want to.

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DIY Storytime: Back to School: A Global Journey

  • Children's Room
  • Monday, August 24

Curated storytimes that families can share at home with an ebook (Back to School:  A Global Journey), songs and poems ( Yo Te Amo and There's a Dog in School) and activities (DIY School Accessories:  Homework Caddy, Pompom Bookmark and Paper Bag Book Cover).

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iRead: Nikki Grimes

  • Children's Room
  • Friday, August 21

Born and raised in New York City, Nikki Grimes has earned several accolades for her writing and poetry.  She writes so that children will see themselves in literature.