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Cola Daily file photo. As 2020 comes to an end, Richland Library took a look back at the trending items among its 240,000+ library card holders across its 13 facilities from over the year. Library representatives compiled lists of the top five circulated books, music and TV shows/movies from both the physical and digital collections. They span a variety of genres and include picks from the New York Times Best Sellers list, the 2020 National Book Awards longlist, as well as Tony Award and Academy Award nominees and winners. Adult Books (physical collection)

Today Partly cloudy skies this evening will give way to cloudy skies and rain overnight. Low 54F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%.. Tonight Partly cloudy skies this evening will give way to cloudy skies and rain overnight. Low 54F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Updated: March 27, 2021 @ 7:15 pm

Jonathan Blanc / NYPL In a year when many of us couldn’t leave our homes for long periods of time or travel to distant locations, books have been a welcome escape or a way to broaden our perspectives—a reality that can be seen in the top books checked out of the New York Public Library in 2020, SILive reports. “The city’s most borrowed books reflect the historic challenges that have impacted New Yorkers during 2020, including a global pandemic, unprecedented isolation, issues of social justice, and a country divided,” the institution said in a press release. Because branches of the...

THE SHELF Daily Star Books’ Favourite Reads of 2020 The DS Books staff are excited to recommend the books, published in 2020, that taught us what it means to find joy, to be terrified and uplifted, and to willingly get lost in the written world. A longer version of this list—with more books suggested by more staff writers—will be available online. Read and follow us on @thedailystarbooks on Instagram, @DailyStarBooks on Twitter, and fb.com/DailyStarBooks on Facebook. Have a happy new year! The DS Books staff are excited to recommend the books—some published in 2020 and other slightly...

POLITICO Courtesy of Heather Reid Link Copied How/where are you celebrating your birthday and with whom? “Like any good pandemic birthday, I will be here in D.C. ordering copious amounts of takeout with my husband and sister. Hopefully it’s warm enough for a hike around Rock Creek in the daytime, too.” How did you get your start in your career? “My first gig in politics was as a field intern for Rock the Vote while I was a junior in college, helping to register college students and advocating for more inclusive voting rights laws. I got the opportunity through an internship program at...