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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 November 2025

Children

00:00 / 06:52

Duck and Hippo Give Thanks, by Jonathan London

00:00 / 03:30

A Fall Ball For All, by Jamie A Swenson

00:00 / 05:04

The Leaf Thief, by Alice Hemming

00:00 / 03:01

The Mosquito Burrito, by Didi Dragon

00:00 / 04:02

The Perfect Thanksgiving, by Eileen Spinelli

00:00 / 06:51

T. Veg: The Story of a Carrot-Crunching Dinosaur, by Smriti Prasadam-Halls

Teens

00:00 / 11:16

American Spirits: The Famous Fox Sisters and the Mysterious Fad that Haunted a Nation –  "Chapter 1: Fool's Eve," by Barb Rosenstock

00:00 / 08:05

How Do I Get a Job? – "Chapter 3: Search & Apply," by Leanne Currie-McGhee

00:00 / 04:28

The Teen Witches’ Guide to Crystals – "Healing with Crystals," by Xanna Eve Chown and Emily Anderson

00:00 / 08:40

Undecided: Navigating Life and Learning After High School – "Introduction," by Genevieve Morgan

Adults

00:00 / 01:57

"After Apple-Picking," by Robert Frost

00:00 / 09:06

Army Life in a Black Regiment – "Chapter 1: Introductory," by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

00:00 / 08:58

"The Cats of Ulthar," by H. P. Lovecraft

00:00 / 12:03

Jane Eyre – "Chapter 1," by Charlotte Bronte

00:00 / 23:24

The Poems of Sappho – "Chapter 1," by Sappho

00:00 / 01:52

"Thanksgiving," by Kate Seymor MacLean

Dial-A-Story Archive

View the Dial-A-Story picks from last month.

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