During the summer of 2022, I found that the Library contained a Book on it's shelves called The Book of Mormon. But it was not the actual Book of Mormon published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that Joseph Smith Jr., the Prophet translated; It was a commentary on the Nephite Record written by a non-member of the Church. It's fine for non-members to write commentaries about the Book of Mormon & for the Richland Library to carry them, but it's not cool when the original thing is absent from their shelves for patrons to compare & look at side by side if they desire to...
In the 8th Chapter of the Book of Ether, we are warned of a Secret Combination in the Latter-Days seeking to overthrow the Freedom of ALL Lands, Nations & Countries. As an ordained Priest of the church, I recognized the Covid-19 Mandates to be the product of such a Global Illuminati. And it really had me angry that in our Tax-payer funded library in our United States with the Constitution & it's first amendment, that our library had not the actual Book of Mormon on it's shelves, but instead, a Book bearing it's same name designed to slander it.
A rose by any other name is not as sweet....
After raising my complaints (even after being kinda rude about it because of the way it made me feel as a Latter-day Saint in the United States after the Mormon Extermination Order & the Edmund-Tuckers act) The Libraries Staff really heard me & they didn't just order the actual Book of Mormon for their shelves...the ordered a copy of the last manuscript edited for Grammar by Joseph Smith before his Martyrdom in Carthage jail in 1844 published by Penguin Books. What's also special about this edition of the Book of Mormon is that it is not broken down into verses; It was one of the last manuscripts of the Book before it was broken down into Versification.
I Salute the Richland Public Library & it's...
Read moreThe staff was super friendly, I love the layout, and the noise some people have complained about is really a non-issue for me. There are plenty of really nice areas scattered around the library to study (frankly, if you need it so quiet as to hear a pin drop, you won't find that at any public space, and the Richland library is no exception). I, however, find the din of the ambient noise oddly comforting and can lose myself in my research or reading fairly easily despite the occasional whine of a blender or a child. While I am not much of a coffee drinker, I appreciate the aroma spilling out from the cafe into the rest of the library, reminding me of home and leaving me with the feeling that I am welcome. In short, I love the Richland library for its...
Read moreAn amazing place altogether.
The coffee there is great but I would rather go to other places such as The Coffee Bean. Not yo mention, I never see anyone who gets a coffee here.
They have great staff and help you with your every need, from finding books to checking out a line of people when the checkout machine breaks.
They also have an extremely large computer lab. Infact they have two of them. One is designed specifically for kids, and the other one is more centered around adults.
They have an astounding a.ount of events all the time, most of them directed towards kids. This can range from competitions from just a adult sitting down and reading a few stories.
I would recommend this place to anyone...
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