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 to War. A ground-breaking history of the key players of the time who, through their actions and inaction, shaped their country's policy and enabled Hitler's […]

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 new book, Shifting Shorelines​: Messages From A Wiser Self. Joined by renowned author Mary Alice Monroe, these two authors will dive deep into the human […]

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 Far and No Further: Photographs Inspired by the Voting Rights Movement. The two will bring history that is integral to understanding present-day America to the […]

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 our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers can join Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in […]

"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 In The Dark We are thrilled to partner with Buxton Books, our amazing on-campus bookstore, in hosting two incredible authors, Stacy Willingham and Lydia Fitzpatrick. […]

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 our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers can join Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in […]

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 County, North Carolina (United States) will create and present “sense-of-place” themed works of art reflecting a transatlantic exchange of ideas about the meaning of “Homeland […]

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

This month's Lite Lunch is a unique opportunity for special insights into the life and legend of Bunny Mellon. For this program, we are welcoming Meryl Gordon, author of Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend, along with Mellon’s grandson Thomas Lloyd and her dear friend Bryan Huffman - two of the authors […]

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