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Just Checked In

This list is regularly updated and shows some of the latest items that have been checked in at the library.
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Coming Soon for Children

This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
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Coming Soon for Teens

This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
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Coming Soon for Adults

This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
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Coming Soon

This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
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Most Popular

This list is regularly updated and shows 500 of the most popular items being checked out at the library.
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LGBTQ History Month Streaming

Dive into LGBTQ History from the comfort of your own home with movies, ebooks, and eaudiobooks on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Libby.
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Love your library!

As we celebrate our library's 30th anniversary this month, we thought we would highlight some streaming videos about libraries. Check out these awesome titles. Happy Valentine's Day!
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Noirvember: Film Noir Around The World

Welcome to Noirvember! Can you feel the shadows growing around you? Film noir is a movie genre known for its cynical and existential characters and situations. You will often find corruption, organized crime, femme fatales, paranoia, and antiheroes, and the endings are rarely happy or just. Each entry on this list represents a take on film noir or has elements of noir, and comes from a different country. This sampling includes crime thrillers and murder mysteries alongside sci-fi and dreamlike elements.
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Great Books for Ages 7, 8, 9 | 2021

Mama smiles sweetly and places her palm against the door. She speaks slowly and politely. “It’s just us, Ma. I called this morning and told you we were coming. Remember?” The woman behind the door barks at Mama, “Course I remember. You called and asked if you could leave the boy with me and I said NO!”--Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
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South Carolina Children's Book Award Nominees 2022-2023

The South Carolina Children's Book Award is granted annually by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL).  The nominees represent quality contemporary literature for 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th graders, selected by students, parents, teachers, and librarians.  Below are the 2022-2023 nominees in print, audio, and ebook formats.
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Read All About It: Family History in Picture Books

Learning about the people who came before you can be a fascinating, exciting, and emotional adventure. It helps you gain more knowledge about your family, as well as who you are. Below are wonderful picture books about different families and what makes them special and unique. 
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Celebrate Loving Day for Families

Celebrate Loving Day by sharing stories of families brought together by love. "The “Loving” in Loving Day is actually the last name of Mildred and Richard Loving. The Loving Day Story begins when they were arrested for being married in 1958 because they were an interracial couple living in Virginia.
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Celebrate Loving Day in Media

Celebrate Loving Day by checking out or streaming a favorite film or TV show featuring an interracial love story. "The “Loving” in Loving Day is actually the last name of Mildred and Richard Loving. The Loving Day Story begins when they were arrested for being married in 1958 because they were an interracial couple living in Virginia.
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Where to Start Your Anime Journey

Anime can be an overwhelming medium, especially for someone new. This collection of anime movies are a great starting point to begin your exploration of the medium. Works range from family friendly works by Hayao Miyazaki to the deep and psychological works of the late Satoshi Kon. Whichever you choose, you're bound to find a new world in anime.
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Movies for Workers' Day

The first day of May has been celebrated as International Workers' Day since 1889 when labor activists were demonstrating and organizing for the eight-hour-day.  The following list is made up of dramatic features, documentaries, and educational series on the labor movement, unionizing, leftist political activism, economic inequality, and working conditions. Mostly focused on American culture and history, it nontheless includes films set around the globe, helping to illustrate the shared struggles of workers everywhere. 
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Jazz Appreciation Month: Feature Films

Just because Jazz Appreciation Month is drawing a close, it doesn't mean your appreciating of Jazz has to end! Here are some movies to entertain you while enriching your understanding of one of America's finest cultural creations. Sit back, pour yourself a cool drink, and enjoy some swinging horns and moving pictures. 
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Read All About It: Fire Safety

It's always a good time to talk about fire safety.   Share these books with your child and discuss what to do if there's a fire in your home or in their school.  Reading together will make them feel safe and confident that they know what to do in case of an emergency.   If you want to know more about firefighters and how they keep us safe, check out Read All About It:  Firefighters & Fire Trucks.  
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Read All About It: Being Mindful & Finding Calm

Being mindful, taking a breath and finding your calm can be challenging on a good day.  Add in busy schedules, family stresses, worries and world events, it can seem impossible--especially for children who haven't mastered self-regulation.  Even good changes like holidays or vacations can make children feel overwhelmed:  
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Elections in the United States

Brush up on your knowledge of voting and elections in the United States using these resources.
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Read All About It: Kelly Starling Lyons

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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The Power of Protest for Families

Inspire your future leaders with these stories of people who made a difference.  Discover how these activists found their voice, fought for their rights and used the power of protest to create change.   You can also take action with our DIY Storytime:  Get Up, Stand Up.  
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Racial Equity and Inclusion

Take some time to explore these films that address racial equity and inclusion at a critical time in history.
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Just One Person's Hoopla Watchlist

I love to make lists of things to watch after I've read a good review or seen a performance by an actor or work by a director that I enjoyed. These are films that caught my eye and made it on my Hoopla list. Hope you find something to add to your list to watch that you didn't know about before!
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Reality Break: Funny TV on Hoopla

They say laughter is the best medicine, so why not take a break from reality by trying one of these TV comedies available on Hoopla and laugh the day away. Also, check out The Last O.G. with Tracy Morgan, and Search Party with Alia Shawkat. 
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Girls' Night In!

Chill out with some fun, easy romantic comedies.  All the titles below are PG or PG-13, and are available 24/7 on Hoopla with no wait list! Did you know that you can view Hoopla on your computer, phone, tablet, or TV?  Watch using the Hoopla app for smart devices, AppleTV, Chromecast, FireTV, or Roku.  Need help?  Contact us at 803.799.9084 or Ask Us online.
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Staff Picks: Sandhills

Enjoy this collection of books, music, movies, and more from the staff at Richland Library Sandhills. 
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Like it's 1999

Travel back to 1999, one of the great years in movie history.   Witness the imaginative flights and dramatic heights of the end of the second millennium with fresh perspective.  Revisit beloved blockbusters. Join the cult of a favorite you might have missed. 
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Passport to Cinema: Latin America

Explore the rich diversity of Latin American culture and history through films set in the region.  
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22 Spike Lee Joints

For over 30 years Spike Lee has been entertaining and challenging us with his films. Take a look back over the accomplished career of our most prolific Black director from his first film She's Gotta Have it to his Oscar winning BlacKkKlansman.  
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24 Films: A Cinematic Visa to Iran

Journey into the richness of Iranian cinema with this selection of films by renowned directors Abbas Kiarostami, Asghar Farhadi, Jafar Panahi and others. Encounter the humanity and traditions of people often considered abstractly and politically on newscasts accompanied by the frantic drumbeat of war. Several of these directors made acclaimed films set outside of Iran, their talent translating across cultural and political borders. 
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10 Films by Agnès Varda 1928-2019 

The great director made her first film, La Pointe Courte, in 1955 and her last, Faces Places, in 2017. The mother of the French New Wave, she earned a well deserved late career resurgence with her lovely, inventive documentary The Gleaners and I.  She was the first woman director to be recognized with an honorary Oscar, which she received at the 2018 Academy Awards where she was also nominated for her work on Faces Places.
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Celebrating the Work of Stanley Donen

Stanley Donen, Columbia's greatest filmmaker, 1924-2019 A frequent collaborator of Gene Kelly (with whom he made his directorial debut at the age of 25) he made a string of hit musicals in the 50s a several memorable dramatic films in the 60s. Winner of an Honorary Academy Award in 1998 "In appreciation of a body of work marked by grace, elegance, wit and visual innovation."
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Films by Black Directors

While cinema is a collaborative art form, the director is the creative force at its heart much like an author or composer. Explore the rich variety of genres, styles and techniques marshalled by such artists as Spike Lee, Ava DuVernay, Ousmane Sembène, Marlon Riggs and Euzhan Palcy.