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 Lisa, our Director of Collections. She will be reading […]
Nineteen volumes of the City of Charleston Tax Records, 1859-1875, and eight volumes of Ms. 336 Charleston Police Records, 1853-1894 were found in the demolition of the former Vanderhorst Police Station (the Charleston police station from 1908-1974) on St. Philip Street. Dr. Konrad Mark donated them to the Library Society in 1974, where they have been […]
Lessons from a great leader are always taken to heart by their mentees, and a select few life-changing lessons are never forgotten - and sometimes shared through compelling and inspiring publications thirty years later. As a Southern boy accustomed to the warmth of the Lowcountry and the tropical tendencies of the Florida Panhandle years later […]
With the continued success of its relaunch early last year, look forward to Life-long Learning returning seasonally in a daytime format. As the rules for identification of species became more defined and scientific methods more advanced, our natural history has become easier to study, understand, and appreciate. We owe this process of discovery to a […]
We can go, we can't go. The ping pong of access to Cuba has always been a game of chance, and if you've had the opportunity to go, navigating once there an unknown. Known as the "Pearl of the Antilles," Cuba remains a Caribbean island nation with the creative vitality that comes from an extraordinary […]
CLS invites you to share in a rare opportunity of the exploration between the literary and musical ties of The Colour of Music - Dr. Henry Tisdale, most recent retired president of Claflin University, will launch his newest publication in our Main Reading Room, focusing on how music changed the track of Claflin University, and […]
Please join us for our New Members Orientation! Every second Monday of the month, we host our newest members of the CLS family for a fun and informative tour of the facility, including key information on utilizing Library resources, an exploration of some of the treasures from the CLS archives, a visit to the Igoe […]
Drayton Hall, an authentic colonial period dwelling in Charleston, is the earliest and finest example of Palladian architecture in the United States – how the main house and surrounding buildings were designed, built, used and adjusted over time tells a unique take about the people who lived and worked there. In partnership with Drayton Hall […]
We are thrilled to invite you to our latest addition to the social calendar – Member's 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 […]
Debuting the Bond Street Speaker Series: Enhancing democracy and community through an appreciation of our cultural institutions. In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville toured America and visited Charleston in search of the special ingredient that made America’s democracy so powerful. What he discovered was that the glue that created community and civic discourse was its profoundly […]
We are thrilled to invite you to our latest addition to the social calendar – Member's 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 […]
With great success from last year's Life Long Learning Course on the Music of Vietnam Era, Dana Beach and Teddy Gilbreth return for another six-part series exploring the distinctive music […]
We are thrilled to invite you to our latest addition to the social calendar – Member's Mingle also known as Cocktail Hour, Happy Hour or 5 o'clock somewhere – a […]
Join our resident bookbinder and conservator, James Davis, to learn the art of hand bookbinding and walk away with your very own journal. Starting with paper, board, and thread, students […]
We are thrilled to invite you to our latest addition to the social calendar – Member's Mingle also known as Cocktail Hour, Happy Hour or 5 o'clock somewhere – a […]
