In conjunction with our strong Greystar sponsor, CLS is very inspired to be hosting the most powerful woman on Wall Street! Charleston native Sallie Krawcheck is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ellevest, and Former Head of Bank of America's Global Wealth and Investment Management. Krawcheck will be in conversation with Rachael Brittingham, Greystar's Managing Director […]

We are delighted to partner with the Charleston Mercury and South Carolina attorney Larry Kobrovsky for a presentation by reporter & Charleston native, Will Cathcart! Cathcart returns to CLS to discuss his harrowing experience of reporting on the front lines in Ukraine during the Russian invasion. He documented the incredible resistance of the Ukrainian people, […]

Join us for another fabulous Lite Lunch at the Library Society, this time with incredibly talented interior designer, Marshall Watson. Watson is known for his European-inspired, richly textured designs, and for this program, he will discuss his gorgeous book, The Art of Elegance: Classic Interiors. The book shares his finest work, demonstrating that while each […]

The Library Society and the College of Charleston’s School of Languages, Cultures and World Affairs are excited to welcome author Nathaniel Philbrick for a lecture on In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius Of George Washington and The Victory At Yorktown. In one of the latest volumes of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick tells […]

Please join us for our "Eggs in the Stacks" Easter Egg Hunt! Joyce Smith, Storytime & Children's Librarian, will start this fun event with a reading of Dubose Heyward's "The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes" followed by age-approprite Egg Hunts in the Main Reading Room & Rabbit Hole. Join us for yummy treats, […]

Please join us for our New Member's Mingle! Every second Monday of the month, we host our newest members of the CLS family. The evening will include an orientation of the library and informational tour with Q & A about your membership benefits. RSVP required to attend.

Enjoy an afternoon tea with Jane Churchill and Emily Astor that will make all ready to host, celebrate, and rejoice in the art of entertaining through storytelling and family. Jane Churchill of Jane Churchill Interiors and Emily Astor will be discussing their book Entertaining Lives (U.S. title: Entertaining In Style), the recipes of their two […]

CLS is honored to host incredible historian and Sunday Times Best Seller, Tim Bouverie, for a riveting and topical discussion on his book, Appeasement: Chamberlain, Hitler, Churchill, and the Road […]

If only you could meet your younger, greener self, along life’s shore, what might you say? Join CLS as we explore this perennial question with author Terry Helwig in her […]

Ordinary images can tell extraordinary stories. Photographer and author, William Abranowicz, sits down in conversation with historian and academic, Dr. Bernard Powers, to discuss Abranowicz' recent book and project, This […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. We are so thrilled to finally re-start […]

"Monsters don’t hide in the woods. They aren’t shadows in the trees or invisible things lurking in darkened corners. No, the real monsters move in plain sight." - A Flicker […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. We are so thrilled to finally re-start […]

Hosted by The N.C. Zeitgeist Foundation, the Transatlantic Exhibition of Art In the Southeast (TEASE) will revolve around the theme “Heimat” or “Home/Homeland.” Artists from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany) and from Mecklenburg […]