Dial-A-Story
Dial-A-Story Picks October 2021
Do you want to hear a story from YCL staff at any time?
Call the Library’s Dial-A-Story phone line at 803-620-8585. You'll hear stories for adults, teens, and children, as well as music and songs, poetry, jokes and riddles, history tidbits, trivia, and more! You can also listen online via the links below as stories become available.
Children
Apple Farmer Annie, by Monica Wellington
Billy Bloo is Stuck in Goo, by Jennifer Hamburg
Creepy Carrots, by Aaron Reynolds
It's Raining Bats and Frogs, by Rebecca Colby
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, by Linda Williams
Mole's Hill, by Lois Ehlert
Mouse's First Fall, by Lauren Thompson
Pumpkin, Pumpkin, by Jeanne Titherington
Teens
Interesting Facts About Bats
"The Boy Who Drew Cats," from Mysterious Tales of Japan, collected by Rafe Martin
"9 Halloween Tales & Traditions," an article from the editors of History.com
Adults
"Fingers," by Rachel Heng, a short story from Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Tales of Horror
Summary of Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Series Book 1), by Tamsyn Muir
"The Highwayman," by Alfred Noyes
Library News and Updates
3 Short Stories from More Stories to Solve, by George Shannon
Summary of Working Stiff, by Dr. Judy Melinik
View the Dial-A-Story picks from last month.