Dial-A-Story
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.
Dial-A-Story Picks July 2026
Children
America: A Patriotic Primer, by Lynne Cheney
The Flag We Love, by Pam Munoz Ryan
Independence Cake, by Deborah Hopkinson
Not That Pet, by Smriti Prasadam-Halls
President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath, by Mac Barnett
"The Star-Spangled Banner," by Francis Scott Key
Teens
Ander and Santi Were Here, by Jonny Garza Villa – Summary
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People, by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz – Excerpt of the Introduction
"The New Colossus," by Emma Lazarus
Our Way: A Parallel History, by Julie Cajune – Summary
Rosa, By Any Other Name, by Hailey Alcaraz – Excerpt of Chapter 5
Adults
"Bed in Summer," by Robert Louis Stevenson
Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indians – "The Undying Head"
The Life of a Fossil Hunter, by Charles Sternberg – "Section One"
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" by William Shakespeare
"When the Sirup's on the Flapjack," by Bert Leston Taylor
View the Dial-A-Story picks from last month.