Dec 25 9:00 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Main

SNAP at the Library

Do you have questions about your application for food stamps with the Department of Social Services (DSS)? Meet with a DSS representative at Richland Library for in-person answers and solutions.

Event Type(s):

Community Awareness, Lifeskills, Services

Audience(s):

Adults

Nov 27 9:00 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Main

SNAP at the Library

Do you have questions about your application for food stamps with the Department of Social Services (DSS)? Meet with a DSS representative at Richland Library for in-person answers and solutions.

Event Type(s):

Community Awareness, Lifeskills, Services

Audience(s):

Adults

Oct 30 9:00 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Main

SNAP at the Library

Do you have questions about your application for food stamps with the Department of Social Services (DSS)? Meet with a DSS representative at Richland Library for in-person answers and solutions.

Event Type(s):

Community Awareness, Lifeskills, Services

Audience(s):

Adults

Sep 25 9:00 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Main

SNAP at the Library

Do you have questions about your application for food stamps with the Department of Social Services (DSS)? Meet with a DSS representative at Richland Library for in-person answers and solutions.

Event Type(s):

Community Awareness, Lifeskills, Services

Audience(s):

Adults

Aug 28 9:00 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Main

SNAP at the Library

Do you have questions about your application for food stamps with the Department of Social Services (DSS)? Meet with a DSS representative at Richland Library for in-person answers and solutions.

Event Type(s):

Community Awareness, Lifeskills, Services

Audience(s):

Adults

Jul 31 9:00 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Main

SNAP at the Library

Do you have questions about your application for food stamps with the Department of Social Services (DSS)? Meet with a DSS representative at Richland Library for in-person answers and solutions.

Event Type(s):

Community Awareness, Lifeskills, Services

Audience(s):

Adults

Jun 26 9:00 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Main

SNAP at the Library

Do you have questions about your application for food stamps with the Department of Social Services (DSS)? Meet with a DSS representative at Richland Library for in-person answers and solutions.

Event Type(s):

Community Awareness, Lifeskills, Services

Audience(s):

Adults

May 29 9:00 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Main

SNAP at the Library

Do you have questions about your application for food stamps with the Department of Social Services (DSS)? Meet with a DSS representative at Richland Library for in-person answers and solutions.

Event Type(s):

Community Awareness, Lifeskills, Services

Audience(s):

Adults
Your Face Belongs to Us
Power and Progress
Staff Picks

Financial Times Best Business Books of 2023

  • Bland L.
  • Monday, December 11
London’s Financial Times has released a list of the year’s best business titles.  It includes books treating such timely topics as AI (The Coming Wave), cryptocurrency (
Retirement Planning QuickStart Guide
The Good Retirement Guide 2022
Staff Picks

Retirement Ready

  • Morgan R.
  • Wednesday, April 05
Become fiscally fit! Whether you are just starting out at your first job or are approaching retirement age, here are a few books to help navigate the daunting world of investing for the future.  For more resources, be sure to check out LinkedIn Learning's Personal Finance courses, and Morningstar Investment Research Center where you can find a retirement calculator along with thousands of articles and other helpful planning tools.
Saving Main Street
The LEGO Story
Staff Picks

New Business Books

  • Bland L.
  • Thursday, December 22
Notable new titles include Walt Bogdanich’s When McKinsey Comes to Town, about the influential and controversial consulting firm known for the draconian measures it often recommends to its client businesses, and Gary Rivlin’s Saving Main Street, about the re
Blog
Richland Library Main

Money Goals For The New Year

  • Thomas M.
  • Monday, January 02

There are a lot of financial websites and blogs about New Year’s money resolutions. What do people actually want to accomplish, though?

How to Money
Project Startup
Staff Picks

#FinLit Reviews Booklist

  • Thomas M.
  • Friday, December 16
The months of #FinLit Book Review blog posts are adding up. Here is a handy list of all of the fiction and nonfiction reviewed for their financial literacy value on the Richland Library blog.
Nickel and Dimed
Bait and Switch
Staff Picks

Remembering Barbara Ehrenreich

  • Bland L.
  • Tuesday, September 06
Barbara Ehrenreich, who for more than fifty years dissected American culture in a series of perceptive books (many of them best sellers), died on 1 Sept.
Blog
Richland Library Main

#FinLit Book Review: "Lawn Boy" & "Lawn Boy Returns"

  • Thomas M.
  • Wednesday, January 04

"One minute I was twelve years old and wondering where I could get enough money for an inner tube for my old used ten-speed. The next minute, it seems, I’ve got a business of my own, with employees, and I’m rich."

Blog
Richland Library Main

5 Things Every Renter Should Know

  • Lee P.
  • Friday, July 08

Richland Library is working towards helping our community access housing options that meet their needs. In this post, we'll cover five things every renter should know before committing to housing.

Level Up
The Good Retirement Guide 2022
Staff Picks

New Business Books

  • Bland L.
  • Friday, June 03
Noteworthy new titles include Level Up: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back, by Georgia politician (and serial entrepreneur) Stacey Abrams and her business partner, Lara Hodgson; Dade Hayes and Dawn Chmielewski’s Binge Times: Inside Hollywood's Furious Billion-Dol
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Statista

Statista is an easy-to-use portal that integrates statistics and reports from thousands of sources on topics related to business, media, public policy, health, technology, and many others.

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Richland Library Sandhills

Budgeting for a New Salary

  • Emily Barber
  • Wednesday, March 09

When your income changes substantially, it’s time to revisit the way you manage your money. Read more for some tips on how to reassess!

Blog
Richland Library Main

Love & Money

  • Thomas M.
  • Wednesday, January 04

There are no perfect solutions in love or money, but there are some simple ways to increase your chances of success.

Blog
Richland Library Main

Hybrid Work: It’s Here to Stay

  • Bland L.
  • Wednesday, February 09

The consensus in the business/HR community is that hybrid work arrangements, involving working both in the office and remotely, will remain in place even after the coronavirus pandemic is finally in the rear-view mirror.

Trillions
Get Good with Money
Staff Picks

New Business Books

  • Bland L.
  • Wednesday, December 22
This batch of new business books features some sharp corporate take-downs, including Peter Robison’s Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing and Bartow J.
Blog
Richland Library Wheatley

Understanding The Great Resignation and Making The Most Of It

  • Jessica Daly
  • Wednesday, August 25

Have you heard of The Great Resignation? If you haven't yet, you probably will soon. It's a post-pandemic movement affecting the job market and your ability to find a job. Read more about it here and find out how to make it work for you. 

The Color of Money
The Little Black Book of Success
Staff Picks

Black Business Month

  • Ariel H.
  • Monday, August 02
In honor of National Black Business Month, a list has been compiled of books, read and authored, by black entrepreneurs! Go support your local Black entrepreneurs!
Shutdown
Women Don't Ask
Staff Picks

New Business Books

  • Bland L.
  • Thursday, July 22
As one might expect, business books examining the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy are now coming out.  Adam Tooze, author of the definitive account of the Great Recession’s worldwide impact (Crashed), is back with
Ladies Get Paid
Humor, Seriously
Staff Picks

Ladies Get Paid (and other new business books you might enjoy)

  • Bland L.
  • Friday, April 30
Check out these business and finance books recently added to our collection.  Popular titles include Ladies Get Paid, a manifesto on workplace equality by Claire Wasserman, and Black, White, and The Grey, a memoir by Mashama Bailey and John O.
The 5 AM Club
Getting Things Done
Staff Picks

Stay Motivated and Win this Year!

  • Ariel H.
  • Wednesday, February 17
A list of personal development books have been created to assist you on your journey to victory! 2020 is gone and over, but 2021 has 365 brand new ways for you to prove just how resilient you are. We already have a month in the hole, let's take advantage of the next few. You're only a decision away...
I Want More Pizza
Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School?
Staff Picks

Budgeting and Money Saving Skills For Teens

  • Thomas M.
  • Friday, February 12
Financial skills are key to taking control of your destiny. Money you save today could make a lasting difference in the future. Budgeting for personal goals are great habits to build. Adults may not like to admit it, but many of them wish they could turn back time and read up about this! The books listed below offer good advice for saving and budgeting. There are many digital books on money management available for instant checkout over on Hoopla.
Blog
Richland Library Main

Learning About Investing

  • Thomas M.
  • Tuesday, September 21

Learn the basics, develop a personal plan and avoid the pitfalls of trying to get your money to work for you.

Blog
Richland Library Main

Get Your News with U.S. Newsstream

  • Bland L.
  • Tuesday, January 05

If you have grown weary of paywalls impeding your access to reliable news (or of “free” subscriptions that offer only limited access, at the cost of surrendering some personal information), consider using U.S. Newsstream to essentially bypass paywalls and find the latest on US politics, COVID-19 vaccines, and world news.

Billion Dollar Loser
Better, Not Perfect
Staff Picks

Billion Dollar Loser (and other new business books you may enjoy)

  • Bland L.
  • Thursday, October 22
Check out these new business titles recently added to our collection.  Considering the news of the antitrust suit that the US Department of Justice has just brought against Google, Zephyr Teachout’s Break ’em Up: Recovering Our Freedom from Big Ag, Big Tech, and Big Money is a timely read indeed.
Blog
Richland Library Blythewood

Teens & Money

  • Crystal M.
  • Monday, February 25

 Over the past two months, teens attended our 3-part financial wellness series taught by a local financial literacy advocate, Shondy Monroe.

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Gale Business: Entrepreneurship

Gale Business: Entrepreneurship covers all major areas of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax and more.

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