Membership Library

These books are free to borrow for all NAMI Richland County members. Simply ‘checkout’ the book you would like to borrow and it will email us your request. Pickup can then be scheduled at your convenience. All books can be checked out for a two-week period with a possible renewal depending on the waitlist.

Mind Race

The life of a person with bipolar disorder can be tumultuous. Imagine living in a world divided into many parts: one is fast-paced, frantic, energetic--you are at the top of your game and feeling invincible; another is so bleak and dark that even the simple task of going to the store requires Herculean effort. Here you can read a firsthand account of one teenager’s experience.

When Nothing Matters Anymore

'The most positive book on depression one could read, should be available to all teens.'' - Voice of Youth Advocates. This is a survival guide for depressed teens Everyone feels down or sad at times. These feelings are part of life and usually pass. But what if they hang on, affecting your body, your behavior, your emotions, and your thoughts? You may be more than sad. You may be depressed. If you are, you're not alone.

Don’t Let Your Emotions run your life for teens

In this book, you'll find new ways of managing your feelings so that you'll be ready to handle anything life sends your way. Based in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a type of therapy designed to help people who have a hard time handling their intense emotions, this workbook helps you learn the skills you need to ride the ups and downs of life with grace and confidence.

Next to nothing

Carrie tells the story of her descent into anorexia, how and why she fell victim to this mysterious illness, and how she was able to seek help and recover after years of therapy and hard work. Now an adult, she uses her own experiences to offer practical advice and guidance to young adults who have recently been diagnosed with an eating disorder, or who are at risk for developing one.

Back Home

This is the story of 13-year-old Rachel Ann "Brownie" Browning, whose family faces a tragic loss. Her father has just returned from the war in Iraq. He has suffered a traumatic brain injury--and is no longer the father she knew.
Keller's powerful and affecting novel explores important territory--the challenges faced by families of returning soldiers across America, many thousands of whom have suffered traumatic brain injuries.

Anger Workbook for Teens

Between family life, friends, and the pressures of school, there's no doubt that it's stressful being a teenager. And while anger is a natural human emotion, different people handle it differently. This includes thirty-seven exercises designed to show you effective skills to help you deal with feelings of rage without losing it. By completing just one ten-minute worksheet a day, you'll find out what's triggering your anger, look at the ways you react, and learn skills and techniques for getting your anger under control.

Border Crossing

The mixed-race son of apple pickers, Manz lives with his hard-drinking mother and her truck-driver boyfriend in dusty Rockhill, Texas. Manz suffers from an uncontrollable paranoia and as the summer wears on, Manz becomes convinced that "Operation Wetback," a brutal postwar relocation program, is being put back into effect. As the voices in his head grow louder and more insistent, Manz struggles to negotiate the difficulties of adolescence, the perils of an oppressed environment, and the terror of losing his grip

A Scary Scene in a Scary Movie

Rene, an obsessive-compulsive fourteen year old, smells his hands and wears a Batman cape when he's nervous. If he picks up a face-down coin, moves a muscle when the time adds up to thirteen , or washes his body parts in the wrong order, Rene or someone close to him will break a bone, contract a deadly virus, and/or die a slow and painful death like someone in a scary scene in scary movie.

Bipolar Workbook for Teens

 This includes exercises and worksheets that will help you learn skills drawn from a special technique called dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Working through this book will help you:

Recognize and respond to your emotional triggers, create a crisis plan and find support, get a handle on addictive behavior and maintain friendships and get along with your family.

What you must think of me

We've all felt occasional pangs of shyness and self-consciousness, but for the 15 million Americans with social anxiety disorder, the fear of being scrutinized and criticized can reach disabling proportions. Such was the case for Emily Ford, who shares her firsthand experiences in these pages. Emily's true story of fear, struggle, and ultimate triumph is sure to resonate with other socially anxious teenagers and young adults.