We are thrilled to invite you to our latest addition to the social calendar – Member Mingle also known as Cocktail Hour, Happy Hour or 5 o'clock somewhere – a meet and greet opportunity without any programmatic component. Held on the third Wednesday evening of each month and open to all members, we hope you'll […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Justine, our Children's Programming Coordinator, to read in the […]

Since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022, Europe's biggest armed conflict since World War II has grabbed headlines across the world. A senior writer at Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Business Week, Stephanie Baker, joins us in the Main Reading Room just a few weeks after the paperback publication of her latest release, […]

Just ahead of the 10 year anniversary, we are incredibly honored to host New York Times and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kevin Sack in conversation with reporter Carolyn Murray, for the pub-day release of Mother Emanuel, a comprehensive history of one of the nation’s most important African American churches and the profound story of courage and […]

Week 1: JUNE 9th - JUNE 13th Join CLS for Camp in the Stacks, Summer 2025! This week campers will explore the incredible habitats animals call home — from the deep ocean to dense forests and jungle, to the icy Arctic and to our own Lowcountry marshlands.  Please fill out the registration form linked here […]

Join Charleston Library Society's Director of Conservation James Davis for an introduction to the ancient art of decorative paper marbling: a method of aqueous surface design using ink and paint colors, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other kinds of stone. During this creative session, you will explore the fascinating craft that […]

Dubbed the queen of Southern suspense, Charleston's own Stacy Willingham joins us to celebrate the publication day of Forget Me Not — the fourth psychological suspense novel from New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling author Stacy Willingham. A novice of the Main Reading Room, we are thrilled to welcome Stacy back to discuss […]