Jun 24 12:00 p.m.

Event
Richland Library Main

Researching SC Revolutionary War Patriots

Has the 250th anniversary of the founding of our country piqued your interest in researching your Revolutionary War-era ancestors? Join us in the Walker Local & Family History Center to hear from state archivist Elaine Rohr on how to begin your Patriot research at the South Carolina State Archives.

Event Type(s):

Arts, Crafts and Hobbies

Audience(s):

Adults

Aug 11 2:30 p.m.

Event
Richland Library Main

One-on-One Genealogy

Need help with local or family history research? Reserve a 1-hour appointment with a staff member in the Walker Local & Family History Center.

Event Type(s):

Arts, Crafts and Hobbies

Audience(s):

Adults

Jul 14 2:30 p.m.

Event
Richland Library Main

One-on-One Genealogy

Need help with local or family history research? Reserve a 1-hour appointment with a staff member in the Walker Local & Family History Center.

Event Type(s):

Arts, Crafts and Hobbies

Audience(s):

Adults

Jun 02 2:30 p.m.

Event
Richland Library Main

One-on-One Genealogy

Need help with local or family history research? Reserve a 1-hour appointment with a staff member in the Walker Local & Family History Center.

Event Type(s):

Arts, Crafts and Hobbies

Audience(s):

Adults

May 21 10:00 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Ballentine

Digital Drop-In

Need help with your smartphone, laptop, or tablet? Want to learn more about eBooks and digital audiobooks?

Event Type(s):

Computers and Technology

Audience(s):

Adults

May 05 10:00 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Ballentine

Digital Drop-In

Need help with your smartphone, laptop, or tablet? Want to learn more about eBooks and digital audiobooks?

Event Type(s):

Computers and Technology

Audience(s):

Adults

May 09 10:00 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Ballentine

Digital Drop-In

Need help with your smartphone, laptop, or tablet? Want to learn more about eBooks and digital audiobooks?

Event Type(s):

Computers and Technology

Audience(s):

Adults

May 02 10:00 a.m.

Event
Richland Library Ballentine

Digital Drop-In

Need help with your smartphone, laptop, or tablet? Want to learn more about eBooks and digital audiobooks?

Event Type(s):

Computers and Technology

Audience(s):

Adults

Apr 29 6:00 p.m.

Event
Richland Library Southeast

International Week: A Reflection of Día: It's Bellydancing

Adults, join us as we mirror our annual celebration El día de los niños/El día de los libros commonly known as Día, with a week of various multicultural activities. It's part two to learning the art of Bellydancing or Raqs Sharqi, a Middle Eastern/North African dance style focusing on torso and hip isolations, fluid movements, and rhythmic accents with Artistic Director Maria Palacio. Then bring the entire family Saturday, May 2 | Noon - 3pm to Día: A Celebration of Diversity as we salute the influential heartbeat of AFRICA.

Event Type(s):

Arts, Crafts and Hobbies, Health and Wellness, Live Performance, Special Events

Audience(s):

Adults

Apr 30 6:00 p.m.

Event
Richland Library Southeast

International Week: A Reflection of Día: Making African Earrings

Adults, join us as we mirror our annual celebration El día de los niños/El día de los libros commonly known as Día, with a week of various multicultural activities. Your skills, your creativity, your statement. Join master crafter, Ms. Shirley and learn how to handcraft your Afrocentric design. Then bring the entire family Saturday, May 2 | Noon - 3pm to Día: A Celebration of Diversity as we salute the influential heartbeat of AFRICA.

Event Type(s):

Arts, Crafts and Hobbies, Health and Wellness, Live Performance, Special Events

Audience(s):

Adults

Apr 28 6:00 p.m.

Event
Richland Library Southeast

International Week: A Reflection of Día: It's Bellydancing

Adults, join us as we mirror our annual celebration El día de los niños/El día de los libros commonly known as Día, with a week of various multicultural activities. Learn the art of Bellydancing or Raqs Sharqi, a Middle Eastern/North African dance style focusing on torso and hip isolations, fluid movements, and rhythmic accents with Artistic Director Maria Palacio. Then bring the entire family Saturday, May 2 | Noon - 3pm to Día: A Celebration of Diversity as we salute the influential heartbeat of AFRICA.

Event Type(s):

Arts, Crafts and Hobbies, Health and Wellness, Live Performance, Special Events

Audience(s):

Adults
The Backyard Beekeeper
The Idle Beekeeper
Staff Picks

Beekeeping It Real

  • Tammy L.
  • Thursday, January 15
Whether you are an experienced beekeeper or a new-bee, this list is for you!
Blog
Richland Library Main

You Too Can Code: Beginning Web Developer

  • Savannah G.
  • Monday, September 08
Fiero Code is a great way to begin building some beginner coding skills. Whether you're looking to learn a bit for yourself or for some after school activities ideas, Fiero Code has got a wide range of courses and pathways to choose from.
Blog
Richland Library Main

You Too Can Code: Beginning Game Developer

  • Savannah G.
  • Monday, August 25
Fiero Code is a great way to begin building some beginner coding skills. Whether you're looking to learn a bit for yourself or for some after school activities ideas, Fiero Code has got a wide range of courses and pathways to choose from.
Blog
Richland Library Main

Let's Talk Race | Read, Watch, Listen: Stories of Law, Justice and Connection

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 03
Richland Library's Let’s Talk Race Team works to create opportunities for civic engagement, to build community connections and encourage courageous conversations that focus on race, culture and ethnicity. Incarceration and the criminal justice system continue to raise complicated issues around race. Hearing and understanding the stories of the people who are incarcerated or recently incarcerated helps us understand their journey.
Blog
Richland Library Main

How to Make a Zine

  • Zita R.
  • Wednesday, March 18
You wanna make some art? Tell a story? Share your Poetry? Get into a community and the internet just isn't cutting it?Make a zine!
Database

Fiero Code

 Fiero Code is a learn-to-code software program designed for children, teens, and adults to learn multiple coding languages to build your own website, video game, app or animation.

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Alba Series. Book 1, Lost
Alba Series. Book 2, The Plan
Staff Picks

Level 1 Decodable Chapter Books: Alba Series

  • Emily J.
  • Tuesday, May 16
This 12-book series follows the adventures of the feisty and determined Anna. She uses her super-sleuthing and problem-solving skills to battle the mighty superbugs who threaten to destroy her father’s scientific work.
The Clam
Crabs!
Staff Picks

Level 1 Decodable Chapter Books: Magic Belt Series

  • Emily J.
  • Tuesday, May 16
Looking for action and adventure? The Magic Belt series follows Zak’s quest to save his grandfather’s life. He sets out on a magical quest to collect hidden gems that will unlock the cure for grandfather illness. Zak races against time as he hurdles through obstacle after obstacle.
Mr. B
Easy Beauty
Staff Picks

2023 Pulitzer Prizes

  • Bland L.
  • Monday, May 08
Check out the 2023 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists in the categories of fiction, history, biography, memoir/ autobiography, poetry, and general nonfiction.
Magnificent Rebel
Bruno Schulz
Staff Picks

Notable New Biographies & Memoirs

  • Bland L.
  • Friday, April 28
Among the new biographies/memoirs I’m looking forward to reading are Anne de Courcey’s Magnificent Rebel, about shipping line heiress Nancy Cunard’s tumultuous life in 1920s Paris, and New Yorker writer Burkhard Bilger’s Fatherland, about his discovery of hi
Blog
Richland Library Main

Crafting for a Cause: Donations by Sew Divine at Southeast

  • Adele C.
  • Monday, May 08
Crafting can be a fulfilling and enjoyable pastime, but what if you could turn your hobby into something even more meaningful? That's exactly what the Southeast branch of Sew Divine has been doing for years, and they have made an incredible impact on their community through their donations.
Blog
Richland Library Main

What's your resolution?

  • Adele C.
  • Tuesday, January 07
No matter what your resolutions are for the new year, we hope that the library can play a part in helping you achieve your goals.
South to America
Ardennes 1944
Staff Picks

2022 Charleston Literary Festival Authors

  • Bland L.
  • Wednesday, October 05
This year’s Charleston Literary Festival, taking place November 4-13, will feature a spectacular array of fiction and nonfiction writers. The fiction roster includes literary-fiction heavyweight Ian McEwan, as well as best-selling authors Geraldine Brooks and Nic Hornby. Among those representing nonfiction are African American studies scholar Eddie S.
The Heartbeat of Trees
National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America
Staff Picks

Arbor Day Reads

  • Bland L.
  • Friday, April 22
National Arbor Day is observed annually on the last Friday in April (4/29 this year), although South Carolina marks its own Arbor Day on the first Friday in December, since saplings planted at that time of year will have a better chance of becoming established before the brutal heat of summer arrives.
Blog
Richland Library North Main

Native American Heritage Month

  • Zsuzsanna C.
  • Monday, November 07
There are 9.7 million Native Americans belonging to 562 federally recognized nations or tribes that live in the US, each with a unique history.