Ben-Hur
Bridge to the Sun
Staff Picks

Just Checked In

  • Richland Library
  • Friday, April 26
This list is regularly updated and shows some of the latest items that have been checked in at the library.
Bluey Season 3
The Shaggy Dog
Staff Picks

Coming Soon for Children

  • Richland Library
  • Friday, April 26
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
The Black Girl Survives in This One
Four Eids and a Funeral
Staff Picks

Coming Soon for Teens

  • Richland Library
  • Friday, April 26
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
5 Centimeters Per Second
47 Days With Jesus
Staff Picks

Coming Soon for Adults

  • Richland Library
  • Friday, April 26
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
5 Centimeters Per Second
47 Days With Jesus
Staff Picks

Coming Soon

  • Richland Library
  • Friday, April 26
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
The Women
The Meaning of Marriage
Staff Picks

Most Popular

  • Richland Library
  • Friday, April 26
This list is regularly updated and shows 500 of the most popular items being checked out at the library.
Promise Boys
Where Sleeping Girls Lie
Staff Picks

Teen Murder Mysteries

  • Alex B.
  • Wednesday, April 24
Put on your deerstalker hat and get into these murder mysteries for young adults. 
The Collectors
Family Lore
Staff Picks

What We're Reading: April 2024

  • Leighan C.
  • Monday, April 01
Check out what the members of the Richland Library Team are reading this month! We can help you discover great titles for adults, teens, and children.All titles linked here are in print format, but other formats may be available. Check the catalog and the monthly What We're Reading Libby shelf for eBooks and eAudiobooks. 
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
The Ruins of Gorlan
Staff Picks

Naruto Readalikes for Teens

  • Alex B.
  • Wednesday, March 06
The Naruto manga series has long been popular with teens--and for good reason! It's got magic, friendship, action, and it's a coming of age story. While manga reading still counts as reading, here are some novels with similar themes for fans ready to branch out.  Believe it!
Arden High. Vol. 01 Twelfth Grade Night
Saving Hamlet
Staff Picks

Shake it Up: YA Adaptations of Shakespeare

  • Alex B.
  • Monday, March 04
Adaptations and remixes of the Western canon are super trendy in teen literature these days! Here's a closer look at shaken-up Shakespeare retellings. 
Tom Lake
Blood Debts
Staff Picks

The Southern Book Prize 2024

  • Sarah C.
  • Friday, March 01
Each February, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance awards the Southern Book Prize to the best Southern books of the year.  Titles are nominated by indie booksellers and voted on by their customers.  This year's winners are:Fiction - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
My Pocket Bathroom
The Reading List
Staff Picks

What We're Reading: March 2024

  • Leighan C.
  • Friday, March 01
Check out what the members of the Richland Library Team are reading this month! We can help you discover great titles for adults, teens, and children.All titles linked here are in print format, but other formats may be available. Check the catalog and the monthly What We're Reading Libby shelf for eBooks and eAudiobooks. 
Goodbye Earl
The Brittanys
Staff Picks

Galentines Day Reads

  • Savannah G.
  • Tuesday, February 13
Happy Galentine’s Day! Show your girlfriends you really care by sharing a good book with them. From thrilling mysteries to heart-warming comings of age tales, this list is all about the power of female friendships.
Go Ask Alice
Go Ahead in the Rain
Staff Picks

What We're Reading: February 2024

  • Leighan C.
  • Thursday, February 01
Check out what the members of the Richland Library Team are reading this month! We can help you discover great titles for adults, teens, and children.All titles linked here are in print format, but other formats may be available. Check the catalog and the monthly What We're Reading Libby shelf for eBooks and eAudiobooks. 
Christmas and Other Horrors
Never Whistle at Night
Staff Picks

2023 Bram Stoker Awards

  • Megan M.
  • Wednesday, January 24
The Stoker Awards have been presented by the Horror Writers Association since 1987.Check out this year's ballot...
None of This Would Have Happened if Prince Were Alive
Halal if You Hear Me
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2024 - Books with If in the title

  • Adele C.
  • Wednesday, January 24
Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2024 Reading Challenge prompt, "Read a book with If or When in the title".This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2024 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
Before Freedom, when I Just Can Remember
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2024 - Books with When in the title

  • Adele C.
  • Wednesday, January 17
Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2024 Reading Challenge prompt, "Read a book with If or When in the title".This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2024 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
Babel
Harvard Square
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2024 - Books set on a college or university campus

  • Adele C.
  • Friday, January 05
Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2024 Reading Challenge prompt, "Read a book that takes place on a college or university campus".This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2024 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands
Who Owns This Sentence?
Staff Picks

LibraryReads for January 2024

  • Sarah C.
  • Saturday, December 16
Each month, LibraryReads lists the top upcoming titles recommended by librarians across the country.  All these books will be published in January 2024, so stay ahead of the curve and get on the holds list now!
Black Cranes
Mojo
Staff Picks

Diverse Voices in Horror

  • Sarah C.
  • Wednesday, December 06
Check out these titles for terrifying tales from a wide array of voices!  
The Last White Man
On Girlhood
Staff Picks

Quick Reads

  • Morgan R.
  • Thursday, November 30
Love to read but short on time? Trying to complete a yearly reading goal like the #BroaderBookshelf Reading Challenge? In a reading slump? Check out one of these quick reads to get you back on track and feel accomplished! Need more inspiration? Try our Personalized Reading Recommendations. 
She is a Haunting
All These Sunken Souls
Staff Picks

2023 Teen Fiction Horror

  • Monday, November 27
Which kind of horror is more your style? Murder mystery thrillers, supernatural transformations, evil influences, or anthologies that offer all of the above? You will find all that and more in this unnerving list.
She is a Haunting
The Dream Weaver
Staff Picks

2023 Best Middle Grade and Teen Books featuring Diverse Characters or Experiences

  • Richland Library
  • Friday, November 17
Selected by Richland Library staff, these books represent some of our favorite stories (and non-fiction) featuring diverse characters published in 2023--plus a few older titles that we wanted to make sure you didn't miss.   Looking for even more good books?  Check out our personalized recommendations or call us at 803-799-9084. 
Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
Staff Picks

Walter Mosley's World

  • Morgan R.
  • Wednesday, October 25
Walter Mosley is one of the most versatile and admired writers in America. He is the author of more than sixty critically acclaimed books that cover a wide range of ideas, genres, and forms including fiction (literary, mystery, and science fiction), political monographs, writing guides including Elements of Fiction, a memoir in paintings, and a young adult novel called 47. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages. (Author's Website) 
Deephaven
The Very Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura
Staff Picks

Stories to Listen to After Dark! 2023

  • Taelor J.
  • Wednesday, October 04
Need a good ghost story to  listen to this spooky season?! Here are some scary and not-so- scary middle grade books released in 2023 to get listeners in the Spooky Spirit. Cozy up with your favorite blanket as you listen to some of these hair raising tales!
The Sleepover
Scary Summer
Staff Picks

Spooky Comics For Tween Readers

  • Thomas M.
  • Sunday, October 01
Spooky season is here, and with it comes - whoa, hey, I didn't mean to scare you. Here, let's turn on some more lights. These horror comics have frights and spectacle, but they're not quite as intense or gratuitous as more mature comics out there.
Black Stars Above
The Silver Coin. Volume 1, Issue 1-5
Staff Picks

Horror Comics To Keep You Up At Night

  • Thomas M.
  • Sunday, October 01
Spooky season is here, and with it comes a horrific host of graphic novels to make your skin crawl via print and digital. These titles may include death, gore, and/or disturbing imagery - the stuff nightmares are made of!
Wildfire
Wreck the Halls
Staff Picks

LibraryReads for October 2023

  • Sarah C.
  • Saturday, September 23
Each month, LibraryReads lists the top upcoming titles recommended by librarians across the country.  All these books will be published in October 2023, so stay ahead of the curve and get on the holds list now!
Happiness Falls
Family Lore
Staff Picks

LibraryReads for August 2023

  • Sarah C.
  • Wednesday, July 19
Each month, LibraryReads lists the top upcoming titles recommended by librarians across the country.  All these books will be published in August 2023, so stay ahead of the curve and get on the holds list now!
A Touch of Jen
Finna
Staff Picks

Look in the (Black) Mirror

  • Alex B.
  • Monday, July 03
Enjoy these books inspired by Black Mirror, the Netflix show that explores the pros and cons of a technology-driven society. 
Light Bringer
Hello Stranger
Staff Picks

LibraryReads for July 2023

  • Sarah C.
  • Monday, June 26
Each month, LibraryReads lists the top upcoming titles recommended by librarians across the country.  All these books will be published in July 2023, so stay ahead of the curve and get on the holds list now!
Secret Wars
The 22 Murders of Madison May
Staff Picks

Across the Multiverse

  • Savannah G.
  • Friday, June 16
With its incredible animation, soundtrack, and attention to even the most minute details Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a showstopper that left audiences wanting to see more of the spider-verse. This list is for anyone who’s given up on waiting for their own dimensional rift to open up in their backyard. Here are some fantastic titles that will whip you from one world to the next. Just be warned, not all multiverses are full of wise-cracking crime fighting spider people. Some are just filled with spiders.
It Came from the Closet
Queer Fear
Staff Picks

Queer Horror

  • Leighan C.
  • Friday, June 02
Horror isn't just for Halloween.  Shiver through Pride Month with help from these frightful reads and listens by LGBTQIA+ authors and/or featuring LGBTQIA+ characters.  
Somebody That I Used to Know
Fresh Ink
Staff Picks

Exciting Adventures & Romantic Reads for Teens

  • Kendal T.
  • Wednesday, May 24
Summer is a time for adventure. Whether it's a search for love, or a battle for survival, summer is an opportunity to travel to rich landscapes and meet extraordinary people. These books have been selected for their diverse characters, thrilling settings, and plots that will have you swiftly turning the pages. 
The Girl with All the Gifts
Y, the Last Man, Book One. Issue 1-10
Staff Picks

If You Liked... The Last of Us

  • Thomas M.
  • Tuesday, February 21
Trekking across post-apocalyptic landscapes. Surviving in a broken world. Watching morality corrode as infection compromises everything. Never giving up on the one person you can trust. These are just some of the themes evoked by The Last of Us, and you will also find them in the reading experiences below.
Walk the Vanished Earth
Clean Air
Staff Picks

It's the End of the World (as We Know It)

  • Morgan R.
  • Monday, February 06
If you are a fan of HBO's The Last of Us, explore these newer apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic fiction titles that will keep you entertained until the next episode drops. Want more? Click here to get your personalized reading recommendations.
Beloved
Hannibal
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Horror with Character Names

  • Mahogany S.
  • Friday, November 11
Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title".  This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
Ready Player One
Staff Picks

First Person Narratives

  • Kristin A.
  • Wednesday, November 02
It is said that the best way to learn about a person is through their own perspective. That’s what makes first-person narration so interesting—it allows you to sit in a character’s head as they experience the world. Here are just a few titles that allow you to experience the world from this first hand perspective. 
Never Coming Home
Scout's Honor
Staff Picks

Keep it Creepy

  • Kei G.
  • Monday, October 10
Keep it creepy this October with some YA horror! Supernatural scares, suspenseful thrillers, and tales of true crime--all guaranteed to keep you up at night.
The Only Good Indians
Night of the Mannequins
Staff Picks

Stephen Graham Jones: Must Read Horror 🔪🩸⚰️

  • Chantal W.
  • Friday, October 07
Bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones will be the 2022 #BroaderBookshelf featured author.  Although Jones writes in other genres, he is best known for his horror writing.  His stories can be gory but always features brave, ordinary people that you can't help pulling for and Jones definitely delivers great character development for main and side characters alike. 
Ninth House
Bunny
Staff Picks

Dark Academia, Magic, and Secret Societies

  • Kristin A.
  • Monday, September 19
Looking for some atmospheric and dark reads to set you in the mood for fall? These books about dark academia, magic, and secret societies will have you reading late into the night. So pull out your favorite tweed jacket and cozy up in your reading chair with one of these unputdownable atmospheric reads.
Post York
Windows on the World
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Graphic Novels set in NY

  • Mahogany S.
  • Wednesday, August 31
Check out one of these graphic novels and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a fiction or nonfiction book set in California or New York".  This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Witch Please
Staff Picks

Books to Add to Your Witch List

  • Morgan R.
  • Tuesday, August 30
Witchy vibes? Check. Sweater weather? Check. Mug of something hot to drink? Check. If hexes, curses, and cackling laughs are your thing, try one of these reads that is sure to cast a spell on you.
The Witch King
The Weight of Blood.
Staff Picks

YA Horror for Spooky Season

  • Alex B.
  • Tuesday, August 30
It's never too early to get spooky! You'll get a scream out of these young adult horror books. 
Gods of Want
Black Sci-fi Short Stories
Staff Picks

Love to Read, Short on Time

  • Morgan R.
  • Wednesday, August 03
Do you love to read but also have to work, eat, sleep, take the kids to school, make dinner, remember to call the vet and the plumber, mow the lawn, get your oil changed and just...don't have time? Try one of these short story collections! 
Bunny
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Staff Picks

Who Can You Trust?: Unreliable Narrators

  • Kristin A.
  • Wednesday, July 27
Books with unreliable narrators are the most intriguing stories to be read. The narrator may be unintentionally misleading or deliberately deceptive, which creates tension and engagement that drives the plot and intensifies the twists. They may not always tell the truth, but they make some of the most gripping storytellers. Here are just a few stories with narrators you may not be able to trust, but you should definitely still check out. 
Project Hail Mary
The Penny Dreadfuls
Staff Picks

Favorite Reads of The Teen Center Creative Writing Club

  • Thomas M.
  • Tuesday, July 12
Enjoy some fond favorite reads from members of the Teen Center's creative writing club, known as Prompt & Circumstance. Science fiction, horror, fantasy, manga, poetry, Russian literature, and picture books collide in this fun mash-up of influences. You are sure to find a great read or even inspiration in this list.
Dead Weight
Camp Murderface
Staff Picks

All Camped Out

  • Diamond T.
  • Monday, June 06
Grab your sleeping bag, sunscreen, and bug spray- we're heading to summer camp! Smores are optional. 
Heartstopper. Vol. 01
Manhunt
Staff Picks

Read with Pride

  • Amber J.
  • Wednesday, May 25
Celebrate your PRIDE with these fresh and fun LBGT+ titles for teens and adults. Don't forget to check out these movies coming to theaters next month: "No Ordinary Man"(July 16) tells the story of transgender jazz musician Billy Tipton from directors Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt and "Nope"(July 22), Jordan Peele's latest horror starring LGBT+ actors Keke Palmer and Barbie Ferrerira.
The Memory Police
The Good Son
Staff Picks

Without Borders: Books in Translation

  • Kristin A.
  • Tuesday, March 29
Books have no borders. Without reading translated books, we only experience a tiny sliver of the literature that the world has to offer. Authors are writing incredible books in a variety of languages throughout the world, but only a very small percentage are translated into English. By reading books published in other countries, you are able to delve deep into that author's culture in a way you wouldn't otherwise be able to do without a passport. So broaden your bookshelf and try one of these translated books today.
Nothing but Blackened Teeth
Taaqtumi
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Folk Horror

  • Sara M.
  • Thursday, February 10
Did you really love Midsommar?  Want more of The Wicker Man?  Then you want more folk horror in your life!  Folk horror takes some element from folklore - nature spirits, Fair Folk, Japanese oni  - and incorporates it into a horror narrative.  Whether it's a creepy cult, the darkest part of the forest, or an animal that doesn't look quite right in the broad daylight, folk horror delivers the scares.  
The Luminous Dead
World War Z
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Sci-Fi Horror

  • Sara M.
  • Thursday, February 03
Do you like your horror to come with a sci-fi frame?  Here are some books that cross genres to give you a little bit of both! Learn more about the Broader Bookshelf challenge and see more lists here.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Coraline
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Horror for the Easily Frightened

  • Sara M.
  • Thursday, January 27
So you saw that we're asking you to read a horror book for this year's reading challenge, and your immediate response was "nope, not this fraidy cat!"  If you don't read horror because you don't want to be too scared, here are a few options for you.  Some are older classics, which tend to be a little less scary to modern eyes, and some are modern books with a lower chill factor.  Keep in mind that horror is subjective - what's terrifying to one person doesn't even move the needle for another, so your mileage may vary!
Dread Nation
Handling the Undead
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Horror with Zombies

  • Sara M.
  • Thursday, January 20
Do you like your books to have brrrrains?  Perhaps a little bite?  This list has all kinds of zombies - fast zombies, slow zombies, disease zombies, magic zombies, any kind of zombie you want. Learn more about the Broader Bookshelf challenge and see more lists here.
My Heart is a Chainsaw
The Shining Girls
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - The Horror of Final Girls

  • Sara M.
  • Thursday, January 13
What's a final girl?  In a horror movie, usually in slasher films, the final girl is the last survivor who confronts the killer and usually lives to tell the tale.  Think Laurie Strode from Halloween, Nancy Thompson from A Nightmare on Elm Street, and even Ellen Ripley from Alien.  They exist in books too - and there's a bit of a trend lately of books with characters meta-aware of the trope.  Check out this list of horror books with tough ladies who fight back.  
Collected Ghost Stories
The Exorcist
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Classic Horror

  • Sara M.
  • Thursday, January 06
If you want to understand where any genre is going, you have to understand where it's been.  This list of classic horror novels (arbitrary cutoff: pre-Stephen King) includes a little bit of everything: psychological thrillers, sexy vampires, cosmic horror, haunted houses, and of course g-g-g-ghosts! Learn more about the Broader Bookshelf challenge and see more lists here.
The Ballad of Black Tom
Dreams from the Witch House
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Horror After Lovecraft

  • Sara M.
  • Thursday, December 23
H.P. Lovecraft was a brilliant innovator who created a popular horror subgenre and influenced generations of writers.  He was also xenophobic and racist, and his stories are full of prejudice.  In the last few decades, many have wrestled with his legacy through transformative fiction - writing their own cosmic horror as a direct answer to the problems underlying Lovecraft's own work.  If you liked the HBO series Lovecraft Country, these are great readalikes; if you're new to cosmic horror entirely, these are a great place to start!
Interview with the Vampire
Angel Time
Staff Picks

The Queen of the Vampires: Anne Rice

  • Kristin A.
  • Monday, December 13
Anne Rice, the queen of the vampires and Gothic literature, has passed away at the age of 80. She was best known for her best-selling series, the Vampire Chronicles and the Mayfair Witches. "Interview with the Vampire" was made into a successful feature film in 1994, helping to reignite interest in the vampire genre, which continues to this day.
The Other Black Girl
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Staff Picks

Book-to-TV In Development: Part IV

  • Ariel H.
  • Tuesday, November 23
As of November 2021, these are the current highly anticipated titles that are being transformed for TV.
Mexican Gothic
Americanah
Staff Picks

Book-to-TV In Development: Part II

  • Ariel H.
  • Tuesday, November 23
As of November 2021, these are the current highly anticipated titles that are being transformed for TV.
The Vanishing Half
The Power
Staff Picks

Book-to-TV In Development: Part I

  • Ariel H.
  • Tuesday, November 23
As of November 2021, these are the current highly anticipated titles that are being transformed for TV.
A Spindle Splintered
That We May Live
Staff Picks

Speedy Reads

  • Morgan R.
  • Thursday, November 18
Are you rushing to complete your reading challenge for the year? Short on time? Check out one of these speedy reads that are under 250 pages and get back to crushing your reading goals. 
The Ballad of Black Tom
New Cthulhu 2
Staff Picks

Cosmic Horror

  • Chantal W.
  • Tuesday, November 16
Here are some novels of cosmic horror - the horror of the unknowable and incomprehensible.  
All Her Little Secrets
On Girlhood
Staff Picks

100+ Debut Authors for 2021 📚

  • Chantal W.
  • Tuesday, November 16
Looking for someone new to read?  Give these 2021 debut authors a try - you will find a fine selection of fiction and nonfiction, as well as some of the buzziest books of 2021.
Goodnight Mommy
Audition
Staff Picks

Halloween Hangover Movies

  • Mahogany S.
  • Friday, November 05
Halloween is over, but the scares don't have to be! Enjoy these nailbiters, some old and some new, but all thrilling. Slashers, ghouls and beasts abound in these horror shows. Each of these titles is scary in their own way, so grab some popcorn and pretend it's still October.
The Last Thing He Told Me
Malibu
Staff Picks

Sandhills Staff Picks

  • Morgan R.
  • Wednesday, October 27
Curious to know what our staff read, watch, and listen to? Well you’re in luck, because we can’t wait to share some of our favorites with you!  Bonus: You can use one of these titles to fulfil the #BroaderBookshelf 2021 prompt to "Read a book suggested by a Library staff member".  
The Hazel Wood
The Darkest Part of the Forest
Staff Picks

YA Woods to be Wary of

  • Kenyanah B.
  • Monday, October 18
Get lost in the woods with this festive fall titles. 
It
Pivot
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2021 - One Word Titles (Horror)

  • Mahogany S.
  • Tuesday, October 12
Books with One Word Titles span genres. Here are some Horror Fiction titles that are only one word.    Learn more about the Broader Bookshelf challenge and see more lists here.
Gearbreakers
The Candle and the Flame
Staff Picks

Altered Bingo: YA edition Booklist

  • Diamond T.
  • Tuesday, October 12
Looking for your next must read? From Classic Categories like Fairy Tale Retellings, myster​ies and books that make you cry, to fun ones like a book with an incredible fight scene, an unreliable narrator and even a space opera.  This list has them all. Have fun linking each title with a Book Bingo Category or filling your own chart with new ones. 
The Final Girl Support Group
The Exorcist
Staff Picks

Nightmarish Reads

  • Kristin A.
  • Tuesday, October 05
Get into the spooky season with one of these great horror tales. Just make sure that the lights are all on and the windows are all secure, and whatever you do, don't answer the knock at front door. 
The Taking of Jake Livingston
The Companion
Staff Picks

Latest YA Horror for Teens

  • Alison B.
  • Monday, October 04
October is here so it's time for some spooky reads! Whether your cup of tea (or pumpkin spice flavored beverage) is horrific hauntings or supernatural scares, this list of YA horror for teens is sure to add a chill to your fall.
Cackle
The Complete Autumn & Winter Cookbook
Staff Picks

Fall Feels

  • Morgan R.
  • Sunday, September 19
It's fall, y'all! (I had to say it) and that means whether you are gearing up for Halloween, are getting your apples peeled, sliced, and ready to bake, or are just enjoying the crisp morning air, we've got some good reads for the season. 
The Reading List
Mrs. March
Staff Picks

LibraryReads for August 2021

  • Sarah C.
  • Wednesday, July 21
Each month, LibraryReads lists the top upcoming titles recommended by librarians across the country.  All these books will be published in August 2021, so stay ahead of the curve and get on the holds list now!
Mañanaland
Once Upon an Eid /.
Staff Picks

SC Children's Book Award Nominees 2021-2022

  • Heather M.
  • Tuesday, June 08
"Since 1976 when sixteen schools participated, the South Carolina Book Award program created by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians has expanded to include almost 64,000 participating students.
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Staff Picks

Lower Richland Staff Picks

  • Bryan B.
  • Thursday, April 29
Lower Richland is Richland Library's newest location, located in Hopkins! Here are some staff picks to help get to know us better:
The Paradise Snare
Bloodlist
Staff Picks

Women Authors Who Broke the Mold

  • Helene F.
  • Friday, March 19
Women authors have been writing the best thought-provoking novels since the 1960s on. The genre of these authors ranges from Historical Fiction to Fantasy and Science Fiction, some with vampires, dragons, or aliens from space.  C.S. Friedman's title is coming soon. Looking for more? Check out our personalized recommendations here or call us at 799-9084.
Miles Morales
Falcon
Staff Picks

A Little Something Extra From Hoopla

  • Helene F.
  • Wednesday, February 24
When Ten Titles Is Not Enough Would you like to check out more graphic novels than 10 a month through Hoopla?  For the month of February you are able to search for titles under More Bonus Borrows.  Check back the first day of March for More Bonus Borrows.  You can then search for only comics under the Format bar on the left side of the screen.  Call your local librarian for more suggestions. (803) 799-9084.
My Best Friend's Exorcism
Magic Bites
Staff Picks

Ballentine Staff Picks

  • Kristin A.
  • Monday, February 08
Check out some of these great titles recommended by the Ballentine branch staff.
Jonny Appleseed
New Poets of Native Nations
Staff Picks

#OwnVoices: Native American Authors

  • Kristin A.
  • Wednesday, January 13
Looking for a new great read? Try a book by a Native American author. Some of their works will shed light on activism, culture, and history while others expose the challenges of living on reservations or establishing an identity in the modern world. 
Adnan's Story
Welcome to Night Vale
Staff Picks

7 Books Based on Podcasts You Love

  • Alex B.
  • Friday, January 01
Love these podcasts, but desperate for more content? You and me both! Check out these titles to support your favorite podcasts. 
The Midnight Library
Clap when You Land
Staff Picks

Goodreads Choice Awards: Best Books of 2020

  • Ariel H.
  • Tuesday, December 08
The 12th Annual Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book awards decided by readers, posted the winners December 8, 2020--after three rounds of voting that started late October 2020. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig won overall best book of the year. Listed below are the winners for all 20 categories ranging from Fiction, Humor, Memoir & Autobiography, Food & Cookbooks, Graphic Novels, Debut Novels, Picture Books and many more.